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>>> MOSAIC, ART MADE FROM THE ASSEMBLING OF SMALL
PIECES IS TIME-CONSUMING.
IT REQUIRES PATIENCE.
CHERYL SMITH HAS THE PATIENCE
THING DOWN.
THING DOWN. THE SAMMAMISH ARTIST OFTEN
WORKS ON GIANT
COMMISSIONS LIKE THIS ONE THAT
TAKE MONTHS TO
COMPLETE.
COMPLETE.
COMPLETE. CHERYL SAYS, THOUGH, WE CAN ALL
LEARN THE ART OF
MOSAICS.
MOSAICS.
MOSAICS. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A GO.
YOU STARTED WITH SOMETHING SO
MAMMOTH.
MAMMOTH.
MAMMOTH. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> WELL, THE PIECE I'D LIKE TO
SHOW IS FROM AN
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN SEATTLE.
THAT ACTUALLY TOOK ONLY 7 HOURS
WITH THE WHOLE
CONGREGATION.
CONGREGATION. >> PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL
ABILITIES DRAW A
SIMPLE DESIGN ON THE WALL, ON
THE BOARD, HAVE ALL
THE GLASS LAID OUT.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE FAITH IN ME
AND THE INSTRUCTOR AS
WELL AS THE MATERIALS, AND THEN
THEY HAVE THE
FREEDOM TO ADD THE COLORS AND
PULL IT ALL TOGETHER.
>> HOW DID YOU GET STARTED
MAKING MOSAICS?
MAKING MOSAICS? BECAUSE YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN
ARTIST, BUT THIS CAME
LATER.
LATER.
LATER. >>
LATER. >> MY PARENTS ALWAYS NURTURED
MY ARTISTIC ABILITIES.
BUT WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MOM AND
GOING TO GARAGE SALES
AND FINDING GLASS AND SMALL
PIECES, DOING FUN THINGS
AT HOME WITH THE KIDS --
>> IS THAT YOUR FIRST?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. THIS IS A COMMISSION PIECE I
DID FOR A FAMILY IN
SAMMAMISH.
SAMMAMISH. SOME OF THE OTHER LARGE PIECES
I HAVE DONE ARE
COMMUNITY-BASED, WHERE I
ACTUALLY BRING THE WHOLE
CREATION TOGETHER OR THE
NONPROFIT.
NONPROFIT. THIS IS A PIECE THAT IS IN
COLORADO, ANOTHER
COLORADO, ANOTHER COMMISSION OF MINE.
I LOVE TO WORK WITH FLOWERS.
>> AND YOU TOLD ME THAT NOW
THAT YOU HAVE THIS
REPUTATION, CHURCHES OR OTHER
PEOPLE THAT HAVE
STAINED GLASS WILL CONTACT YOU
IF THEY'RE REMOVING
IT SO THAT THAT GLASS CAN BE
REPURPOSED?
REPURPOSED? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. THIS IS UP AT THE YWCA.
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT LIVE THERE PUT
THESE PIECES TOGETHER FOR THE
FOUR SEASONS TREE OF
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. BUT
LIFE. BUT ORGANIZATIONS WILL CALL ME
AND SAY, "HEY, WE'RE
GETTING RID OF OUR WINDOWS.
CAN YOU USE THEM TO KEEP THEM
OUT OF LANDFALL?"
>> THAT IS SUCH A SWEET THING.
THEY ARE JUST TRANSFORMED.
>> IT'S SUSTAINABLE AND THERE
FOR MANY GENERATIONS
TO SEE.
TO SEE.
TO SEE. >> I LOVE THAT.
>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL GROUP
CALLED CLUB INCLUSIVE.
THEY'RE A SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP
OUT OF ISSAQUAH, AND
THEY HELP PUT TOGETHER SALMON
FOR THE SALMON
HATCHERY WALL.
HATCHERY WALL. THAT WALL WAS PUT TOGETHER BY
100 PEOPLE THAT HAVE
NEVER MET ONE ANOTHER.
I TAUGHT THEM HOW TO CREATE
MOSAIC SALMON.
MOSAIC SALMON. >> YOU CAN GO UP AND TOUCH IT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AS WELL AS BEING PRETTY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO LET'S DO A DEMO.
