Keith Stubbs Mosaics

I will confess now that I will never be a serious blogger.  Until yesterday, I had completely forgotten that I had created this blog.  It was my objective to use this space to chronicle the creative process I used to create mosaic art pieces and perhaps showcase works of others that I admired.  My mother always tells me the road to hell is paved with good intentions.  While I doubt that my lack of writing and posting about my work will lead to damnation, I do believe that I am wasting something precious by not pursuing the creative outlet of mosaicking that I have largely abandoned for the past three years or so.  The good news on that front is that I have pulled out a few of my unfinished pieces over the past months and have slowly gotten back into the rhythm of planning, drawing, cutting, placing, setting, ripping up, throwing, cursing, re-cutting, re-placing and re-setting those tiny pieces of glass and ceramic that I had not realized I had missed so much....

A few weeks ago, I was searching online for some materials for a mosaic project when I stumbled across C3 recycled glass tile (by Kaleidoscope). I was immediately drawn in by the extensive color palette, the vividness of the colors and the fact that it is made from recycled glass. After my first batch of C3 arrived a few days ago, I decided to post this review to help others decide if this is a suitable tessera for their use. General The tiles are 0.47 inches square and approximately 0.25 inches thic k (this roughly equates to 529 tiles per square foot). One side of the tile is flat and a little rough – I’ll call this the back of the tile - and the front of the tile is smooth and slightly convex. The corners are gently rounded, so there are no sharp edges. A comparable tile to C3 is Bisazza Opus Romano. Two suppliers that carry C3 are MosaicTile.com and Mosaic Art Supply . Prepping for Use The tile comes mounted face down on paper that is easi ly removed by soaking i...