Beginner's Guide to Mosaic - Softcover

Massey, Peter; Peter, Alison; Slater, Alison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855328894 ISBN 13: 9780855328894

Publisher: Search Press, 1999

Synopsis

This stylish and simple guide shows how to create colourful, original designs, and it includes over 80 step-by-step photographs and a selection of stunning finished pieces.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Massey MA (RAC) and Alison Slater VA (hons.) are the professional artist and designer team behind the successful company, Zantium. Specialising in mosaic, they produce work to commission and run regular courses at arts venues around the country. With backgrounds in illustration and textiles respectively, Peter and Alison are skilled in creating both decorative pattern and figurative subjects. They have travelled extensively to research the history and style of mosaic, drawing on this as inspiration for their colourful, innovative designs. Peter and Alison live in Derbyshire. Their work has been featured in various publications and on television.

Review:

July 2015 Search Press Classics are a series of books that have stood the test of time and taught many people how to master a skill. Originally published back in 2005 this is the book to get if you are keen to take up making mosaics. I have seen a lot of other books on the subject including those purporting to be for beginners, but this is still the best one. Why? I guess it depends what you want out of your first few mosaic projects, and what you understand mosaics to be. This is not the place to learn how to make them out of pebbles, read an in-depth history of the topic or gaze at a gallery. Instead this is the place where you can really roll up your sleeves and get cracking on your new hobby. It tells you in not that many pages what to buy and why you need it then gets on with the first project. Make a mirror frame, cover a table, clock, dish, pot and more. Learn direct and indirect methods and end up with some attractive, useful pieces made with tiles manufactured for mosaics, old wall tiles and even broken crockery. Projects have plenty of staged photographs telling you what to do in easy steps that are pretty foolproof, and I love the way all you do with this book is make mosaics - the perfect primer! * myshelf.com *

About this edition

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0855328894
• ISBN 13: 9780855328894
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48