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Mosaic artists help raise funds to save mid-century mosaic mural in Lincoln, NE

A mosaic mural that was the largest of its kind when it was installed in the 1950s is facing demolition this summer in Lincoln, NE. A group of mosaic artists are doing their part to help raise a portion of the $1 million needed to remove the mosaic mural before the wrecking ball hits.

Mosaic ornaments created in upcycled jar lids.

Using No Days Mosaic Groutless Adhesive, they are selling mosaic kits that use recycled jar lids to create clever and fun mosaic ornaments to engage the community with mosaics while saving a part of their community’s history.

Mosaic Kits include instructions, No Days Groutless, glass and mirror and a wire hook.

Carrie Strope and Heather Swartz have invited area residents into the local stained glass studio, Architectural Glassarts, to create mini mosaic ornaments. Architectural Glassarts is donating glass and mirror and the artists are donating their time. The mosaic ornament kits and classes are $10, with 80% of the funds going to the mural’s fundraising effort. The remainder of the funds will cover the cost of materials not being donated. To complete the kit, participants must supply a clean, upcycled jar lid.

The mosaic mural at Pershing Auditorium in downtown Lincoln, NE.

Tax-deductible donations to save Pershing’s mural may be made online at www.nshsf.org/projects/pershing-mural/ or by mailing a check to the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, 128 N. 13th St., Suite 1010, Lincoln, NE 68508, noting Pershing Mural Preservation Project on the check’s memo line.

Reist, Margaret. (2021, November 28) ‘A small group determined to save the Pershing mural has raised money for a feasibility study.’ The Lincoln Journal Star. https://journalstar.com/news/local/a-small-group-determined-to-save-the-pershing-mural-has-raised-money-for-a-feasibility/article_06cf7009-8848-5617-8685-a86198c4f0b9.html

Schwaninger, Mark. (2022, April 29) ‘ Local mosaic artists help raise funds to save Pershing mural.’ Lincoln Journal Star: Neighborhood Extra. https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/local-mosaic-artists-help-raise-funds-to-save-pershing-mural/article_95b63ecd-4b03-56ad-986e-bd24ce61bd71.html

Griffith, Nicole. (2022, May 4) ‘Group halfway to $1 million goal to save Pershing mural from being demolished.’ 10/11 Now. https://www.1011now.com/2022/05/05/group-halfway-1-million-goal-save-pershing-mural-being-demolished

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Upcycled Suncatchers with No Days Groutless

upcycled mosaic jar lids

Looking for a fun, quick and easy project that uses up materials you’ve likely already got lying around? This project is the perfect answer! Grab all your treasures, trinkets, beads and scrap glass and get ready to play!

You’ll want washed jar lids, wire, wire cutters, pliers, hammer, a wood block, nail, No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive, tweezers and a method for heating, that can include an oven, toaster oven, griddle, candle warmer or heat gun/embossing heat tool.

This project is easy enough for even kids to do, so if you’ve got littles to entertain, they can make something to gift or keep. There’s no gooey mess from the grout or liquid glues either. The best part is that it’s ready to hang as soon as it’s finished and cools!

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CoExist in Kindness Global Mosaic Project – Steelton, PA

The Coexist in Kindness Mosaic Mural is a collaborative, community project inviting glass and mosaic artists worldwide to submit a piece for inclusion. The goal of the project is to create a colorful and inviting space for the celebration of community, as well as a gathering place to exchange ideas and celebrate. This is the flagship project for the Coexist Alliance dedicated to empowering community through arts and education.
Feeding the neighborhood, hosting family friendly events, and sponsoring after school programs are just some examples of how we strive to include, engage, and build up the community we serve!

CoExist in Kindness Global Mosaic Project – Steelton, PA – No Days Adhesives

The Coexist in Kindness Mosaic Mural is a collaborative, community project dedicated to empowering community through arts and education.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://nodaysadhesives.com/2021/05/09/coexist-in-kindness-global-mosaic-project-steelton-pa/

If you’d like to send a mosaic flower to be incorporated into the community project, here are a few guidelines to consider.

Steelton, PA is located in an area that gets winters, with a freeze/thaw cycle, so if you are using tile or ceramics, they should be high fire and pass the no water absorption test. (That’s my fancy term for it. If the unglazed tile surface absorbs water, then it isn’t suitable for outdoor applications in areas where it freezes.) To do this test: Turn the tile over to the back side and put a drop of water on the unglazed surface. If the water beads up on the surface, the tile is suitable to use. If the water absorbs into the piece, then it will absorb water and possibly freeze and crumble after installation.

Glass and Mirror are suitable for use. If you have questions as to whether something you want to include in your mosaic is suitable, ask in the comments below!

Submissions can be any size up to about 8″-10″

It will be easiest for you to pack and ship smaller pieces. We’re asking that you build your creation on fiberglass mesh, and there are two resource videos you can watch to get an idea of how you’d like to proceed in putting your piece together. (Remember that if you use transparent glass, the mesh will be visible behind the glass!)

For building on No Days Mosaic Mesh and packaging your project for mailing:

No Days Mosaic Mesh is the less messy way to make your project. The glue is in the mesh, so there’s no need to worry about using too much adhesive, or mixing thinset and getting it all over everything!

For more information and to keep up with the progress of the project, visit the Facebook group, CoExist in Kindness Global Mosaic Mural Project.

