MOSAIC COURSE DIRECTORY

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Jo Thorpe Mosaic Courses: London

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EXTERIOR TECHNIQUES 12th/13th May - Thinking about the garden & outdoor spaces.

This course is aimed at those who wish to learn how to work on projects for the garden: wall panels, paving slabs or three-dimensional work and plant pots for outside. Suitable for Beginners/Intermediate/Experienced. 10am - 5pm both days.

FURTHER TECHNIQUES 26th May - Learn to use marble.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in marble mosaic. Suitable for Intermediate/Experienced. 10am - 6pm.

BEGINNERS WEEKEND 16th/17th June - The Direct Method

Learn the Direct Method for indoor picture panels or tables and for 3D projects such as plant pots. Suitable for beginners. 10am - 5pm both days. 

DIRECT & INDIRECT METHOD 14th/15th July - Learn a new technique.

Students may choose to learn either the Direct or Indirect (Reverse) Method.  Suitable for Beginners/Intermediate/Experienced. 10am - 5pm both days.

BEGINNERS TASTER DAY 18th August - Discover a new hobby.

This is a one day taster course ideal for absolute beginners. Suitable for Beginners. 10am - 6pm.

ALL LEVELS WEEKEND 29th/30th September - A popular weekend for mosaic making

Beginners will be guided through the Direct Method of making mosaic which is one of the easiest mosaic techniques to master.

Suitable for Beginners, Intermediate & Experienced. 10am - 5pm both days.

For more details please see Jo's website: www.jothorpemosaic.com

 

Mosaic Courses in Edinburgh:

Joanna Kessel MA RCA

Joanna specialises in the design and fabrication of mosaic artworks for domestic and public spaces.  She has recently returned from an extended research trip to Italy funded by a Creative Development award from the Scottish Arts Council.  Joanna is an enthusiastic teacher and runs regular mosaic workshops from her studio in Edinburgh.

Weekend mosaic workshops are run from the studio throughout the year. 

For course dates, further information and bookings please contact Joanna:

+44 07974 810621 / joanna@joannakessel.co.uk / www.joannakessel.co.uk

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.

www.citylit.ac.uk

Mosaic Evening Classes in North London

Professional mosaic artist Hannah Griffiths is running mosaic evening classes in Highgate on Tuesdays from 7.30pm-9.30pm.  Her next course starts on June 12th.  Suitable for beginners and those with some mosaic experience.

For more information http://www.hannahgriffithsmosaics.com/html/index.html  or call 07821 979 050

Mosaic Course in Lifton, Devon

Mosaics for Beginners

This introductory course will give you a great foundation from which you can continue to design and make at home. Students will learn how to plan a piece, considering colour, shape, pattern and scale. They will then make their own mosaic using glass and/or ceramic tiles and/or other recycled items such as mirror and crockery, cutting, shaping, laying and grouting the elements and applying the design to an item from a range supplied or you can bring your own to decorate such as a tray, place mat, flower pot, vase or picture frame. Everyone will go home with a finished piece at the end of the day.

West Country Creative run a range of art and craft workshops, including mosaics. To find out more or to book, visit our website: www.westcountrycreative.co.uk or email info@westcountrycreative.co.uk or call Jo on 05602 770498.

Mosaic Courses by Kate Rattray in Somerset, UK

Inspired Mosaics Course Programme 2012

The residential classes based at Katy’s B&B are a fun way to learn the basics of mosaics; to develop new techniques and to extend existing knowledge.  We are avid recyclers, many of the materials are salvaged glass and china.  The courses have recently been described as a ‘spa break’ for creative people.

Learn the techniques of cutting and nipping tiles and other ceramic items to create several pieces of mosaic art. This art holiday will give you the basic skills to create wall panels and mirror frames in the class and give you the courage to extend your skills once at home.

For residential prices, further information and booking please visit http://www.galvelmore.co.uk/one-off.htm or contact Katy by email at katy@galvelmore.co.uk or on 01764 655721

Mosaic Courses by Amy Dury in Hove

Amy Dury runs short courses at the City College Brighton & Hove

Please click here for details:

Mosaic Classes: London E2

Classes are held every Tuesday evening from 6.30 to 9pm in the Community Art Room, in the Crypt of St John’s on Bethnal Green, 200 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, E2

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 materials such as crockery and old ceramics. 

