r/Mosaic

Small mosaics sealed with copper tape-just playing around, but I like them

Just finished this mosaic for a wedding gift (which is why the names are censored!) and I’m worried about grouting, given the pieces are small and quite close together. Thoughts welcome!

the baby’s name is Ruby, so i initially wanted to use all red flowers, but it ended feeling a little on the nose. so i went with a mix of warm toned floral pottery instead, from several different plates (plus an old tea pot for the tulips on the upper left and lower right- my favorite parts!)

i’ve been seeing good results with using acrylics to paint over grout lately, so i initially planned to grout with white then paint it darker, but I quite liked the white in the end. i’m happy with how it turned out, and it was fun to do something a little more creatively flexible than my last few projects!

I have been wanting to try mosaic art but haven't had much money or space to spare. I found this kit on sale at Michael's for $10. The pieces were pretty large and a uneven. I enjoyed trying to put together my own design instead of the flower template provided.

The grouting part was difficult, my grout job is uneven and it was messy. I think having uneven spaces in between tiles was making it more difficult. I found it really tough to get grout between the wall of the tray and the tiles. I got grout all over the inside of the tray.

Anyway enjoy looking at my silly lizard

Decided to try a mosaic from a repurposed thrifted tray. Proud for my first attempt, any tips are greatly appreciated!!

Here’s a piece I made for an art festival where I live. It’s 8.5ft tall and about 5ft wide. It has antique uranium, cadmium, and selenium glass in it, so it glows under a black light. It took about 6 months to complete.

I’m really proud of my first larger - scale piece. It was fun to play with texture and scale of pieces, and can’t believe I ended up with black! Would never have planned for that at the beginning.

I had an unfortunate incident that broke a sentimental vintage quilted glass lamp. I'm trying to think of ideas where it could be upcycled into something nice but I'm unsure how this would look as a mosaic where the glass is so curved. Any ideas?

Creating a mosaic for my recently deceased cat. I loved the initial placement. Then placing into mortar was okay. Now adding the grout it just looks weird. I don’t hate the final version but do hate it compared to the first. Maybe I should’ve used darker grout?

This is my first mosaic and it doesn’t feel like my last. So looking for tips on how this could have turned out better. Thanks!

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Remember me? Since I have to make a new post. Here is the final product for this, and it took a month and a half to complete. The theme was Education, but I thought of a more specific one.

"What made you excited to go to school?"

Dimensions: 24x48 inches

Materials: Stained glass, wood

Finished: August 11th, 2026

What y'all think of my first go, didn't grout it yet but ... Any advice going forward

Hi All! Just finished this mosaic of a local beach near me. Wanted to hear your thoughts on grout color -- I'm leaning towards black! I also have Hemway glitter to add, which could be fun? Appreciate any advice you all have. :)

The body is made from reclaimed British beech wood, I believe the timber is over 100 years old.

I routed a 6 mm recess into both faces of the wood and built a separate mosaic into each one. The tesserae are ceramic tile, all cut and shaped by hand, and I used black grout throughout.

I deliberately made the two faces completely different. One uses a turquoise, white and yellow geometric design, while the other is based around more organic jungle forms and motifs inspired by Aztec/Mexica imagery.

The black vitreous glass along the edges are set into a separate routed channel and set in tinted black epoxy resin.

We visit Topail Beach in North Carolina every year and usually find lots of fossilized shark teeth. I used 308 of the ones we found this year to create an Arrowhead logo. Go Chiefs!

My first real mosaic. The figures, sand and wind turbines are from old plates I thrifted. The sea and sky are stained glass. Substrate is mdf. I was quite worried about the height differential and tried to make them the same height using thinset/tile adhesive but that didn’t work at all. In the end I think it works anyway. Happy overall but lots to learn from!

Edit to add: very willing to hear constructive criticism if anyone has any pointers!

Once a year I donate an art skateboard for a local fundraiser. This is how I dipped my toe in this year

Are these broken glass mosaic frames even pretty?

I’m making them and enjoy process but sometimes feels like I’m just gluing trash to a frame

The close up one doesnt have grout yet so it’s not finished