Landscape

[Tre V]

   I was out at a tile and granite warehouse dreaming about the new house, when I saw this in their showroom. Man, did that send my brain into overdrive! These glass tile squares are a bazillion dollars per square foot, and I have no idea how much the onyx is.... but it makes one pause and think .."What if I won the lottery?" and "How could I do this another way?"

[ct4mom]

Beautiful Tre...I would hate to have people sit there and kick it.

[Tre V]

Beautiful Tre...I would hate to have people sit there and kick it.

Hahahaha I thought the same thing!

[Tre V]

Great idea for a shower though..wonder if you could get the rough slab cutoffs from a fabricator....

[Glassic]

Well the glass mosaic is the price of glass per square foot + the equivalent number of BandAids per square inch
A lot of granite yards have offcuts that are quite useless, unless used for  something like in your photo. Sampling is iffy, some yards hardly bother to make them as the colour changes from quarry to quarry, shipment to shipment.  We always warned our customers the samples we had were guidelines only and could be very different to the current stocks at the yard, we took them down there to choose their own slab.
You could luck out with a cheap skinny offcut, and marble/granite tiles are reasonably priced.

[Audrey]

Oh, my. That is magnificent. The lottery might not be a bad idea, hmmm....

[Wayne]

Yes, it is true the 'glass' tiles used in mosaics are generally more expensive than traditional stained glass.  One of the most popular tiles is the vitreous glass tile.  The tiles can be used on the floors as well as walls and and such.  Stained glass has limits since it cracks very easily.  Many people use marble, slate and other forms of stone as well.  Most buy the tiles from a tile outlet for a few dollars a sq ft.  Of course for many applications, ceramic tiles are always in fashion and are usually fairly priced.   On the other hand, smalti (thicker glass) is more expensive and requires a different cutting technique. 

You can actually do this without needing the lottery money.  I would recommend learning about the methods used in the process before spending any money.  Sonia King's book is a very good start.

http://www.amazon.com/Mosaic-Techniques-Traditions-Projects-Designs/dp/1402740611/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279835287&sr=8-1

[Anne]

ohhhhhhh yes Tre, to be independently wealthy!  This is gorgeous!

[PiscesGlass]

That is really a stunner!  Knowing me I'd probably try using "found", fairly flat rock for the bottom and cutting my own iridized glass for the top portion.  Might not work, but maybe work a try.

De

[Tre V]

Believe me, De, that same thought flitted through my mind too!

[Kev]

Could you not just use black iridized glass cut into strips and applied as a mosaic and grout the lines. I suspect you would have to use a non sanded grout so it would not scratch the iridized surface.

[Tre V]

Yes Kev you probably could. Lots of options..

[Kev]

Hmmmm..that might be an option I might consider for my kitchen backsplash.