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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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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