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Two Weeks Left!

Have a seat, please don’t get anything out yet.

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Mary Jo Bole

My First Dutch Lesson

1997-99

Ceramic mosaic, Cement, wire, grout

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Mosaic Project

  • Challenge yourself to where you feel comfortable
  • Fit inside your cabinet door
  • A minimum of 25 tiles
  • Interesting design
  • Little to no negative space (this is where the grout goes)
  • Craftsmanship

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Easy← broken tiles

Medium← same size tiles glazed differently

Hard← individual tiles

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DUE!

Seniors

Over 5 hours to complete assignment

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Mosaic Finished:

Seniors June 5th (6th with approval)

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Everyone else June 12th

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LATE WORK (plate bowl mug tiki, slab project) turned in by June 5th

Finals -->

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Color pencil and label glazes. Number pieces

Trace inside of black sharpie lines for a closer fit. Number pieces and initial

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  • Board is sandpapered down to wood
  • Ms. S makes mortar
  • Trowel the mortar all over the inside wood panel
  • Push tiles into the mortar (no more than 1/4th inch separation between tiles)- don’t pick tiles back up!!
  • Let it sit 24 hours
  • You have waited 24 hours for your mortar to set
  • Ms. S makes the grout
  • with your gloved fingers, push the grout into all of the spaces
  • Grab sponge and sponge off tiles and wood frame
  • Clean up table, grout bowl, and rewash hands
  • Let project sit out for 24 hours