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MOSAIC COURSE DIRECTORY
If you are running any courses or know some how does, please let us know so we can advertise here on our new course directory.
Emma Biggs: NORTH LONDON
Spring/Summer mosaic courses 2010:
3-4th July 2010
An Introduction to Texture, Reflectivity and Surface
Beginners/Intermediate/Experienced
Holloway, North London
Fee: £150
10-11th July 2010
An Introduction to Mosaic: Design and Colour
Beginners
Holloway, North London
Fee: £150
Students should bring any materials they plan to use as the courses
are no longer run at the premises of Mosaic Workshop, but in Emma’s
studio.Lunch will be provided on both days. For more information please
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Jo Thorpe Mosaic Courses: LONDON
Weekend courses which instruct students through the various stages of mosaic making. Jo gives both practical and creative guidance on how to produce a design, choose the most suitable method to make it and decide which grout colour to use.
City-Lit: LONDON WC2
Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 4BA
Multiple listings. For dates and availability read full course details
Make beautiful mosaics for your home and garden. Ideal for beginners, we will focus on the indirect and double indirect methods, which involve fixing your mosaic onto a temporary base before transferring it into a surface, or casting it into concrete. Please bring ideas/sketches. Basic materials included.
Mosaic Courses in Hove
Amy Dury runs this 10 week course at the Connaught Centre, Hove. The next course starts in April, running from 10-12 on friday morning. We look at other artists and create two pieces to take away with you , along withe the skills and knowledge to create your own work at home. We look at direct and indirect methods, 'memoryware' and 3D work.Amy will also be hosting one day mosaic workshops at Nature's Way cafe next to Stoneham Park, on 6th March,10th April , 1st May and 5th June from 10 -4 lunch included. 8 Stoneham Road, HOVE, BN3 5HJ, 01273 773403. good fun in an informal atmosphere.
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Mosaic Classes: London E2
Classes are held every Tuesday evening from 6.30 to 9pm in the Community Art Room, in theCrypt of St John’s on Bethnal Green, 200 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, E2
Classes are held every Tuesday evening from 6.30 – 9pm. Students who are new to the craft start with a small project to familiarise themselves with the techniques, tools and materials. Students who have already done mosaic can work on their own projects in the classes and receive tuition and guidance as necessary.
There is a limited range of materials in the studio but students may want to use their own for particular projects. As well as using mosaic tiles students are encouraged to use recycled materialssuch as crockery and old ceramics.
Please call 07751880247 for more information and to reserve a place.
One Day Mosaic Workshops in West Sussex
By Kay Enness
This one day workshop will give you an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of mosaic making in a friendly and sociable environment. This course is especially designed for small groups of beginners. Bring nothing with you other than an appetite to enjoy yourself - everything you will need is provided for you. With a lot of laughs and socialising along the way, you will return home with your own personalised masterpiece!
For more information please Kay on 07833 127030, email kay@kayzart.co.uk
or visit the website – www.kayzart.co.uk
MOSAIC
WORKSHOPS AT GREAT WESTERN STUDIOS.
Studio 5, Great Western studios, 65 Alfred Road,
London W2 5EU
Come and learn how to make mosaics in the artists own studio.
The group will be small [maximum 5 students]- both beginners and experienced
students are welcome.
You will work on individual projects creating your own glass, ceramic
or marble mosaics. You will learn about the various techniques and processes
involved in making mosaics and a wide range of materials will be available
to use. Cutting skills will be taught, including the hammer and hardy,
the laying and grouting of mosaic tesserae to best effect, as well as
exploring the expressive possibilities of the mosaic medium.
Please contact tutor Catherine Parkinson, for more information on current
courses and fees at: catherineparkinson@hotmail.co.uk , or telephone 07713689543.
Rosalind Wates:
Missenden Abbey, Buckinghamshire
One week Missenden Abbey Summer School, Buckinghamshire
A six day mosaic course from 1st – 6th August. This course is for all levels of student experience: for beginners, a little history and an introduction to mosaic techniques working on your own project; for others, a chance to explore techniques you may not have tried, as well as advice and assistance on any on-going projects. Materials are available. The course is held at the charming Pipers Corner outpost of Missenden Abbey, in the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire. Cost: residential - £624; course only - £260. Please contact: dcevreham@buckscc.gov.uk or telephone 01296 383582 for enquiries and bookings, or visit: http://www.arca.uk.net/missendenabbey .
Phoenix Studio, near Thame.
A two day mosaic course, 12th – 13th June, 10.00 – 4.00pm each day, at the lovely Phoenix Studio near Thame in Oxfordshire. Information at: www.phoenixstudio.co.uk . This is a sociable course in a pretty rural setting!
