Hey guys, take a look at these links for tiles. This site says it takes about 218 of the 3/4 inch tiles to cover a square foot, assuming 1/16-inch grout.
Basic mosaic tiles in lots of colors.
More glass tiles, sold loose.
And I'm particularly fond of these although they're considerably more expensive and would have to be used sparingly for accent.
I think these will work, and it won't be prohibitively expensive. Suggestions?
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tile Table Day
The new project for this Art Day was tiled tables. We're just starting on those, and we're also finishing up our gourd projects. There are a lot of gourds left if anyone is still inspired!
Catherine's gourd is lovely.
Rick C. models his, indicating a certain ambiguity toward it.
And Laura made hers into a fantastic lamp. She's gonna mail me a pic, right?
Titus actually gilded his; I need to get a pic of that also.
We have a table base that we rescued from the farm. I ran to the hardware store for spray paint, and Rick C. got the base painted.
Renny and Cindy brought a base also, and got it painted.
Lori and Cindy got to work on Lori's gourd, which is going to be a percussion instrument. We're copying the design of one I had.
Liz looks on.
Here you can see the network of cords being formed over the gourd. Of course they are a bright chartreuse, to suit the Lime Green Queen.
Laura made me a lovely weaving.
And she worked on another of her pine needle baskets.
Lori takes a look at my tiny gourd purse. I lined it with leopard print cloth, and did some yarn basketry around the top.
We fooled around on Bill and Laura's new laptop, loading on some fun software and getting a few things set up.
For next Art Day, on July 13, we hope to be ready to start tiling. However, Rick and I will be out of town, so stay tuned to see where it will be held. And I'm supposed to get some sample mosaic tiles before then... hmm I better get on that!
Catherine's gourd is lovely.
Rick C. models his, indicating a certain ambiguity toward it.
And Laura made hers into a fantastic lamp. She's gonna mail me a pic, right?
Titus actually gilded his; I need to get a pic of that also.
We have a table base that we rescued from the farm. I ran to the hardware store for spray paint, and Rick C. got the base painted.
Renny and Cindy brought a base also, and got it painted.
Lori and Cindy got to work on Lori's gourd, which is going to be a percussion instrument. We're copying the design of one I had.
Liz looks on.
Here you can see the network of cords being formed over the gourd. Of course they are a bright chartreuse, to suit the Lime Green Queen.
Laura made me a lovely weaving.
And she worked on another of her pine needle baskets.
Lori takes a look at my tiny gourd purse. I lined it with leopard print cloth, and did some yarn basketry around the top.
We fooled around on Bill and Laura's new laptop, loading on some fun software and getting a few things set up.
For next Art Day, on July 13, we hope to be ready to start tiling. However, Rick and I will be out of town, so stay tuned to see where it will be held. And I'm supposed to get some sample mosaic tiles before then... hmm I better get on that!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Art Day June 9
This Tuesday, June 9, is our next Art Day. We're going to start working on tiled tables. If you've always wanted to tile a table or other small object, now is the time to give it a try.
Renny and Cindy are bringing a table base, and we have a table base as well. This first session, we'll work on getting the bases cleaned and painted. We'll also discuss materials and design ideas. By the next meeting, we should be ready to actually lay the tiles.
Renny and Cindy are bringing a table base, and we have a table base as well. This first session, we'll work on getting the bases cleaned and painted. We'll also discuss materials and design ideas. By the next meeting, we should be ready to actually lay the tiles.
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