is there a market for this

[Fekin]

Nice work there mate, but I don't know if many would like a center piece on a kitchen or bathroom wall, or floor, but some will, and it's something that not many other tilers will be able to offer.

 

[Shuntstick]

There is a market for mosaic work but it can be difficult to break into.
To incorporate it into a wall it needs to be made using the indirect method, that is tiles fixed face down to a removable material so when the mosaic if fixed the tiles a fully flush.

Here is a link to a mosaic magazine website:
Mosaic Matters - the online magazine for all things mosaic

There is work in community projects etc as well as private commissions but it is a hard field to break into.

 

[shaunykieron]

what type of material would work

 

[Shuntstick]

Sorry, I had to go out earlier and had to make that a quick post.

I have done a fair bit of mosaic, and a mate of mine's girlfriend is a mosaic artist.
She works in glazed ceramic tiles like your example but there are glass tessaere (think that's how you spell it) the type used in swimming pools as in the fish pic that are available from specialist suppliers in numerous colours.

My mates girlfriend gets commissions for all sorts of things from pictures like yours to table tops, bathroom floors and bath and sink splashbacks, even a headboard for a bed, street door numbers and shop front signs.

I can't tell you how she charges, but she has sold pictures about 14inx14in for about £100-£150. She makes them with smaller pieces than yours, and yours looks like it has taken some intricate cuts that might be time consuming and not be viable for time x cost.
She does more the type of picture below.

Try this link: Rod Humby
Down the right hand side is a list of artists you can click on their name and view their websites showing the type of work they produce.
The British Association of Mosaic Artists site might have links to forums where you might get better answers to Art Mosaic questions: Portal Homepage

 

[shaunykieron]

thanks alot the link as been really handy

....shaun

 

[jamesy07]

good links there thanks

 

[Dan]

Some spot on work there. I'd say there's always room in the market for anything spot-on. I'd get a few sample boards and take them to your customers, maybe even give the lads on here some pictures for their customers and get mail-ordering the work to the tilers that on't have the time to make their own?

 

[shaunykieron]

yeah i mite try that dan its really something i want to try and get in too

 

[versatilene]

[/IMG]Heres A table top I'm doing at present. (just for fun) I never thought of selling them, sounds a possiblity
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[shaunykieron]

cool mate, am on with another picture myself am also doing it on a table top to see how it go's . wow do you plan on doing the edge of the table while stilll keeping in neat and safe no shape edges

shaun....