Bryan creates some of the mosaic components using polymer clays like Premo, Fimo, and Sculpey Bake and Bend, which was used with blue Pearl-X mica powders to make flexible strips. He uses various kinds of glues, from cyanoacrylates,  two part epoxies, white craft glues (PVA). The glass and polymer tiles were affixed using E-6000 glue, and the seed beads were glued in pace using Rust-Oleum Varathane.

 

The beads, which come on threads in hanks, were taken one string at a time, knotted and dipped into the Varathane, then placed very carefully on the guitar. 

It is best to use Varathane that is not as fresh--once it has dried out a little it makes a very good adhesive for small pieces like glitter or seed beads. 

Bryan  uses Varathane  Indoor Water based polyurethane in many projects. The Varathane spray is also a favorite tool for making sure that surfaces are both fully melded together and shiny, and it is chemically compatible with polymer clay. 


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