Bellflower Mosaics Installed! Yay!

There are five panels in all, and it took only 2 days to install and grout them. See all of the pictures on my website:www.robinindar.com. This project can be found under the "Commercial Mosaics" section.

Train Depot Mosaic finished!

This is number three in the Bellflower series (3 out of 5). I added the L.A. mountains in the background by request. I really like the colors in this one. All of the signs are handmade tiles so they're nice and legible, and I added a smattering of iridescent tiles in the sky for a little twinkle.

Finished the downtown Bellflower mosaic!

This is one of five panels I've been commissioned to do for the outside of a live-work loft in Bellflower, CA. I'm now working on the second one which is of the town's clock tower.

Mosaic on Mesh Downtown scene

Here is another section of my downtown mosaic on mesh in progress

How to Mosaic onto Mesh Part III

Here is a section featuring a woman shopping downtown. Once you have your image under plastic pulled tight, and mesh laid over that, then you can begin nipping tile and gluing it onto the mesh. I printed out 8" x 10" sections in color to refer to because in certain parts it's hard to see what's going on in black and white. I use Weldbond glue, fiberglass mesh, and frost-proof porcelain tiles and stained glass because this is going on a buildings exterior and you need to use exterior grade materials. I used a black Sharpie pen to outline on the mesh where I will be cutting the mesh into pieces. That way I know not to put a tile over the line so I can cut it out later. From what I hear, the pieces should not be larger than 18" or the weight of the tiles will pull the mesh down if you're adhering it to a vertical surface.

How to Mosaic onto Mesh

First, you will want to enlarge your image to fit the size of the mosaic you want.  I'm going to be creating a mosaic that is 5 feet wide and roughly 6 feet tall and arched at the top.  My mosaic is going to be of a downtown scene.  It's way more affordable to enlarge to this size in black and white and I'm really only using the image as a guide.  Tape the enlargement down and cover it with clear plastic like so.