Introduction to Mosaic: Standard and Altered Glass in Mortar

Join us for a mosaic workshop for all skill levels! Working with a variety of types of opaque glass, we'll explore ways to alter their standard appearance (cutting, shaping, texturing) and use the altered and standard versions together in a mosaic composition for contrast and subtle surprise. Students will choose from several compositions and materials, select/alter/arrange pieces on a template, mix/apply mortar, and finally set their mosaic into mortar in a prepared frame.

About the Instructor

Kelly Knickerbocker is an award-winning mosaic artist since 2005. With an aesthetic steeped in materials analysis and innovation, Kelley began teaching her unique blend of contemporary and classically-influenced mosaic techniques in 2009. She's known worldwide for her unordinary work and her enthusiastic, inventive, yet technically-grounded approach to teaching that regularly moves students beyond their own creative expectations.