This is a mosaic piece i made. It took me around 2 hours to make. The process to make a mosaic tile is quite simple. The design is drawn onto the tile and then mosaic tiles are cut and chipped to shapes and sizes needed and then stuck down on the strong glue. Once everything is in place, the piece needs to dry for a day or two and then it is allowed to be filled with grout. Grout comes in many colours here i have used white. I have never created a mosaic piece before this workshop helped me gain the skills to make more in the future.
Here i learnt how to write in calligraphy. I used a pen that had a brush end, this made it easy to write freely. I played around lots of times with different ways of holding the pen and applying pressure to create various outcomes of calligraphy. I found calligraphy hard at the start as i could not get the letters to 'flick' that much i learnt that i could not do this as i was holding the pen to firmly. This piece took me around an hour to write. Calligraphy is a skill that is not that easy, it takes a lot of time, practice and patience.
Here i have learnt how to engrave in glass. I used a small glass and a sharp nibbed, metal pen to scratch into the glass. This was very time consuming as your had to constantly scratch ro achieve your design. Shavings of glass were all over my hand and on the table. The instructor did not tell the group about health and safety precautions, because of this by mistake i got a shaving of glass in my eye. Although this happened i am very happy i learnt how to engrave in glass. Even though it gave my hand cramp and it took FOREVER to complete i was happy with my result. Glass engraving is not as complicated as i first thought it would be.
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