Irene C Kjærstad

My first mosaic

I think mosaic is so beautiful! Looking around the web, I find hundreds of beautiful mosaic works, and I wanted to try it myself for a long time. Every time I take a walk at the beach, I pick up glass, shells and driftwood, and always come home with my pockets bursting at the seams. I thought it was time to put it to use, before I drown in all the stuff I collect. I also like the idea of recycling some of the things that we normally throw into the garbage, and picking up glass at the beach is basically good for the environment.

So here is my first attempt, a small glass for a candle, covered with pieces of found glass and white grout. I’m not completely happy with it, as there was a few surprises along the way while making it. It came out a little different than I thought it would, after I grouted it. Next time I try this I will glue the pieces tighter together, and use a thicker layer of glue. But it looks great at night with a lit candle inside, so it is displayed proudly at the table anyway.

Saturday, July 12th, 2008, by irene and is filed under "Blog, crafts, Creativity, mosaic ". You can leave a response here, or send a Trackback from your own site.