Complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook
This comprehensive, one-of-a-kind sourcebook is now revised and expanded with 32 additional pages. Ideal for architects, landscape designers and home crafters, it features authoritative text and beautiful photographs that explore classic and new mosaic materials, designs, tools and techniques.\ The book opens with a section on techniques used in designing, making and installing pebble mosaics, including information on patterns, mosaics for frost-prone areas, how to pre-cast a mosaic,...
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An illustrated guide for creating basic to advanced pebble mosaic projects from start to finish. Also includes tips on design, how to find or buy the best pebbles and examples of the best work from pebble mosaic artists.Library JournalOutdoor mosaics have become increasingly popular as landscape design elements. MacKay illustrates projects for freestanding planters and sculptural objects decorated with irregular glass shards. These are very colorful and stand out prominently in the garden. Pebble mosaics, on the other hand, are more subdued, reflecting the natural colors of rounded stones. Howarth (Pebble Mosaics: Complete Designs and Techniques for Paths, Patios, and Walls) describes the techniques of creating and installing large mosaics with photos of her own work and that of others around the world. This is an excellent source of design ideas for landscape artists. Both books are suitable for public libraries. Howarth's should also be in academic landscape architecture collections. [MacKay's book is a Crafter's Choice Book Club selection.-Ed.] Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Foreword\ Is it just coincidence that so many different people enjoy collecting and handling beautiful pebbles? There must be a basic appeal in the pebble as a found object, formed by the great forces of nature, recalling memories of happy childhood days spent on sunny beaches. We are naturally drawn to the smoothness of rounded stone; it's a small and perfect emblem of the earth we walk on. When we pick up a pebble and marvel at its beauty, we are holding a chunk of our planet; and when we pick up handfuls, and arrange them together in patterns, we are reflecting the universe. Children love to do it; so do adults if they give themselves the time to play. Some take the one step further that makes their collection of stones into something more permanent: designing, making and then leaving, for posterity, a pebble mosaic.\ It is now nine years since the publication of The Art of Pebble Mosaics, and a lot has happened in that time. A busy working life, involving many pebble commissions, has led me to some useful discoveries and refinements of the basic techniques. In this book I can share with you some of those new ideas and experiences which I hope will in turn lead to more experimentation and development.\ In addition to research in the workshop, opportunities have also arisen during travel abroad to see for myself some of the marvelous mosaics in far-flung places which have been very little known outside their own countries. Each holiday has become a research trip, trying to take in some of the different pebblework around the world. The photographs and observations are presented here for your delectation. There is so much more out there to discover, and I expect that there will be many more of these adventures -- explorations with eyes down!\ A third source of information has come from readers of the first book. They were invited to contact me with news of any pebble projects of their own. The call didn't fall on stony ground and there has been a steady stream of information about public and private projects, and lots of pictures. Getting those letters and e-mails was like opening a box of delights, each one new and different. Every pair of hands transforms the pebbles differently. The many artists who have contributed to this book and generously shared information show a breadth of vision and invention that is a source of constant joy and admiration.\ What you will see here is the best of pebble mosaic. The criteria for my selection are very simple. Firstly, of course, the work must be principally pebblework (not, say, tesserae). Secondly, it must be good work, and not just anything that happens to be made of pebbles. Sometimes it might be extremely simple, or rough and imperfect, or experimental; it might be quite mundane and everyday, or it might be complex, highly skillful and solidly professional. But, whatever their status, they all have a certain quality in common. They must be either interesting (in whatever way), or original and inventive. I have put in as many as space will permit. Whether or not this can be really thought of as "complete" is a debate for the future.