How to upcycle broken pottery into a mosaic

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  @xingcat · 2 years ago

  Remember a few years ago, when a bunch of places (maybe just in the US) opened where you could smash a bunch of things in a controlled environment? I think a pottery studio could 100% diversify by adding a smash studio into their space, and then a mosaic class after a night of smashing.

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  @marshathomas2956 · 2 years ago

  You can sell packages of broken pottery so others can make their own mosaic

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  @m.jewell9107 · 2 years ago

  A tip: use thick sections of old newspaper when breaking up glazed pieces. Otherwise you will get glassy splinters lodged in your hand towels. Those splinters can remain in the fibers long after machine washing or even transfer to other washed items. We potters need to take care of our hands, and not get them sliced open when wiping them on a towel! Sadder but wiser for me.

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  @basewitch · 2 years ago (edited)

  I appreciate so much that you always wear a respirator when it&apos;s appropriate and even took the time to set up your camera for that one second shot of you opening the window for better ventilation. It drives me up the wall to constantly see makers and even professional tradespeople never wearing PPE because they have to have their face out on YouTube 100% of the time, like we don&apos;t already know what they look like. Please wear eye protection next time when you&apos;re using those tile cutters, though! Gotta keep those eyes safe too ❤<br><br>Edited to add: ok I just got to the part where you recommended eye protection, thank you, and I&apos;m glad your face was ok!!! 😂

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  @marshathomas2956 · 2 years ago

  You can also vary the size of the pieces- so the vase has one size of pieces, the background has smaller size pieces which makes the vase pop. The yellow looks like abstract flowers.

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  @KarensGardenCreations · 1 year ago

  Hi! The name of this type of mosaic is called pique assiette, which is French for stolen plate. It you look it up, it you can get more inspiration for future art. There are compound nippers that will not be so hard on your hands to cute the shards as well. Mortar is the best adhesive and you can find it in hardware stores. I make lots of pique assiette projects myself, so best wishes on future ones!

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  @katzup · 2 years ago

  I wasn&apos;t sure if the curved ceramic pieces would work but it&apos;s actually kind of lovely how it catches the light differently

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  @patspotpage · 2 years ago

  Very cool project. &nbsp;It turned out well! &nbsp;Every potter has the need to find things to do with the unsellable items. &nbsp;We can only put so many things in our gardens!

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  @juanQuedo · 2 years ago

  Been thinking of mosaics with those extra ceramic pots for some time. I like that you jump into projects nonchalantly. I get overwhelmed just by the planning and all those troubles I might find to which I have no answer and I end up procrastinating eternally. Imagine doing this in the scale of Gaudí&apos;s work. 🙀

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  @mavisdavisify · 1 year ago

  I bought some multi colored flowered pottery shards on Ebay. I mixed in my own broken pottery pieces. I found some wooden trays at Goodwill for cheap. I painted the trays and used a mix of all the pottery shards to make mosaic trays for my kids for Christmas. It was a random placement of the shards. I didn’t even attempt to make a picture like you did. I really liked them. Now I need to make one for me.

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  @CodeytheArtist · 2 years ago

  With the extra shards, you should try and recreate other famous paintings like The Scream, or Starry Night, or even the Mona Lisa. That would be awesome!

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  @amandahodgin9316 · 2 years ago

  I love how it turned out. With all the beautiful blue and green glazes you use, I would think that a beach scene would be gorgeous. You could use the yellow and red for sailboat sails.

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