& Shaq
mosaic madness DownUnder
Mosaic Diva DownUnder
make mosaics! - it's fun and very good therapy too.
Sandy Robertson is a professional mosaic artist & mosaic instructorm at OzMosaics mosaic studio Brisbane, Queensland Australia. Sandy is a mosaic addict Diva! OzMosaics studio and mosaic shop is stocked with Italian Orsoni Smalti, mosaic tools, grout, mesh, tons of tiles!) *mosaic workshops for beginner to advanced students.
& Shaq
mosaic madness DownUnder
Mosaic Diva DownUnder
make mosaics! - it's fun and very good therapy too.
Dave helping to sweep and tidy up.
In the raw - petals and leaves under "thinset" - to be scrubbed and grouted next week..jpg)
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The snake back is winding around......jpg)
Mum and Maureen.
Coming together.
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Had a wonderful day today at Karalee. Maureen, Shirley, Dave and Sandy headed off early and it was a beautiful clear day again.
Mum and Maureen started scrubbing the back of the snake as soon as we arrived to remove the plastic sheeting and sticky tape and excess thinset. Dave kept going applying the gridded back of the snake and Sandy started to organise the layout of the big flowers and leaves, aided by Maureen.
We managed to get the kangaroo, koala and owl (one large petal so far) embedded in thinset and they look great. Weather turned cool and we had been using Rapid thinset in the morning and standard in the afternoon; this caused hassles as the weather changed and the Standard would not set up fast enough for Sandy's liking.
Anyway, we left the big petals covered in thinset (good hard scrub on Monday, next week) but this is better in case it rains over next 3 days and it is likely. We did not want water getting under the mosaic yet.
We worked very hard today and here are some pics in progress - very messy but you can see the progress.
It's fantastic hearing the students rave and remember making the sections in 2005, 2007 and some this year. The favourite question "are you doing the whole floor?"
The students love looking for their art in the chair. Soon they will be able to use the chair for storytelling, relaxation, school work and for the fun of it all.
So with happy hearts, tired hands, backs and feet we headed back to Brisbane. A busy day tomorrow setting up for weekend beginner mosaic workshop, housework, some paperwork and a sleep in on Sunday (hopefully) then back to Karalee on Monday.
I would like to thank Mum and Maureen so much for their help and support as always and especially my husband David. Cheryl, the DP - encourages us the whole time and we could not have a better working relationship - Karalee State Primary School is a happy school in a lovely environment. Thank you Cheryl and all the teachers, parents and students who have taken part in this huge mosaic extravaganza!
cheers
Sandy Robertson\
Mosaic Artist
Brisbane Queensland Australia
www.ozmosaics.com
mosaic workshops, commissions, projects, supplies and fun.
mosaic shop, studio and mayhem!

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I have a beginner's workshop on Saturday so will be busy back at the studio on Friday to prepare for it. Polly is coming over and mum to help set it up and catch up on things. If you would like to learn the art of mosaics, come to one of my beginner mosaic classes. You would be able to do any of the cutting and mosaics on this chair. I will teach you the mosaic on fibreglass mesh method, the direct method and a touch of 3-D, mixed media. I am really looking forward to this weekend Saturday class.Lots of work ahead - 3 weeks till opening of the Community Hall and seating arena.
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It was a cold Monday morning and a bit of a drive after loading up the 4WD again with all the mosaic "stuff" but we did it.
Maureen, Dave and Sandy took off on another mosaic marathon adventure and managed to install part of the inner mosaic chair back....the snake head and the river of fish were on the go.
Sandy looked her typical mess in old mosaic garb, jeans and red hat...nothing unusual..jpg)
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