Working At A Recreation Center?

Our first day of work involves working outside, I love California!

First we measure a square, with many diagonal lines with the same value.

Then Mike connects all the lines with a string, it works!

We bring the boards to the site to figure out where they should go...

Luckily the artist is there to guide us.

End of day one!

Mike drills holes in the custom made clips.

Then he drills holes in the wall.

And then he fastens the clips.

This is where a board should fit perfectly.

It does! End of day two!

Our crate with the mosaics arrive!

The first one we will install.

Back-buttering the smalti.

It is easier for us to install on the table than on the wall (especially since this is a very busy recreation center).

Once we have let the mortar set a bit, it is safe to pick it up and set it in place.

The second mosaic we installed today.

I am using all my strength to hold it to the wall while Mike screws the clips onto the board (not realizing the clips alone hold it in place).

End of day 3!

The back of a spine.

Mike is securing the mosaic to the wall (we are using this method so that if it is ever needed, the mosaics can be removed).

The pieces on the edge are easy to accidentally knock out while mounting on the wall so some fixes are needed.

Now that I know it won`t fall, I can leisurely secure it while Mike finds the drill.

End of day 4!