>> SHOW ME IF WE REALLY CAN
JUST DO THIS.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. PEOPLE SAY, "HOW CAN YOU DO A
MOSAIC?
MOSAIC?
MOSAIC? IT TAKES SO LONG."
YOU CAN DO A PIECE IN THREE
HOURS IN MY STUDIO.
>> CAN YOU REALLY?
>> YOU HAVE CLASSES.
I WANT TO HOLD THIS ONE UP,
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. IT'S
TOO. IT'S WONDERFULLY SIMPLE, BUT SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. >> SO YOU HAVE WONDERFUL SIMPLE
SHAMES.
SHAMES.
SHAMES. YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER.
THESE PIECES ARE TILE THAT ARE
ACTUALLY FROM THE
ZERO LANDFALL EVENT THAT YOU
TALKED ABOUT A FEW
WEEKS AGO, WHERE THE INDUSTRY
BRINGS TOGETHER THEIR
OLD TILES, AND THEY PUT THEM IN
A GYMNASIUM, AND THE
DOORS OPEN FOR PEOPLE TO COME
AND GET FREE.
>> AND IT'S LIKE A TREASURE
HUNT.
HUNT.
HUNT. >>
HUNT. >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. YOU'RE STUCK AND GO FROM THERE.
SO SAFETY FIRST.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON OUR
SAFETY GOGGLES.
SAFETY GOGGLES. >> YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THAT'S
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
BE DOING SOME CUTTING.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING --
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE USING
GLASS NIPPERS, AND WE
DON'T WANT THEM TO NIP GLASS
INTO OUR EYES.
THE TOOL IS GREAT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO CUT YOUR
HANDS, BUT IT WILL NIP
THE GLASS.
THE GLASS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> PUT THE GOGGLES AND GLOVES
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> I
ON. >> I LIKE THIS.
THIS ISN'T A LOT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YOU PROBABLY HAVE THIS STUFF
AT HOME.
AT HOME.
AT HOME. >> QUITE SIMPLE.
>> AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE A PIECE OF GLASS.
THIS IS STAINED GLASS, AND
YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THE
GLASS RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE TWO
BLADES, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO PRESS, AND THAT'S IT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> JUST GOING TO MAKE SOME
ORGANIC SHAMES.
ORGANIC SHAMES. SO I CAN MAKE ANY SHAPE I WANT.
>> EXACTLY
>> EXACTLY >> AS YOU MOVE THE TOOL BACK
AND FORTH, YOU'LL BE
CREATING A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ORGANIC SHAMES.
ORGANIC SHAMES. WE LOVE TO USE ORGANIC SHAMES.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION.
>> SO HOW DO YOU DO THIS WHERE
YOU HAVE, LIKE, THE
CIRCLES, OR YOURS ARE A LITTLE
MORE PRECISE?
MORE PRECISE? >> HERE WE HAVE SOME BLING.
WE HAVE SOME MIRRORED ROUND
PIECES.
PIECES.
PIECES. THE EYEBALL IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT'S WHAT GIVES IT
PERSONALITY.
PERSONALITY. SO YOU HAVE A LOT TO CHOOSE
FROM.
FROM.
FROM. AND
FROM. AND SO WE WILL USE SOME PRECUT
PIECES, BUT BECAUSE
OF THE RECYCLED ASPECT, WE HAVE
LARGE PIECES OF
GLASS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
CUTTING DOWN.
CUTTING DOWN. AND IT'S QUITE MEDITATIVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FOUND --
>> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> CUT, CUT, CUT.
>> VERY RELAXING.
>> ONCE I GOT LITTLE MORE
CONFIDENT, I REALIZED YOU
CAN GO DOWN THERE, FUN TO SEE
WHAT POPS OUT.
>> ONCE YOU HAVE THE GLASS CUT,
YOU CAN TAKE THE
GOGGLES AND GLOVES OFF.
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME PAINTING
THROUGH HERE.
THROUGH HERE. >> WHAT KIND OF GLUE DO YOU
USE?
USE?
USE? >>
USE? >> THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL GLUE
THAT IS NONTOXIC.
