Mosaics Workshop

Instructor: Lenneke Verweij
Sunday 9am-5pm
1 day: October 5
Location: In-person Williams Building room 117
Prerequisite: None
$135 + $65 materials fee (required)

Mosaics as decorative artwork has had a long history in many cultures. In this workshop, you can create beautiful and interesting mosaics for indoors and outside. It is an easy and fun way to express yourself, brighten up your garden or home, and they make great gifts too!

In this workshop, you will learn the direct method of mosaic art. Other methods will be discussed so that you are able to decide what is the best method needed for in your mosaic art pieces. We will use glass pieces and you can bring old jewelry, chain, small stones, and other found items.

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Syllabus

Students will:

• Choose a pattern to put on 10" oval wooden disk
• Apply glue to glass and fit pieces into place
• Watch Lenneke's demonstration for grouting
• Learn about other methods that may be used
• Decide on using grout or not

Supplies

Materials fee covers glass, grout, glue, a wooden oval, and use of studio tools. All materials will be handed out at the workshop.

Please also bring with you:

• Rubber gloves
• Closed-toe shoes
• Safety glasses if you don’t wear glasses
• Any glass working tools that you may have (please put your name on them)
• You can also bring other items like jewelry or stones to add to the design

Tools that you will borrow in class:

• Glass cutters
• Mosaic nippers
• Grozier pliers