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Introduction to Mosaic Artwork

Dividing the Mosaic

A course by Gary Drostle , Mosaic Artist

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Audio: English

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About the video: Dividing the Mosaic

Overview

“Now I will show you how to divide your completed mosaic. This allows for easier movement of the completed mosaic and allows you to fix the mosaic in manageable pieces.”

In this video lesson Gary Drostle addresses the topic: Dividing the Mosaic, 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

“Dividing the Mosaic In this lesson we're going to divide our mosaic into sections. The reason we're doing that is to make the pieces more manageable when we come to fixing it, but it's one of the great points of working on paper, that we can divide, we can make our mosaic in a different site to where it's gonna end up and then easily transport it, or make it in sections and all that kind of thing. So the first job is to remove our excess paper from around the edge, so I'm just gonna get a scalpel and simply cut... all the way around. Obviously you need to be careful of your fingers with thi...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (434)
15712 students
5 units
19 lessons (3h 50m)
4 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making

Gary Drostle

A course by Gary Drostle

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Mosaic Artist

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.