Pics of the grouting and final clean-up process at Long Branch Mosaics.
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The Magnolia Bench – installing the mosaic sections
The Magnolia Bench mosaic was made in about 40 sections to be installed one at a time using polymerized mortar. There were lots of adjustments to do along they way. You can see pictures of the process at the Long Branch Mosaics blog.
Assembling the Magnolia Bench
The guys from HGH granite delivered and installed the bench on-site with the help of their trusty crane. I posted a series of pictures of this process at Long Branch Mosaics.
The Magnolia Bench – making the mosaic
I’ve posted several pics of the mosaic for the Magnolia Bench in progress over at Long Branch Mosaics.
The Carving – by Ruth Arnold
The new garden bench project features this carving in white oak by Ruth Arnold. The boulder has a hole drilled into it, and the carving has a steel threaded rod on the back. The rod fits into the whole, which has been filled with… Read More
The Granite Yard
The initial ideas for the Magnolia Bench started to come together when we made our first visit out to HGH Granite in Dundas to look at stone and try to imagine how we might make it into a bench. The initial ideas Ruth, Sheila and… Read More
The Magnolia Bench
The Magnolia Bench is a recently installed commission we worked on with Ruth Arnold, who is a great wood carver. Sheila, Ruth and I designed the bench together, and worked with the folks at HGH Granite to get the stonework executed and installed. Ruth created… Read More
Mosaic Madness
Tuffy P has updated our Long Branch Mosaics blog with loads of new pictures and slides shows to enjoy. If you like our mosaics, pop over for a look.
The Brett Cardinal off to new home
The Brett Cardinal mosaic is off to its new home tonight. I posted some detail shots of this mosaic over at the Long Branch Mosaics site. This mosaic contains a number of little details not obvious at first glance.
The Brett Cardinal is complete
The cardinal mosaic (we’re calling this one the Brett Cardinal) is complete! We’ve completed two mosaic commissions this summer – first the grackle and now the cardinal – and we’re doing prep work for one more upcoming project.
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