Glass Mosaic Tile: An Ancient Art In Your Home Oct20

Glass Mosaic Tile: An Ancient Art In Your Home...

Glass mosaic tile is one of the most popular and modern additions you can equip into your home. As the name implies, these tiles are made of glass that has been fused with pigments and then melted and cut over and over again so as to fit the size of a mosaic tile, which is about a little square of 2 inches (5 cm.) on either side. Due to their small size, it is easy to combine a variety of different colors, shapes and tile surfaces. A mosaic is a picture made on the wall using thousands of little pieces of mosaic glass tile. It is an art practiced by many ancient cultures as far back as the days of the Ancient Romans. The practices of the ancients are the prototypes of today’s designs and mediums. The materials used to create the images were usually terracotta stone, gold and glass. Infused together, they formed a wall picture which represented each culture’s craftsmanship, originality and creativity. Today, glass mosaic tiles and the ways they are used to create mosaics, represent an ancient tradition which home owners are proud to incorporate into the environment of their homes. There are eight contemporary designs of which to choose from when looking through the many options of glass mosaic tile’ texture and color:1. Water and sky glass tile imitate the water’s surface and ripples.2. True glass tiles have bubble designs in their texture.3. Stained glass tiles are a fusion of different colors such as tie-dye.4. Zumi glass tiles are made from a sheet of glass that is folded over multiple times. The more folds, the deeper the shade. One glass tile’s shade is never the same as any other due to the thinness or thickness of each sheet and...