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Holiday Tree Mosaic

12/3/2018

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Final holiday tree with all bling added!
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Plain MDF substrate, cut with my new band saw!
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Substrate primed on both sides and edges with KILZ.
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Had lots of green glass shards and pearls so those work perfectly for a tree.
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Just laid out all the broken pieces so I could build the mosaic like a jigsaw puzzle.
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Sorted the pearls to find the best quality (painted ones get ruined and also absorb grout).
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Started by laying out the garland.
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Marked the garland locations with a pen and then glued them onto the substrate.
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Started placing the glass tesserae.
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Once I had most pieces in place, I started gluing.
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I added beads and millefiori in some grout spaces, too.
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Protected the bling in the grout lines with masking tape.
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Decided to use the last of dark green grout instead of coloring it myself with acrylic paint.
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Final grouted version without additional surface bling.
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Final holiday tree. I love the drama the dark green grout added to the piece.
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stART Grant Recipient

12/2/2018

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I recently received a stART Grant from the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona, funded by the City of Tucson and Pima County. Part of my grant was applied towards a band saw.  I started learning how to use it today, making holiday tree substrates for my December mosaics class, "Using Found and Personal Items."
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The new band saw.
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Me, learning the basics.
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First cuts - nice and simple.
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Basic holiday tree substrate for my class, Mosaics 1 - Using Found and Personal Items.
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