Object:
Florida Scrub Jay Stepping Stone
Materials:
Vitreous Glass Tesserae with Medium Grey Grout on Concrete
Dimensions:
17.5" Diameter
Method:
Direct onto fiberglass mesh and then direct onto a pre-cast
stepping stone
This
stone had 2 objectives for me.
First
of all I wanted to make a stone for the Florida Scrub
Jay Trail in Clermont, Florida. The owner's of BB Brown's
Gardens, Bruce B. & Cathy Brown, have a portion of
their land set aside to replant with native flora in order
to provide a habitat for the Florida Scrub Jay, a beautiful
bird only found in Florida. They have created a trail
through these new plantings to introduce people to not
only the plants but the lovely birds as well (if they
choose to grace you with an appearance). Bruce and Cathy
along with a group of dedicated volunteers continue to
add and tend to the trail, which is a young and ongoing
project. The stone is now set in the ground to indicate
the head of the trail.
My
second objective was to test using fiberglass mesh in
the installation process. I applied the tiles directly
to the mesh with thinset. This finished stage then allows
you to easily install the tiles at any location. This
also means that the piece can be shipped to other locations
if somebody wants to do the final installation themselves.
The adhesion of the tiles to the mesh was surprisingly
strong and I was very pleased with the entire process.
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