Size: 7" diameter x 1/2"

• House of Whispering Firs is proud to offer this original mosaic  titled "Cobalt Sunflower" by Kathy Thompson,   Newberg, Oregon artist. "Sunflower" has a wire loop on the back for easy hanging and is also felted on the  back to protect you walls and fine furniture.
  

Kathy's mosaics are not only beautifully designed and crafted; but, unusual in the fact that she actually makes all the tiles from scratch.  After drawing her design and making a pattern, she hand cuts rolled out clay conforming to the pattern.. 

The tiles go through an initial bisque firing, are then individually painted with glaze and fired again to vitrify (make glass like).  Now, the tiles are ready to incorporated into mosaic art.

Method:  After the  board is cut to size, hooks or hanging devices are installed.  Now, the real fun begins!  Each tile is hand placed and adhered to the board.  When the adhesive is dried, the project is  sealed with stain resistant epoxy grout and felt applied to the back..  The edges of these mosaics are all finished, glazed tiles, with no exposed edges.

Other mosaics in our Sunflower Collection include: trivets, wall hooks, coasters and spheres.

All of our mosaics and tiles are suitable for outdoor use with care.  They should not be left outdoors, exposed to the elements, in areas of the country that experience harsh winter conditions with ice, snow and /or repeated freezing and thawing conditions. 
(We do not recommend using any of our mosaics as stepping stones.)