Lesley Alexander on sat 8 jan 11
Undertaking a tile and mosaic project. Any recommendations for best books o=
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sources? Lesley in Santa Barbara
John Post on sat 8 jan 11
Lesley Alexander wrote:
> Undertaking a tile and mosaic project. Any recommendations for best
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> sources?
Frank Giorgini's - Handmade Tiles.
I use the French cleat hanging method described in his book all of the
time for hanging tile murals my students make.
I am not a big fan of permanently attaching tiles to the walls in
schools. Every six years the entire student population at my
elementary school changes, and I like the art on the walls to be made
by the kids who are attending the school, not ghosts of kids from the
past. The Giorgini book has lots of great information on all kinds
of tiles, working methods and installations. You can get a used
hardcover on Amazon.com for $4.99.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
http://www.johnpost.us
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Stephani Stephenson on sun 9 jan 11
Leslie. there's always Frank Georgini's "Handmade Tile" A great guide fo=
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"The Tile" is a British book by Kenneth Clark and is a lovely , lovely bo=
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with many inspiring images, and great info. there is a section on mosaics=
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note: the clay and glaze tech info reference British sources .=3D20
I have some books on Roman mosaics which I love. I have perused books on
mosaic but find a lot of them lacking in substance and inspiration, thoug=
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most will give you a basic how to. Quite often they present simple
projects, such as "how to mosaic a flower pot", which don't quite cover a=
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the apsects of working with mosaic materials and technoiques.=3D20
I have Two. Probably the better of the two is "The Mosaic Book:Ideas
,projects and techniques" by Peggy Vance and Celia Goodrick Clarke , but =
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haven't yet find that super duper great book on mosaic.
It may be out there, because certainly there is exciting work being done
these days. you can probably find similar how- to info on the web. there =
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also a very active mosaic society called SOMA, i think, Society of Mosaic=
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happy tiling! Stephani S
Johanna San Inocencio on sun 9 jan 11
another good book is Making & Installing Handmade Tiles by Angela Pozo
Johanna San Inocencio
On Jan 8, 2011, at 5:01 PM, John Post wrote:
> Lesley Alexander wrote:
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>> Undertaking a tile and mosaic project. Any recommendations for best
>> books or
>> sources?
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> Frank Giorgini's - Handmade Tiles.
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> I use the French cleat hanging method described in his book all of the
> time for hanging tile murals my students make.
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> I am not a big fan of permanently attaching tiles to the walls in
> schools. Every six years the entire student population at my
> elementary school changes, and I like the art on the walls to be made
> by the kids who are attending the school, not ghosts of kids from the
> past. The Giorgini book has lots of great information on all kinds
> of tiles, working methods and installations. You can get a used
> hardcover on Amazon.com for $4.99.
>
> John Post
> Sterling Heights, Michigan
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> http://www.johnpost.us
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> Follow me on Twitter
> https://twitter.com/UCSArtTeacher
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