…Coming soon…I finally got some extensive pictures taken last night of my step-by-step process for grouting; should be helpful to those of you starting out in mosaics or wanting to change your grouting process. It’s funny; every book and every mosaic artist seems to have different directions for grouting; you really do have to do what works for you. I’ve combined the direction I’ve received from instructors, books, and websites and that’s what I’ll be sharing, if you’re interested in trying it and settling on what works for you. Keep watching; coming soon!!
Oh; ya know; before I sign off on this post, I think this might be a good place to rant about “what not to use” when grouting….many books and artists say to NOT use “pre-mixed grout”. Well, lil ‘ol TMG is here to tell ya that she took a bullet and defied their direction and tried it over the holidays. I was away from home and thought a pre-mixed grout would make my job easier with less mess. First of all, “less mess”; yes; no grout dust in the air from mixing, or slopping it around while mixing, or grout powder spilled on the table or floor. “Make my job easier”…uh…NO!!! Nightmare!! NOW I SEE WHY they say to not use it; it was WAY too wet, took FOREVER to set up enough to really work with, which dragged out my already way-too-long-grouting process, did not want to be molded w/ the sponge (def. not w/ rags!!), mostly b/c it was so WET, and left a very substantial film and thick granules on everything, that took extra time to get scrubbed off afterward (who needs that?!) So…long story short…DON’T waste your valuable time and money w/ pre-mixed grout!