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.

Labeling each mesh mosaic piece for later install

Once I cut all of the mosaic into pieces, I labeled each one using 3" x 5" index cards and low-adhesive painters tape. I labeled them from left to right and top to bottom so the installer will have a clear idea of which piece goes where.

How to Mosaic onto Mesh Part II

Once your image is under plastic (wrapped tightly so there are no ripples) roll out a sheet of fiberglass mesh.  I bought this 38" tall roll online.  It's cheaper to buy in bulk, like most things.  I had to lay out the mesh in three pieces so the whole image got covered.  Make sure the mesh seams don't overlap and that they meet squarely.  You'll find that you can see your image right through the mesh and so you can follow it as your guide.  In the above photo, the mesh is covering the left 2/3rds of the image.