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| We are going to caulk the edges so we put new tape down to get an even line. |
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| Even though it looks uncomfortable, Mike still manages to take a nap. |
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| It's our last day in Fort Worth and it's been amazing! Julie and the people of Fort Worth, on the work site and off, have made this a wonderful experience. |
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| We are almost finished grouting! |
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| Once we've finished grouting, we can take off the tape. |
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| End of day ten! |
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| That evening we got a tour of Julie's studio. The Painting in the photo is going in the lobby of the water plant. |
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| The last panel. |
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| There were 31 panels in this mosaic and #16 happens to be the last one to install. |
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| Time to grout. |
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| The water filtration area. They call them pools although despite the heat, it's not tempting to jump in. |
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| Grouting can still be fun even when it is 88 degrees. |
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| End of day nine! |
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| Mike trowling over the perfect day eight. |
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| Replacing small pieces, one by one... |
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| End of day eight! It`s been sunny and hot everyday but it`s also been ridiculously windy! |
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| Mike at his mixing station. |
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| While installing, mike uses tape so the piece doesn't sag or move while it's where we want it to stay. |
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| Cleaning out the mortar that has come through our newly installed pieces. |
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| The crate has functioned as a "back buttering" table, a lunch table and a work space for cutting the top line. |
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| End of day seven! |
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| Even the back of the piece looks good. |
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| It looked like it was going to rain but we've been very lucky avoiding it. |
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| End of day six! |
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| Our neighbors at the work site |
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| Today we are continuing with the fixes... |
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| Since we`ve reached the stairs, we have to cut the panel to fit. |
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| End of day five! |
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| We installed 7 panels and now have to clean around all the edges for the panels that go above them. |
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| Just doing a few fixes next to an electrician fiixing the mural's lights. |
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| Cleaning out some of the mortar that comes through during installation. |
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| End of day four! |
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| Our work site is the new water filtration plant of Fort Worth |
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| The mosaic is going on this wall, the entrance to the new facility. |
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| We prepare the wall for installation by taping off the edges and scraping down the wall. |
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| We installed the first three panels in the late afternoon, thinking the shade would help keep the mortar fresh longer but it was still 30 degrees out. |
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| The mortar dries up too fast to continue so we clean the edges well and prepare to install very early tomorrow morning, when it will be cooler out and the wall will have had all night to cool off. |
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| End of day one! |