Image source attribution: Abstract vector created by macrovector – www.freepik.com

Thank you to everyone who is interested in participating! This will be a really dynamic mosaic mural with all different kinds of submissions bridging various techniques in the mosaic and glass communities. We’re super excited to see it come together! Our installation day will be in August, so we’re asking folks to please get your submissions in the mail by July 1, 2021 so there is plenty of time for them to arrive to the destination.


Address the submissions to:
CoExist Mural Project
310 S Front St
Steelton, PA 17113
USA

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No Days Groutless Ceramic Tile Sampler Mosaic

Ceramic Tiles Mosaic Shadowbox Sampler

No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive is a dry to the touch adhesive sheet that allows you to create quick and easy mess-free mosaics.

Ceramic mosaic showing layering of No Days Groutless adhesive
A sampler mosaic portrait made with 1/2″ thick clay tiles shows how you can layer No Days Groutless to get it to rise up higher between tiles.

The thickness of the tiles you’re using, as well as the spacing in between your tiles will determine how much of the No Days Groutless you’ll want to use. To illustrate this, I put together this sampler mosaic using 1/2″ thick ceramic tiles.

Detail of 2 layers of No Days Groutless
Detail shot of section of mosaic with 2 layers of No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive

I chose to make this mosaic in a box with walls that helped to contain the multiple layers of No Days Groutless that I would be using to see if I could get it to rise up to the level of the thickness of the tiles.

Detail of 3 layers of No Days Groutless
Detail shot of section of mosaic with 2 and 3 layers of No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive

As the No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive is heated, it liquifies, and you press down on the tiles to force the adhesive to get pressed out from in between the tiles which lets it rise up around the tiles.

Detail of 4 layers of No Days Groutless
Detail shot of section of mosaic with 4 layers of No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive

Check out this older but still informative video primer for working with No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive:

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No Days Mosaic Creations by Mary Anne Maslanka

A small wooden tray I made using No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

Mary Anne Maslanka of Annabelle Art Glass in Locust Grove, GA shared some of her mosaic art made with No Days Mosaic Adhesive film as well as No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive film.

I found this wooden cross at Hobby Lobby,
and I assembled it using No Days Groutless.

 I have been using No Days Mosaic Adhesive almost as long as it has been produced. The folks at No Days have always been available and willing to take the time to answer any questions I have ever had…This company is doing everything right!

 Fleur de Lis Glass on Glass (GOG) mosaic made in an 18″X20″ picture frame using No Days Mosaic Adhesive and no grout.

As a stained glass artist and instructor for many years, I had never tried mosaics until the No Days Mosaic Adhesive was introduced. It looked so easy, I had to try it….Then, I realized I could offer my students new projects using the product.

This mosaic rose was created by a teen in one of my mosaic classes using just scrap glass, her imagination, and No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive.

Now, every summer at a local senior center, I offer a glass on glass mosaic workshop so the senior members can bring their grandchildren for a fun few hours of using their imaginations and producing a small framed mosaic to take home…

I made this glass on glass hummingbird mosaic
using a stained glass pattern, and No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

I also really like the No Days Bail Bond. I use it on small projects to attach a bail to hang instead of drilling a hole in the glass….works great!

This is a little round box with a glass insert in the lid that I bought at a thrift store.
I used No Days Mosaic Adhesive, then grouted it.

I use the No Days Glaze when attaching a zinc frame to my panels. I have even used it on a wooden frame…

Thanks to Mary Anne for sharing her photos and experience with No Days Adhesives! You can see more of her work on her facebook page. Mary Anne Maslanka of Annabelle Art Glass 

We love seeing the work you make with No Days Adhesives! If you’d like to be a featured artist, send an email to info@nodaysadhesives.com.

Originally published July 15, 2015.

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No Days Mosaic Mesh Advice from Leigh Adams

mosaic tree stump in the garden
Leigh's mosaic throne

Hi Leigh, I just received my first order of No Days and am loving it! First, I just wanted to say thanks for the work you did here, pioneering this product for mosaic artists! 

Corn accents on No Days Mosaic Mesh, which
will be affixed to the wedi board using thinset.

Second, a question: the No Days Mesh came with an opaque release paper, and the instructions recommended I sketch my design directly onto the mesh. I found I can’t achieve the level of detail I want by doing this, and would love to have my image directly behind the mesh to guide my work. Could you recommend a CLEAR, heat-resistant release paper I could use behind the mesh that would not obscure my image? Thanks so much for your time! Cheers! ~Lynn

Leigh Adams, the No Days Mosaic Mesh Queen

I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying the No Days mesh, Lynn! Since it is easiest to work in one foot squares (for installation purposes as well as ease of using the kitchen oven to adhere the tesserae), I create my design on any paper I want and divide it into workable shapes that I can piece together easily and conveniently. Then, instead of using the release paper (save it!), I use waxed paper and put the mesh on top of that. You can see your design and the mesh can be heated and will release. CAUTION! Test your wax paper. Some recent purchases have not been adequately strong, the paper was inferior. Try a test square and keep notes on what works for you And please let me see what you do!

Four 12″ squares of mosaic built on No Days Mosaic Mesh

UPDATE: I have found that Reynolds Parchment paper (the side with the writing on it) will also work well as a release liner.