BM1: Beginner Mosaics (5 March to 9 April)
Wed March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
One event on 12/03/2025 at 6:00 pm
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One event on 26/03/2025 at 6:00 pm
One event on 02/04/2025 at 6:00 pm
One event on 09/04/2025 at 6:00 pm
Mosaics – BEGINNERS
Tutors: April Araullo and Marianne Bland
In this 18-hour course held over 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, you will learn skills and techniques necessary to create a beautiful glass mosaic suitable for displaying inside your home or outside in your garden. You choose!
Learn how to score and cut glass; safety practices when working with glass; and use of various hand tools for cutting glass to a pattern. You will also learn how to use a grinder to refine the shape of your tesserae, and finally, to glue and grout your mosaic for the finished picture. Tutors will provide a selection of designs suitable to create a 30 x 30 cm hanging mosaic. Upon completion of the course, you will have not only a beautiful mosaic to take home, but also the knowledge to create your own glass mosaic projects.
Numbers: Minimum 5, Maximum 8
Prerequisite: No prior experience required.
When: Wednesdays, 6:00 to 9:00pm (18 hours)
Cost: Includes all materials – glass, substrate, adhesives and grout, hanging hardware – as well as course notes. Guild courses have no hidden costs!