Sinéad's EPQ

Wednesday 15th September I have managed to get my hands on some tiles to use to make my mosaic however they are all white, with some being smooth and some being textured. I now need to source an adhesive and a board of some sort to have the mosaic on. I also need to come up with a design and a solution for all my tiles being the same colour. Wednesday 24th November  Due to a range of reasons including the transference of Corona Virus, insurance, age the lack of people having colourful tiles in their bathrooms I have only been able to get my hands on white tiles.  Despite this fact, I am going to persevere with this section of my project and work around this inconvenience. I plan on giving colour to my tiles by using acrylic paint.  Experimentation    next step: to smash the tiles into small pieces  then figure out a design  Wednesday 1th December ideas for design: stained glass window randomly placed tiles  For my design I went with having red at ...

https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Make-a-Mosaic-For-Beginners/ Things I already have: -tiles  -paint  -a hammer Things I need to get: -tile grout  - a board 

Learn the Ancient History of Mosaics and How to Make Your Own Colourful Creation By Kelly Richman-Abdou on May 12, 2018 https://mymodernmet.com/how-to-make-a-mosaic/ Aspects of a Mosaic: distinctive aesthetic dazzling colours  an eye-catching approach to art  usually made using assemblages made out of tessera, small pieces of glass, stone, or other nature sourced materials, they're are usually made to be a unique square shape using special tools  the tessera or tiles are arranged into patterns or pictures and are then stuck together using a grout or adhesive My Summary of the Article: The art form has been used in several cultures around the world. The first known mosaic from the 3rd millennium BC was made up of ivory, shells and stones is located in a Mesopotamian temple. this mosaic is more of a decorative abstract piece whereas classical artists chose to take a different approach using their mosaics to create images, patterns and motifs. After the Renaissance mosaics w...