\ In the gazetteer of design ideas at the end of the book you'll find a large collection of pictures and drawings, all of which have been made into pebble mosaics (by me or others) or designed specifically for the medium. A thorough knowledge of pebble mosaic has informed their selection and the drawing of them. It would be wrong of anyone to "copy" them (each design is the copyright of the individual artist); but it is perfectly OK to use them as the inspiration and starting point for new versions. Since time began, artists have fed their imagination from the works of other artists, sparking off new connections and visions. I hope that, in turn, these pages will feed your imagination. That wonderful elusive trigger-point, inspiration, is the vital element that leads, through draftsmanship and selection, to good design. This is what lifts the medium of pebble mosaic from function and craft to a thing of beauty and art.\ Maggy Howarth
The Complete Pebble Mosaic Contents Foreword Section 1: Core Techniques The Basic Principles Methods for In-situ Pebble Mosaic Precast Technique for Pebble Mosaic Using the Computer to Make Patterns for Pebble Mosaic More Ideas for Pebble Mosaic New Developments in Pebble Mosaic Section 2: Around the World Pebble Mosaic Traditions from Around the World Contemporary Pebble Mosaicists Section 3: Gazetteer of Design Ideas Appendices:\ A Selected Further Reading B Directory of Pebble Mosaic Artists General Index Photo Credits
\ QC) Home Builder (PierrefondsAppropriate for the uninitiated and the veteran of pebble walkways alike, this is truly a complete guide to the medium.\ \ \ \ \ \ OregonianThis heavy, photo-filled book is both a tour of beautiful pebble mosaics and an instruction manual.\ \ \ \ B and B, Washington State Nursery and Landscape AsIn this book, we are treated to a mesmerizing exposé of one of the oldest forms of garden decoration.... Maggy Howarth, an accomplished artist from the UK, has compiled stunning examples of their complexity and beauty in many styles--the plentiful photographs are guaranteed to inspire.... Appropriate as a coffee table book and an instructive text, beginner and pro alike will not be disappointed... I can only aspire to creating a pebble mosaic as amazing as the ones in this book. The great news is, this is the only book I'll need for the project, start to finish.\ \ \ \ \ \ Library JournalOutdoor mosaics have become increasingly popular as landscape design elements. MacKay illustrates projects for freestanding planters and sculptural objects decorated with irregular glass shards. These are very colorful and stand out prominently in the garden. Pebble mosaics, on the other hand, are more subdued, reflecting the natural colors of rounded stones. Howarth (Pebble Mosaics: Complete Designs and Techniques for Paths, Patios, and Walls) describes the techniques of creating and installing large mosaics with photos of her own work and that of others around the world. This is an excellent source of design ideas for landscape artists. Both books are suitable for public libraries. Howarth's should also be in academic landscape architecture collections. [MacKay's book is a Crafter's Choice Book Club selection.-Ed.] Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ Country Decorating IdeasWalkways and fountain areas featuring intricate mosaic pebble designs are made easy for the average craftsperson.\ — Jim Carlson\ \ \ \ \ Kitchener RecordWith photos of some of the world's finest pebble mosaics, this handbook is both an invitation and an inspiration.\ \ \ \ \ \ Tulsa WorldPebble pizzazz... a fun way to jazz up outdoor spaces.\ — Megan Miers\ \ \ \ \ San Gabriel Valley TribuneBenefit from Howarth's experiences as she shares methods that have succeeded and failed. She also gives her special cement recipe.\ — Linda Hutchinson\ \ \ \ \ Design and Build MagazineThe high art of pebble mosaic, so lovingly, lavishly, and exhaustively documented... Part world tour of pebble art, part do-it-yourself guide, and part idea catalog, the book succeeds remarkably.\ \ \ \ \ \ Miami HeraldPhotographic examples of often stunning pebblework... a step-by-step approach to the craft.\ \ \ \ \ \ Columbus DispatchA book full of possibilities... more than 300 photographs of intricate designs from around the world.\ — Lee Stratton\ \ \ \ \ Country Decorating IdeasWalkways and fountain areas featuring intricate mosaic pebble designs are made easy for the average craftsperson.\ \ \ \ \ \ Tulsa WorldPebble pizzazz... a fun way to jazz up outdoor spaces.\ \ \ \ \ \ San Gabriel Valley TribuneBenefit from Howarth's experiences as she shares methods that have succeeded and failed. She also gives her special cement recipe.\ \ \ \ \ \ Columbus DispatchA book full of possibilities... more than 300 photographs of intricate designs from around the world... [Howarth ] comes to the rescue of novices, however, with her technique for a precast mosaic.\ \ \