The course will teach students how to design and work on their own mosaics, and improve the skills of those who already have some experience. It is for students of all abilities, from beginners to experienced mosaicists. Cost: £85 for the weekend (includes tea & coffee, but bring a picnic lunch). £30 deposit required to book place. Materials available (i.e. everything you need to make your first mosaic): £10 - £25.
For enquiries and further information, please contact Rosalind Wates at: roz@rosalindwates.co.uk Tel. 01844 274417 or visit her web site at: www.rosalindwates.co.uk
ADULT MOSAIC WORKSHOPS –
FOR BEGINNERS in Bedfordshire
Taught by professional BAMM member, Dionne Ible, this is a therapeutic
and addictive workshop, which will leave you wanting to do more.
The workshop is a taster session for those who have never done any mosaic
work before or with very little experience.
Students will be given a small mosaic project such as a wall plaque,
mirror or flowerpot and will be shown the Direct Method of applying
tiles to their design.
The workshop will take place at the artist’s home in Bedfordshire
where light refreshments will be provided. It may be advisable to bring
a packed lunch, if you decide you want to take a break that is! Alternatively
the nearest café is approximately 10mins walk away.
Workshops are for a duration of 7 hours (10am – 5pm) at a cost
of £45 which includes all materials.
Beginner Mosaic Courses for 2010
6, 13, 20 & 27 July
Many thanks
Dionne Ible
Mosaic Artist Creating African Inspired Mosaics
Tel: 07973 717564
www.qemamumosaics.com
Mary Horgan: Languedoc, FRANCE
We run six-day residential mosaic courses every summer in Languedoc, for
all levels of ability. We specialise in hand-decorated fired-glaze tile mosaics.
Students stay in a restored 1860's mansion, with gardens and a large pool - and non participating partners are welcome.
" . . . a stimulating stay that feels more like a house party, with your own artwork to take home as a souvenir " - Kitty Corrigan Editor COUNTRY LIVING
Visit www.artholiday.com for more information about courses and lots of photos of the house and the region - or go to www.mosaicfrance.com to see more of our work.
Lewisham Arthouse: LONDON
Make contemporary ‘memory ware’ using broken china plates, pebbles, shells, beads, buttons… and mosaic mirror frames, planters and table tops.
Weekends and Thursday evenings at Lewisham Arthouse, 140 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6PD. For more information contact Janine Nelson 07940 714241
Makingmosaics: SAFFRON WALDEN
Makingmosaics runs mosaic courses in, in Essex, small informal and fun groups, wonderful materials and creative teaching.
Courses run monthly, for details see
01799 501137, Anne
The Hampstead School Of Art: LONDON
19-21 Kidderpore Avenue, London NW3 7ST
www.art-school-hampstead.co.uk
tel; 0207 794 1439
Roman Mosaic Workshops:
COUNTRY WIDE
Run by Lawrence Payne an Italian trained mosaicist, at public venues and museums around the country. 1-Day workshops to make a Roman mosaic panel in marble, included also is the background and history on mosaics of the ancient world up to approximately 500AD.
For details see www.romanmosaicworkshops.com
Mosaic Worlds: EAST DULWICH
" Nathalie holds mosaic workshops from her workshop in London ( East Dulwich ), for all levels of ability and all backgrounds. You will leave the class with a great sense of what mosaic is all about.
The course takes a very hands on approach. After some initial tutoring
on the techniques you will be thrown directly into your own creation.The
classes are flexible and come in the form of either weekend group sessions
(where you can come for 1 day or for the entire weekend), or one-to-one
tutoring scheduled around a mutually suitable time during the week.
For more information visit www.mosaicworlds.com or contact her on: 0208 693 0817 or 07840 303 103.
Workshops in BRIGHTON
Weds 12-3pm £12 Saturdays 10 – 4pm £25 Beginners can make a tiled house number candle holder or tiled flower pot to take home. Or more advanced people can do a variety of small or ongoing projects. Workshops held in a beautiful spacious kitchen giving a lovely friendly atmosphere.
Call Gillian on 01273 679283 booking essential
Evening Workshops in SW London
Weekly evening mosaic workshops in 6 week blocks. Each evening runs from 7.45 at my studio in Tooting, London SW17. The course is suitable for beginners to intermediate and is run in a small class with lots of individual attention. During the course you can expect to make a small mosaic and gain knowledge about the variety of mosaic materials, tools, techniques, glues, suppliers, different mosaic methods and various do's and don'ts. More details from:
www.glitteringshards.com email glitteringshards@gmail.com tel Concetta on 07960 109860
NB: The courses advertised above are not run by Mosaic Workshop. Any questions you may have about the courses should be directed to the course tutors.
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