Yesterday when Juliet came round I was pleased that she seemed to really like the design with the fans coming in from the side and preferred my numbers to the ones I'd printed from the computer. She is much more decisive than me which is good!
We set off for Poynings just the other side of the Downs to go to Opus glass where they have a massive stock of sheets of glass in many colours, types and textures. We spent a happy hour pulling out all the hot colour range that Juliet wanted, trying to find ones that worked well together. We both loved the iridescent glass (obviously the most expensive)! Rita and David were very patient - It took a while but eventually we came up with a combination which I think will look stunning and Juliet seemed very excited about. Unfortunately the pieces were mostly too small so they will need to order more but the most important colour - bright orange - might be difficult to obtain so we wait with baited breath.... It's great to collaborate with someone with similar taste and we have come up with something I'm looking forward to working on.
We set off for Poynings just the other side of the Downs to go to Opus glass where they have a massive stock of sheets of glass in many colours, types and textures. We spent a happy hour pulling out all the hot colour range that Juliet wanted, trying to find ones that worked well together. We both loved the iridescent glass (obviously the most expensive)! Rita and David were very patient - It took a while but eventually we came up with a combination which I think will look stunning and Juliet seemed very excited about. Unfortunately the pieces were mostly too small so they will need to order more but the most important colour - bright orange - might be difficult to obtain so we wait with baited breath.... It's great to collaborate with someone with similar taste and we have come up with something I'm looking forward to working on.
The problem now is finding a good base to make the mosaic on. Originally I planned to make it on mesh and press it into tile adhesive on the wall. That would have been permanent and secure but technically difficult for several reasons so I am pleased that Juliet wants to be able to take it with her if the family move house. This means I have to make it on some kind of board that can be screwed to the wall. Wood is not good outside - even marine ply wouldn't cope with the conditions a few yards from the sea so after lots of online searching I'm going to see if tile backer board is suitable - I understand it is a thin sheet of concrete which can be cut to size. Then the next problem will be working out a way to securely fix the numbers whilst making them removable. What are the chances they'd move to another 123?!
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