Memory Box Mosaics

These are the result of the memory box mosaics class last Saturday and yesterday: awesome, aren't they?

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 3

A new approach to frames.  That's just a photo of the violin.  Still loving that millefiori!

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 2

A new kind of suncatcher.  I am liking the sunflowers (and the millefiori)!  Millefiori are the little round pieces in the middle.  The grout in this piece is actually a terracotta color but the sun was so bright it came out looking black.

MOSAIC A WEEK - WEEK 1

Thanks to my friend Margaret for getting me started on birdhouses - that was fun!

FALL CLASSES

Gallery School of Pottstown:

Memory Box Mosaics.  Have you been saving your broken knickknacks and dishes?  Have you collected coins, buttons, shells, rocks and keys but do not know why?  Memoryware is a folk art tradition with roots in African-American and Victorian craft where lost and broken pieces come together to create a unique and beautiful work of personalized art.  Students can create sentimental work or deeply personal objects using their collected relics.  Students should bring their own personal collection of broken bits and pieces but will also have access to my collection of tile to supplement their designs.  Saturday, September 15, 22 & 29– 10am to noon.  www.galleryonhigh.com to register.

Suncatcher Mosaics.  Create a glass-on-glass suncatcher using  stained glass mosaics and solder. , September 15, 22 & 29– 1 pm to 3pm.  www.galleryonhigh.com to register.

Mosaic Ornaments:   Create mosaic ornaments on wood or glass base using stained glass, mirror and vitreous glass.  Saturday, November 3 & 10– 1 pm to 3pm. www.galleryonhigh.com to register.

MOSAIC A WEEK Project:

Starting August 1, I will be initiating the “Mosaic A Week” project where I will be creating and posing a new mosaic every week for 9 months, culminating in an Open House at my home studio in April 2013.  When I first started Piece of Mind Mosaics, I made it a goal to create a mosaic a week for a year.  I did that and it helped me hone my craft and build a good inventory.  This time I am choosing to do it for nine months as a metaphorical Re-Birth.  I am looking forward to seeing where the project will take me and am anticipating new avenues of creativity.  The mosaics will be posted every week on FaceBook and here on my Blog.