1110 News from Santa Barbara School of Mosaic Art

If your piece is an interior one now you may want to hang it.   People often ask me what is the best way to hang this because it is so heavy?  Not all pieces are that heavy even though they were made with tile and grout.  The Beginner Mosaic pieces are 12″x12″ and weigh approximately 5 lbs.  The best way to hang this piece is with eye screws and wire.  The 15lb. picture wire packet you can get at the local hardware store work just fine.  It is important you make the screws be perfectly even across your board and that your wire is low enough you don’t see it when you hang the piece on the wall.   Another route to go if the piece is not that heavy is the sawtooth hanger.  This requires only two small nails that should come with the sawtooth hanger kit and a nail in the wall.   You can also use D rings.  This works well if the piece is a little heavier and you want to stabilize it against the wall.

 If you have a heavier piece getting into the 20-30lbs you would want to consider a couple options.  One option is interlocking brackets, they are a newer method for hanging pictures. These hangers do not use picture hooks or wire, but mount one bracket on the frame and one on the wall, with the frame bracket fitting onto the wall bracket. To install the frame bracket, center it on the top back. The lip of the
bracket will slide under the lip of the frame. Nail the bracket in place with nails provided. Then install the wall bracket onto the wall with wall anchors, or screw into studs.  Lastly many people also use the  Z Hanger, another great example of interlocking brackets. Z Hangers are also known as French Cleats.
These are just a few options for putting the finishing touches on all the hard work you have put into creating your mosaic art.