IT'S WHITE GLUE, AND IT IS
GOING TO BE GREAT FOR
GLASS AND WOOD.
>> MAKE THESE -- THESE WILL
STAY?
STAY?
STAY? >>
STAY? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> THESE ARE FOR INTERIOR.
IF YOU WANTED TO DO AN EXTERIOR
PIECE, WE'RE GOING
TO USE THE HEAVY-DUTY GLUE AND
GROUT FOR THE
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO DO
IS TAKE A FEW PIECES
OF GLASS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO
BE LAYING THEM ON THE
PERIMETER OF YOUR MOSAIC.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SHALL I DO IT WITH YOU?
>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT
CREATIVITY.
CREATIVITY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> THERE'S NO WRONG WAY TO DO
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
>> .
>> .
>> . >>
>> . >> NOT WHETHER I CAN DO IT THE
WRONG WAY.
WRONG WAY. >> ONCE YOU HAVE A FEW PIECES
ON THERE.
ON THERE.
ON THERE. I LOVE MY DESIGN.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR DESIGN?
>> I THINK I'M GOOD.
WE'LL GO OVER THE TOP AND BE
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> THEN YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
YOUR GLUE AND YOUR
BRUSH.
BRUSH.
BRUSH. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE
PIECE, PUT SOME GLUE
ON THERE.
ON THERE.
ON THERE. A FAIR AMOUNT.
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IT
RIGHT UP TO THE EDGE.
>> GOT IT.
>> AND DO I PRESS IT DOWN OR
JUST LEAVE IT ALONE?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. JUST LEAVE IT THERE.
YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF THE
PRESSING.
PRESSING.
PRESSING. YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF THE
GLUE OOZING OUT.
>> JUST TELL US, BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO DO A COUPLE
PIECES WITH THE TIME WE HAVE.
THERE'S THE GROUTING AT THE
END.
END.
END. HOW
END. HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> WE USE A PREMIXED GROUT OR
USE A POWDERED GROUT
WHERE WE MIX IT WITH WATER.
IN THE STUDIO, IT BECOMES A BIG
MESS.
MESS.
MESS. YOU
MESS. YOU WIPE IT ALL OVER YOUR
MOSAIC WITH A SPONGE, AND
YOU DO A LOT OF WIPING WITH DRY
SPONGES.
SPONGES.
SPONGES. THE GROWTH WILL STAY WITHIN THE
LINES OF THE MOSAIC
AND WIPE OFF THE TOP.
IN THE SPACE THAT'S EMPTY, IN
BETWEEN THE GLASS, WE
CALL THAT THE BREATHING SPACE.
THAT'S WHERE THE GROUT IS GOING
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. THAT'S WHAT HOLDS EVERYTHING
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> AND IT LOOKS SO FINISHED.
I MEAN --
I MEAN --
I MEAN -- >> IT DOES.
>> YOU GO, "HOW IS THAT GOING
TO LOOK?"
TO LOOK?"
TO LOOK?" THEN YOU SEE THE NEGATIVE SPACE
THERE, AND IT'S
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. AND YOU HAVE CLASSES WHICH IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
VERY IMPORTANT. CHERYL HOLDS WEEKLY MOSAIC
CLASSES IN HER STUDIO IN
SAMMAMISH.
SAMMAMISH. ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE
WELCOME.
WELCOME.
WELCOME. >> I LOVE FOR THE NEWCOMERS TO
COME IN.
COME IN.
COME IN. THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN ON THE
BASICS.
BASICS.
BASICS. THEY'RE INSPIRED BY MY
RETURNING STUDENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN COMING FOR YEARS.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> EXCELLENT. >> EVEN I CAN DO THIS.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF CREATIVE
THINGS --
THINGS --
THINGS -- >> THESE KINDS OF THINGS ARE SO
ZEN.
ZEN.
ZEN. SO
ZEN. SO WE'VE GOT DETAILS FOR YOU
ABOUT THE CLASSES ON
OUR WEB SITE, AND MAYBE I'LL
JOIN UP.
JOIN UP.
JOIN UP. >> I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE ALL
WANT TO LOOK OUR BEST
WITHOUT A LOT OF FUSS.