Flooring Tile - Can I fashion glass tiles out of plate glass?

I have an idea about tiling my shower stall I want to run by you. I posted it as a bathroom remodeling question but it hasn't drawn any responses and I thought it might be more up your alley. My idea is this: cutting 3/8" plate glass into 6x6 or 8x8 squares, buffing the edges, then using the glass squares as tiles. I would want to paint one side of the glass with a permanent opaque glass paint (there seem to be a few products to choose among) then set the glass painted side IN to protect the paint from wear and have a really great glossy look. Someone has suggested I use an epoxy adhesive to ensure there is some give so that the tiles don't break if the wall shifts. In addition to your general reactions, I have a few key questions: do you think the setting adhesive would hold securely to the painted glass? is there anything about the adhesive that could degrade the bond of the paint to the glass? will grout provide any additional adhesive force in case the adhesion to the wall is not perfect?

Thanks in advance

Painted surfaces are a known 'bond-breaker' when it comes to setting tile, I'm not sure what would happen.

I think you would be safer if you were to have the backs of the glass tiles sandblasted to opaque the glass and hide the adhesive. A high-quality modified thinset mortar would then be necessary and probably white would be the better choice of colors for the thinset. There is gray and there is white.

Grout won't offer any real adhering qualities to the tiles I don't think other than creating a trap. If there is movement in the walls I'm not convinced that epoxy adhesive would make any differance over thinset except to help drain your pocketbook quicker.:) If epoxy adhesive is more flexible than thinset, and I'm not thinkin' it is, then how compatible are the glass tiles with the extra movement should it occur? They aren't!:)

Sounds like a workable idea though, it would be fun to know how it turns out.