Making Bits & Pieces Mosaics: Creative Projects for Home and Garden

by Marlene Hurley Marshall

Bits and pieces, pique assiette, memoryware -- there are many names for this unique folk art technique that has flourished for centuries around the world. Mosaic art, revered for its intricacy and beauty, can now be made by anyone with the simple methods found in Making Bits & Pieces Mosaics. Marshall's easy-to-follow techniques make it fun for readers to transform everyday items into one-of-a-kind works of art by attaching broken dishes, ceramics, jewelry, and glass to a wide range of surfaces. With clear, step-by-step directions and inspiring photographs, crafters can create fabulous projects of their own, including flower pots and vases, lamps, fireplace mantels, bird baths and bird houses, plant stands, garden tables, walkways, and more!

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 1998

Reviews

[Karly Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good solid craft book, wonderful for beginner's but with lots of inspiration for experienced mosaic artists.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helped me to understand how to go about making mosaics if I decide to do so.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the pics, lots of inspiration.

[Morag · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little bit of the history of not only mosaic art but broken china mosaics in particular. Some good technique ideas and projects. I particularly liked the idea at the end of the book of repairing/reinventing broken pieces using other china and found objects.