MOSAIC CONSTRUCTION
DIVIDE THE DESIGN INTO MOSAIC PIECES
PIECES SHOULD FIT TOGETHER, THE PIECES SHOULD NOT BE TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL.
WORKING MOSAIC DESIGN
USE WATERCOLOR MARKER TO COPY THE WORKING MOSAIC DESIGN
PLACE THE TRACING PAPER (THE SIDE THAT WAS DRAWN ON WITH THE MARKER) ONTO A SMOOTH SLAB.
PRESS WITH FINGERTIPS ON ALL OF THE MARKER LINES.
CUT OUT THE PIECES OF THE MOSAIC WITH A K-9 TOOL.
CRAFT THE PIECES THE EDGE PIECES NEED TO BE CRAFTED THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE PIECE AS THEY WILL BE EDGE OF THE MOSAIC.
ALL PIECES NEED TO BE PUT TOGETHER.
STORE MOSAIC WITH THE PIECES TIGHTLY TOGETHER
TRANSFER DETAILS TO CUT OUT MOSAIC PIECES
LINE UP TRANSFER AND PIECES CAREFULLY
SO THE DESIGN GOES ON CLAY PROPERLY
CAREFULLY CARVE OUT FAUVE LINES
CLAY CRUMBS CAN BE BRUSHED OFF AS THE CLAY DRIES.
ALWAYS KEEP THE PIECES TOGETHER WHEN WORKING ON THEM, STORING THEM AND BISQUE FIRING THEM.
THIS MOSAIC IS CALLED POTTER AT THE WHEEL.