Introduction to Mosaic Artwork
Selecting Mosaic Tesserae
A course by Gary Drostle , Mosaic Artist
About the video: Selecting Mosaic Tesserae
Overview
“We are going to look further at the tesserae, the mosaic pieces we can use to make our mosaic. We will look at a range of possible materials we could use, what their qualities are and how what sort of mosaic we make will influence the choice of material.”
In this video lesson Gary Drostle addresses the topic: Selecting Mosaic Tesserae, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork. Learn how to create a timeless mosaic from its design to the final polished piece, using the traditional paper-face technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're going to be looking at selecting our mosaic festival for your mosaic. and what considerations you need to take account of, particularly for the technique we're using working on PIPA. Obviously there's, certain amount is going to be what you can get hold of. But. When you're looking for Tesla, you need to have these considerations in mind. first thing is that your test array needs to be often even thickness throughout. So that means. Nice little things like this. Mosaic bead is not usable. We can't use that. It's too uneven and also It won't stick to our paper when you ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork
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Gary Drostle
A course by Gary Drostle
Gary Drostle has been a professional mosaic artist in London for over thirty years. After studying at the three top art schools in London (Camberwell, St Martins, and Hornsey), he went on to create large scale painted murals. After being asked by a client to create a mosaic in 1990, it unknowingly changed the course of his career.
Since then, he has completed many large scale mosaic commissions around the world. His work has received recognition from organizations like The National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association of America, The Society of American Mosaic Artists, The Prix Picassiette in Chartres, France, and The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers in the UK.
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