Hi all! I am a newbie glass mosaic artist. The pieces that I have made thus far, I had the luxury of making at a studio. The studio closed, and I don't live near it anymore anyhow. I really loved working there and discovered a love for Mosaic. I bought all the tools to make them at home. To get started, I got a whole mess of free glass from people in my community that had scraps they didn't want.

My question is... Does anyone have any good recommendations for glass storage? I bought a thing from Joanns, but it honestly is not ideal because I want to separate the glass by color. I searched and searched amazon, google, etc, and I just cant find a good solution. Does anyone have any tips?

Another question I have is that I am really hesitant to snip glass in my house even with a bin to catch strays because I have carpet and cats, and my apartment doesn't really have any alternative spaces other than a balcony, which is really not ideal for art making for various reasons. (I'm still trying to find local places I could go). If anyone has any tips for glass cutting in the house, please let me know!

I know oil cutters exist, but I like the randomness I get with using nippers. I like to puzzle pieces together. For fun, here are the two pieces I've been able to make so far!

https://preview.redd.it/ogcujsicx59d1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=5685ddd119a2a5b6fb116931a833a6b15b0d0c39

https://preview.redd.it/j99dgzicx59d1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c2010f75218dfead9810d1de05645ba7f27b89c

I live in the UK and cannot find wide tile tape anywhere for the life of me.

I am doing a large pixel style mosaic outdoors so I need some way to move the tiles from the tiling grid to the cement board several times.

Searching shops brings up: Clear packing tape 5 cm wide at mosf Clear film for book covers Laminating paper Frosted window film Clear contact paper/vinyl for kitchen backsplashes

It's very difficult to tell what is actually suitable as it needs to be strong enough to lift 500 10cm tiles but also not so permanent that I can actually peel it off after the cement adhesive has hardened.

Any ideas which alternatives will do the same job?

For a very long time I've wanted to create a lifelike mosaic using an ordinary household object. I'm especially interested in the challenge of using recognizable objects that come in a limited gamut of colors/values. Some examples might be Skittles candies, Lego bricks, dice, spent ammo brass...

But in each of these aforementioned examples, the object is much too big; to convincingly recreate a photograph with these, my mosaic would have to be HUGE.

I would appreciate your ideas. The more recognizable/iconic the object, the better. I especially love when the medium cleverly juxtaposes the imagery (ex. rusty copper pennies to make a portrait of Lincoln)

Let's hear em ~!!!

Hi all, I want to make a picture frame and use square tiles. I’ve never done mosaic art before. I’ve watched a few TikTok’s and YouTube videos now. So I think I have an idea on how to go about it. What grout could I use for this simple project? If you guys have any links to products please let me know!

I started doing mosaics last year but struggled to find tiles in the colours I wanted. At first I bought a load of small colourful tiles online, but I’d prefer a cheaper option as they don’t go very far and cost quite a bit. I’ve been to tile shops and gone through their unwanted tiles but they’re mainly white, so I was wondering would it work to use ceramic paint on these before breaking them up? Has anyone tried this to get the colours they want for mosaics? Thanks :)

First project following a course on Domestika:)

Wanted to ask for advice - is anyone here buying cement backerboards or other bases from a place where they can pre-cut it to specifications? Please share. I don't have space in my rental apt to cut it myself from default size its sold as. Location - USA.

before grouting

grout is lighter than expected

on the wall:)

Hello, I'm new to this art, I have a tons of questions, just one for this post (I would really appreciate any helps of you :) (I didn't saw any existing FAQ for that if you have sources I take it !

What would be the best method to cut 10cm*10cm ceramic tile in tesserae ? with free shape ...
I wonder if it mights work doing your form on the tile with a Tungsten carbide tip and after with some breake system a clamp or hammer I don't know ....

Thanks !!!!!