Lotus Birdbath complete, originally uploaded by clareoloughlin.
If you want to see the progress of this birdbath as it was being mosaicked, check out Clare’s photoset.
Birdbaths
Bird Bath DaffodilsColumn B, originally uploaded by fastfastlane.
fastfastlane has made a lot of these! Here are just a few…
Bird Bath Yellow Sunflower Pedestal A, originally uploaded by fastfastlane.
Bird Bath Red Sunflower Column B, originally uploaded by fastfastlane.
Bird Bath Red Parrot Hand Mold, originally uploaded by fastfastlane.
birdbath bowl, originally uploaded by GeoWombats.
Every year Darwin has a tropical garden spectacular. I took the kids today and while there I came across this very cute birdbath. No idea who the artist is. A lot of people commented on it as they went past. It was the only mosaic thing I saw there!
I hadn’t thought about doing a birdbath up to now but now I’ve put one on my mental list of future projects.
birdbath base 2, originally uploaded by GeoWombats.
birdbath base, originally uploaded by GeoWombats.
One of my friends mentioned that she would love a birdbath. I’d make one for her but she lives in the USA so it isn’t exactly practical for either of us. But that shouldn’t stop me blogging about birdbaths at least.
ch’s mosaic birdbath -2, originally uploaded by thunder_rd2001.
Mosaic Birdbaths is a flickr photoset by thunder_rd2001 which shows the process of making a birdbath.
From hanging around various mosaic mailing lists, the easiest way to go adhesive-wise is thinset [aka exterior concrete adhesive]. It won’t poison the birds like some of the others and can take extremes of weather. It also doesn’t dissolve when exposed to water.
Some people have gotten away with using an exterior grade PVA such as Weldbond but you would have to seal it extremely well. This stuff dissolves in water. The last thing you need is tiles popping off.
Mosaic Birdbaths, originally uploaded by Mo_mo_.
birdbath, originally uploaded by sharonoagain.
Love the pique assiette touches in this one.
mosaic my sister abby made (three views), originally uploaded by gisarah.
Birdbath.Jan06.021, originally uploaded by colormezee.
And the title of this post? It comes from the”Rockin’ Robin” song which my daughter just happens to be learning at school.
