test 1-2-3-mosaic

I put my hand up at Xander's school to create a series of mosaic murals for the the exterior walls to make it look more school like and help with the schools unfounded bad image. I'm not sure how it quite got from me suggesting a mural to agreeing to come up with up to 15 huge panels... I am a little daunted to say the least. I've been mulling over ideas for a couple of weeks and almost have an idea, almost. I think I'll scale it back to six panels to start with as mosaics are so time and labour heavy and expensive too. The panels are the old blackboards 1200x1200mm. The idea is I come up with the designs and then with the kids we make the mosaics.
So considering I have only really half made mosaics before, I thought I'd have a bit of a trial go. Working with the limited materials I had at home, yes thats right I smashed up some dinner plates! Well I got a few smashes in and Xander took, over don't need to ask a boy twice if he wants to play with a hammer LOL.
The results is pretty dodgy but it was more about getting a feel than producing something pretty. Oh and I just did it with PVA so its probably going to fall apart anyway. This is when the glue is still wet so I'm sure it'll look a bit better grouted...
It has confirmed that I will stick with the mosaic as the medium. I do love it and it really gives that community art feel which I think will have the desired effect on the school much more than paint. So now I need to work out how to make the designs work together and look cohesive some how... hmmm...