Patent Publication Number: US-2016221320-A1

Title: Method of making naked marble design art

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to the field of decorative art and, more particularly, to a method for creating naked marble designs using marble or stone cut into various size pieces, independent of grout, and so making use of natural light to enhance new designs thereof. 
     The traditional mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of hard material such as stone, tile or glass. Traditionally, marble and stone designs are set in grout. This limits the intensity of the art and the display of its natural beauty as the grout is opaque, blocking natural light. Grout, or other construction material used to bind the mosaic pieces, can collect dirt, mildew and bacteria, resulting in a potentially dirty and unsanitary assemblage. 
     As can be seen, there is a need for a clean process for creating art comprised of pieces of marble or stone, independent of grout, and so making use of natural light to enhance new designs thereof. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In one aspect of the present invention, a method for creating an assemblage artwork using marble or stone independent of grout comprises: providing a plurality of assemblage pieces for a predetermined design; securing the plurality of assemblage pieces along a suitable frame, wherein the plurality of assemblage pieces are arranged in the predetermined design; and applying a suitable amount of the transparent adhesive between adjacent pieces, whereby effecting a naked marble look for the predetermined design. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, a method for creating an assemblage artwork using marble or stone independent of grout comprises: providing a plurality of assemblage pieces for a predetermined design; cutting each assemblage piece to a suitable size for the predetermined design; securing the plurality of assemblage pieces along a suitable frame, wherein the plurality of assemblage pieces are arranged in the predetermined design; applying a suitable amount of the transparent adhesive between adjacent pieces; adding at least one tint to the transparent adhesive; and drying the assemblage artwork, whereby affecting a naked marble look for the predetermined design. 
     These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, shown in use; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a section view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 3 ; 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged view of  FIG. 4 ; and 
         FIG. 6  is a flow chart of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims. 
     Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for creating art generally using assemblage pieces of marble or stone, independent of grout. The method includes a plurality of assemblage pieces being bound together with a transparent adhesive, enhancing the depth of perspective and intensifying the clarity of a predetermined design. The plurality of marble or stone pieces of the predetermined design may be secured to a suitable frame with a frame adhesive. Then a suitable amount of the transparent adhesive may be applied between adjacent pieces so as to effect a naked marble look for the predetermined design. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the present invention embodies a method for creating art using pieces of marble or stone independent of grout, and so making use of natural light to enhance new designs thereof. The method includes a plurality of assemblage pieces  10  being bound together with a transparent adhesive  12 , enhancing the depth of perspective and intensifying the clarity of a predetermined design. The transparent adhesive  12  may include glue, acrylic-based substances and the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , in step  30  the method includes the drafting of a predetermined design to be used, followed by the choice of the plurality of assemblage pieces  10 , such as marble or stone, which will enhance the subject of the design, in step  32 . In step  34 , a user may determine the sizing of the plurality of assemblage pieces  10  that can display the subject appropriately, followed by the cutting and crafting of assemblage piece  10  for the predetermined design, in step  36 . 
     In step  38 , the user may secure the plurality of assemblage pieces  10  of the predetermined design to a suitable frame  18  with a frame adhesive  20 , as illustrated in  FIG. 5 . The frame  18  may be castes, casements, sheet of material and the like that may hold the predetermined design for different applications, such as walls  14 , floors, backsplashes of countertops  16 , decos, free standing decorative art, decorative panels used in furniture and the like. The user may interconnect the frame  18  and each assemblage piece  10  with the frame adhesive  20 . Then the user may apply a suitable amount of transparent adhesive  12  between the plurality of assemblage pieces  10  so as to effect a naked marble design, in step  40 . In step  40 , tint can be added to transparent adhesive  12  as desired. In step  42 , the design will set and dry. Once set and dry, the predetermined design will be quality checked, in step  44 . 
     The resulting naked marble design eliminates the use of grout and so the need for grout-related layout and cutting. 
     It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.