Carolyn Boeri on sat 6 feb 10
Thanks Bonnie,
I was planning on using grout and there is this a "new to me' product out
,Wellbond, that is a fast bonding adhesive for vertical surfaces. The
directions say when mixed with grout it drys even faster. Theres another
method too of after sealing the cement wall, coat both the wall and the
shard with wellbond and allow to dry. Then when ready to work brush both
surfaces with isopropyl alcolhol to reactivate and the stick should be near
instant but to tape it for 1 hour just to be sure. I just wondered if anyon=
e
had used either one of those methods. I could trowl a thickish layer of the
mix on to a portion of the wall and push the shards right into it, omitting
the first step of glueing them on. I guess I will try each method on a boar=
d
first and see how fast they dry. I am using mostly average of 2-3 in pieces
so the weight of the shard is not significant. I will let you know what
happens,
Carolyn,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Staffel"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: mosaics
> Carolyn, I have watched a lot of craft demonstrations on HGTV channel and
> they all use grout after setting up the tiles in the backing stuff. Seems
> that the spaces between the shards would be rough and catch dust or
> encourage spiders to nest. Just my opinion.
>
> At my old studio an artist gathered the shards from my shard pile in back
> of
> the studio and made a nice 3' X 8' wall design. She filled the spaces wit=
h
> grout and it just made the shards pop visually. There are many colors of
> grout and if you use a color that will emphasize them, you should have a
> stunning wall.
>
> Bonnie
>
> http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
> http://vasefinder.com/bstaffelgallery1.html
> DVD Throwing with Coils and Slabs
> DVD Introduction to Wheel Work
> Charter Member Potters Council
>
>
>
John Goode on sat 6 feb 10
Hi
I would trowel the wall with thinset.
Then butter back each piece with thinset then set the shard or tile or
tessera onto the wall.
Wait 24 hours then apply grout or if sharp shards dremmel the sides then
grout.
Wait 48 hours and apply a sealer to the grout.
Thats what I have been doing and it works for me.
John Goode
watermarktile.com
handmadeceramictile.com
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Carolyn Boeri wro=
te:
> Thanks Bonnie,
> I was planning on using grout and there is this a "new to me' product out
> ,Wellbond, that is a fast bonding adhesive for vertical surfaces. The
> directions say when mixed with grout it drys even faster. Theres another
> method too of after sealing the cement wall, coat both the wall and the
> shard with wellbond and allow to dry. Then when ready to work brush both
> surfaces with isopropyl alcolhol to reactivate and the stick should be ne=
ar
> instant but to tape it for 1 hour just to be sure. I just wondered if
> anyone
> had used either one of those methods. I could trowl a thickish layer of t=
he
> mix on to a portion of the wall and push the shards right into it, omitti=
ng
> the first step of glueing them on. I guess I will try each method on a
> board
> first and see how fast they dry. I am using mostly average of 2-3 in piec=
es
> so the weight of the shard is not significant. I will let you know what
> happens,
> Carolyn,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie Staffel"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 10:30 PM
> Subject: Re: mosaics
>
>
> Carolyn, I have watched a lot of craft demonstrations on HGTV channel an=
d
>> they all use grout after setting up the tiles in the backing stuff. Seem=
s
>> that the spaces between the shards would be rough and catch dust or
>> encourage spiders to nest. Just my opinion.
>>
>> At my old studio an artist gathered the shards from my shard pile in bac=
k
>> of
>> the studio and made a nice 3' X 8' wall design. She filled the spaces wi=
th
>> grout and it just made the shards pop visually. There are many colors of
>> grout and if you use a color that will emphasize them, you should have a
>> stunning wall.
>>
>> Bonnie
>>
>> http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
>> http://vasefinder.com/bstaffelgallery1.html
>> DVD Throwing with Coils and Slabs
>> DVD Introduction to Wheel Work
>> Charter Member Potters Council
>>
>>
>>
>>
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