r/Mosaic

Just grouted my first mosaic piece. I used premade simple grout and will definitely get my own powdered grout next time but it is what it is. Anything I need to fix or can I leave and wait to dry to buff??

Mosaic tray I made. It’s supposed to be hot air balloons. Made this to cope with her move 😭💜

Planning to either ditch the logo minus the words altogether and leave the est. 2012 in grout only.

I made this wall hanging (I used hardyboard and E6000 since it will be outside) for our courtyard. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I used dark brown grout on the bottom and eggshell grout on the top. That was a little challenging to tape everything off and keep the grout in the right spots.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Except for the fact that when my husband screwed the anchors in the back, he sort of popped out the tiles in the top corners. Grrrrrr.

MEGAMAN!

hello! i am suffering from a bit of imposter syndrome as i am teaching middle school mosaics even though ive never done it myself! Anyways i got a lot of helpful advice from this sub, and went with a project idea of a design on a flat piece of 1 x 1 wood. anyways, now my student wants to grout it, and ive watched a lot of videos on grouting but am a little nervous. for example, isnt the grout just going to kind of spill off of the edges of this? i have grout already that is a light whitish gray that im prepared to mix, and sponges...

She was fun to make!

loved this mirror in a public bathroom lol I want one in my bathroom now

Since a lot of people enjoyed seeing the process of my octopus mosaic, I decided to include pictures of the different stages of this one as well. (I mostly filmed this time, so the pictures differ in quality)

Again, very messy process. But I learned a lot from this project.

My biggest struggle here (again) was getting the grout to look as vibrant as I pictured it in my head. I tried a bunch of different stuff and ended up regrouting too many times, which is still visible in some areas.

But honestly, I really don't mind. Imperfections are just a part of handmade art, and I'm still very happy with the final result.

What do you guys think?

Also let me know if you have any grouting advice :)

Hi all! I’m fairly new to mosaics and became inspired when I saw a video on Insta about this lady doing mosaic portraits. At first I thought, “hey I can do that” and as I went through with it I realised it was harder than it looks, but all in all, I’m enjoying the process. I need some advice, what to do on the shadowy bits around the face area? Any recommendations and advice welcome :)

What do you think?

Hello mosaic artists,

I just finished fabricating the four murals for the Shield-Reid Community Center public art project in Richmond, California. This one is my favorite, and I wanted to share it with you. I will be installing the murals throughout the rest of this month.

Hi everyone!
We’re making mosaic bird baths and this is mine. I can’t decide what color grout for it. I was playing around with green and pink. I like the contrast with the green but I like the flow of the pink. Also open to any suggestions, thank you!