Overview

Learn the secrets to creating great mosaics with 17 exciting projects suitable for makers of all levels. In this attractive project-led book, artist Becky Paton imparts the secrets she has learned about making mosaics across two decades. Through these step-by-step projects – including mirrors, coasters, wreaths and disco balls – you too can master the art of mosaic design, working with ceramic and glass tiles, fossils, glitter and other materials, and setting pieces using grout, concrete and resin. An advanced section on portraiture then helps you to perfect eyes, mouths and skin tones, and special advice is given on working with schools and communities. Whether you aspire to a large wall-mounted piece or just fancy adding a few sparkly highlights to your garden, this is the perfect guide to all things mosaic!

Full Product Details

Author:   Becky Paton
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Herbert Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 27.80cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781789943221

ISBN 10:   1789943221
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   25 September 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION A brief history PART 1: GETTING STARTED Finding inspiration Designing your mosaic Work environment Tools Tiles Cutting techniques Mosaic bases Adhesives and glues Grout PART TWO: THE PROJECTS Projects with grout - Terracotta dish - Personalised present tag - Pride love heart - Cheese plant smorgasboard - Mosaic mirror - Moorish-inspired coasters - Mini robin - Iridescent beetle - House nameplate Projects with concrete and resin - Concrete garden accent - Garden flower - Christmas star decoration - Garden dragonflies - Mirror ball - Rosebud brooch - Ivy leaf - Mosaic wreath PART THREE: GOING A LITTLE FURTHER Community and public art Perfect portraiture Acknowledgements and Image credits Mosaic stockists and handy suppliers

Reviews

Becky is an outstanding Mosaic Artist who takes a painter's approach to her work. – Lady Anne Evans, Collector and President of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen Working with a medium that is essentially about fragmentation, Becky provides seamless inspirational guidance in a clear and precise way while always allowing room for independent creativity and artistic expression. – Kathleen Soriano, judge on ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’ and ‘Landscape Artist of the Year

Author Information

Becky Paton studied Public Art and Design at Chelsea School of Art and specialised in mosaic. She has undertaken many public and community art projects in this medium and is hugely inspired by nature, with insects, birds and fossils currently taking top spot. Her other passion is portraiture, with her ongoing life’s work being a collection of ‘Warrior Women’, from Joan of Arc to Jane Morris.

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