Vines Mosaic Floor
Hammerhead Stoneworks created this stone mosaic floor in collaboration with Interior Designer Krista Washam LaBlue for a small balcony overlooking the city of Asheville. The design of leaves along a vine was inspired by a handmade rug and other fixtures and furnishing of this high end residence. The stone mosaic uses bluestone from Pennsylvania that is cut to exacting standards to ensure a precise fit.
I started with a full size paper template, labeled so I could keep the pieces organized.
I transferred the shape from the paper to roofing felt to create my templates. I have since eliminated that step, and now just use the paper directly onto the stone.
Lining up a straight cut on my bridge saw.
Cut!
This grinder is equipped with a zero tolerance wheel. I was subletting shop space from Rockstar Marble and Granite. Owner Matt Olofson taught me so much about the tools and techniques of cutting stone.
Pieces were laid out based on the template, revisions made and then stacked.
Preparing to set the last piece …
Gary Wilson helping me set the last piece. The joints were so tight that we needed nylon webbing to lift the piece in and out.
Design, completed.
The leave shapes are bluestone from Pennsylvania. The background field is full color Pennsylvania. I was very picky about stones, trying to find the coolest textures.
Another detail view
