Eric Meyer

I started my recreation of the Parrot Pergoman mosaic by printing out a picture of it and tracing it. I used thin paper so I could see the lines of the actual mosaic through it. This section was vital as it is was the foundation of the entire mosaic, but it was not challenging because I simply traced the lines that were already there. After I finished tracing, I got out the materials for painting but noticed I did not have that many colors and I wasn’t sure how to mix the colors to create the ones I wanted. I decided to switch from the original idea of painting to using colored pencils as I have a lot of them and I am more experienced using them. This made the process much easier than it could have been because painting was the only part I was not confident about. I used the colors I had and layered them to replicate the colors of the actual mosaic. Once I finished coloring, I cut the mosaic into strips but left the ends attached so the paper was in one piece. I left it in one piece so it would be easier for me to place the pieces in the right places without them getting too mixed up. I cut across the strips making tiny squares and glued them onto the paper. This was a tedious process because when I cut the pieces, they would fly off in different directions and get out of order. I used a glue stick to make lines across each section and slid the squares onto their correct spots. The glue stick worked very well because it allowed me to easily make lines of glue across the page for my tiles. Some tiles got mixed up in the process which made it confusing but it ultimately worked out in the end.