Phone Alex on 07751 880247 for more information and to reserve a place.

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: www.catherineparkinson.com , or telephone 07713689543.

Mosaic Courses by Rosalind Wates

Missenden Abbey, Buckinghamshire

Courses are for both beginners and experienced mosaicists unless otherwise stated. Beginners can learn basic techniques and construct a mosaic that they have designed themselves. More advanced learners can work on their own projects with the advice and guidance of the tutor, or experiment with new techniques.

Please telephone 01296 383582 for enquiries and bookings, or visit: http://www.arca.uk.net/missendenabbey

Phoenix Studio, near Thame, Oxfordshire

For more information or to contact Rosalind Wates visit her website: www.rosalindwates.co.uk; email her at: roz@rosalindwates.co.uk or phone: 01844 274417.

Adult Mosaic Workshops 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.

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

smashingchintz@aol.com 

www.lewishamarthouse.co.uk

Making Mosaics: SAFFRON WALDEN

Making mosaics runs mosaic courses in, in Essex, small  informal and fun groups, wonderful materials and creative teaching.
Courses run monthly, for details see

www.makingmosaics.co.uk

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:

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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

Mosaic Courses in Spain.

Running at a large historic house in the foot hills of the Spanish Pyrenees.

The main focus throughout the course will be exploring the creative
process a little deeper, making mosaics.  The emphasis being on
relaxation, having fun and reconnecting with your innate artistic energy.

Delicious local food prepared by professional chefs, all inclusive.

www.memorablemosaics.co.uk
On the website please see Tuition menu-drop down-workshops abroad for more
detailed information and link to venue.

Thursday evenings 7.15pm – 8.45pm

• Upstairs Studio, The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9JG
• Price £15 - Includes all materials for project 1
• Starts Thursday 6th January 2011
• Booking via telephone: 0161 860 0387 or e-mail: info@traceycartledge.co.uk

This is a relaxed group meeting to encourage and inspire each other, supported by the guidance of local artist Tracey Cartledge.

Courses in Cumbria, Northumberland & Yorkshire

Learn to be a mosaic artist in a weekend with Marylou Booth from Eden Mosaics.
 
Weekend courses run from 10am to 4.30pm and include refreshments and treats on arrival, mid morning and mid afternoon.  The course is great value for money and includes tuition, instruction leaflets to take away, useful websites to use for ordering your own tools and tiles, venue and all refreshments.  There is an extra charge to cover the cost of any materials that you use.

For more information contact Marylou on www.edenmosaics.co.uk or email on marylou@edenmosaics.co.uk or call 07967 703802

Mosaic Courses in North London

Debra Collis runs weekly Thursday morning classes (drop-in) in the Education Room, Kingsgate Workshop Trust Studios, in West Hampstead, North London, and a two-session Beginners workshop  once a month on weekends.  She is planning to start a Sunday drop in session too for adults who work in the week.

The workshops provide an environment where you get a solid understanding of the technical, and traditional aspects of mosaic making, alongside a more innovative and creative approach.  This allows for participants to get practice in making pieces in both the direct and indirect methods and on-going support in developing their work  as a form of self expression.  The Beginners Intensive Course gives participants an opportunity to understand what a ‘mosaic’ is all about, with simple structured exercises to start, and handouts at the end of the lesson.

For more information please visit www.createmosaic.com/classes.html

 

West Dean Mosaic Courses 2012

June 29–July 2 - Pebbles, marble, slate and treasures – mosaics for the garden

LW2826  £329  NEW - Suitable for all. Tutor - Hilary Shand

August 4–10 - Designing and making mosaics

SS2891  £602 (incl all dinners) - Suitable for all - Tutor - Emma Biggs

August 12–17 - Mosaics and colour

5D2902  £458 - Suitable for all Tutor - Emma Biggs

August 12–17 - Mosaic intensive – developing artistic expression

5D2903  £468  NEW - Intermediate/Advanced - Tutor - Sonia King

September 7–9 - Mosaics for beginners and improvers

WE2954  £196 - Beginners/Intermediate - Tutor -Martin Cheek

October 12–15 - Fused glass mosaics – exploring colour and texture

LW3054  £288 - Suitable for all -Tutor - Martin Cheek