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.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Art Day Going Monthly
Art Day will be a monthly meeting from now on. I'm thinking the second Tuesday of each month would be easy to remember. As I posted before, I think once a month will give us a better experience when we meet. We'll have more time to have moved ahead on our projects, and we can plan more exciting events on a monthly basis. Besides, now that we're all farmers, we need time to till the land.
So, that would make the next meeting June 9th. We can show off our gourd projects, and plan the next project.
So, that would make the next meeting June 9th. We can show off our gourd projects, and plan the next project.
Silver Dollar Fair Results
Susy, Bill, and I entered some of our projects in the fair. Susy and I got best of show awards, and Bill got ribbons too.
Susy's jacket got a blue ribbon:
And her cookies and scones got best of show:
Bill showed his abstracts.
The competition was fierce in the fine arts division, as shown by this magnificent basket.
And I had fun taking pics of the Midway at dusk.
Susy's jacket got a blue ribbon:
And her cookies and scones got best of show:
Bill showed his abstracts.
The competition was fierce in the fine arts division, as shown by this magnificent basket.
And I had fun taking pics of the Midway at dusk.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
More Gourds!
Last week, we worked on gourds some more. Lori came, and cut a nice star in the bottom of her gourd. She plans to make a musical instrument out of it.
Titus came over with Lori and Gracie, but when Jane finished work and arrived, Gracie only had eyes for her! In the background, you can see RickC's gourd being worked on.
And of course, Titus's piece is wonderful. He's such a good artist.
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Art Day Changes
I think it might be better to make Art Day a once-a-month meeting. I've been watching the ebb and flow, and about every fourth Art Day seems more inspired and interesting. So I think if we limit the meetings, then try to really get something done when we DO meet, we'll be better off. Also, with summer coming on, and the farm to work, we need that time.
My idea is that once a month, we meet, show off our old projects, and either start a new project, hold a class, or take a field trip, such as to the clay studio again. In between meetings, folks can work on their projects.
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Titus came over with Lori and Gracie, but when Jane finished work and arrived, Gracie only had eyes for her! In the background, you can see RickC's gourd being worked on.
And of course, Titus's piece is wonderful. He's such a good artist.
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Art Day Changes
I think it might be better to make Art Day a once-a-month meeting. I've been watching the ebb and flow, and about every fourth Art Day seems more inspired and interesting. So I think if we limit the meetings, then try to really get something done when we DO meet, we'll be better off. Also, with summer coming on, and the farm to work, we need that time.
My idea is that once a month, we meet, show off our old projects, and either start a new project, hold a class, or take a field trip, such as to the clay studio again. In between meetings, folks can work on their projects.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Gorgeous Gourds!
Last art day, we met at my house and started working on gourds. I didn't count my harvest, but I've had two pallets of them drying over the winter. By now, the outer skins are almost all rotted off.
With some water and scrubbing, plus a dip in some bleach solution to kill the mold, they look much better, and are ready to begin working on.
After cleaning them, I used the dremel tool to cut a shape in this one. On the other two, I cut the top completely off. One of those was beautifully mottled, like fine old parchment, so I simply sprayed it with urethane and called it done. With the little one, I'm making a yarn basket component that's anchored to holes I drilled around the edge. But the one with the side cut was destined to be the yardafact reliquary.
On art day, we all picked our gourds. Catherine's friends Linda and Dwight were in town, so they came too.
I had already cut and primered the gourd for the reliquary, and Katinka was in town, so she painted .
And it came out great!
With some water and scrubbing, plus a dip in some bleach solution to kill the mold, they look much better, and are ready to begin working on.
After cleaning them, I used the dremel tool to cut a shape in this one. On the other two, I cut the top completely off. One of those was beautifully mottled, like fine old parchment, so I simply sprayed it with urethane and called it done. With the little one, I'm making a yarn basket component that's anchored to holes I drilled around the edge. But the one with the side cut was destined to be the yardafact reliquary.
On art day, we all picked our gourds. Catherine's friends Linda and Dwight were in town, so they came too.
I had already cut and primered the gourd for the reliquary, and Katinka was in town, so she painted .
And it came out great!
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