A new piece, fast, fun, and happy. This one was made for a Tiny Art show and measures only 2″ x 8″ using a leftover scrap of wedi. Materials are millefiori, Italian and Mexican smalti, smalti filati, and glass. I call it “Baby Blues.” Larger image here.
Pam Goode Writes 
I’m floating over a frozen river on some planet, the little stars are pods waiting hatch in the spring……….
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Like it!. Can’t wait to see it. This color is a favorite of mine. I would love to own something like that. Have to see what price you put on it.
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thanks! Nice blue-grey and turqoise colors in this one….
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So glad you asked, Ed! Wediboard has a styrofoam base and a cement-and-fiber coating, which makes a perfect substrate for mosaic — relatively lightweight and non-warping. Smalti is hard-fired, handmade glass cut unevenly to reflect light. Smalti filati is enameled glass pulled into thin rods. Millefiori is also Italian, and made from glass rods of different colors rolled together, melted into designs, then sliced into decorative glass rounds. I used Weldbond for this, which is a UPVA glue that strengthens over time, but many also use thinset mortar as the adhesive.
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very cool, can I ask what is ‘wedi’, ‘smalt’, ‘filati’ ..? and what did you use to glue them togother?
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