About

Tapestry mosaic is about bling, bright colors, and pattern.  The elements that make this technique so special is that it is not grouted, allowing the use of a variety of materials that can’t easily be used in traditional mosaic.  Beads, rhinestones, buttons, broken jewelry parts, glitter tile, mirror, and a selection of shiny things make for a complex and interwoven mosaic that will be used to create a 10” square mirror.  This is a technique and design class.  The skills covered are working without grout lines, how to use both very small beads and a variety of different types of glass tile.  The mirror design is a series of smaller graphic vignettes, and prior to the beginning of the class, students will work on their designs with the instructor. 

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Prerequiste: A- Z of Mosaics or equivalent.

Additional Materials Fee $35: The material fee covers the cost of the mirror and a selection of glitter, iridescent, and other glass tile.  Students will need to provide their own focal points of larger beads and broken jewelry as well as seed beads. There will be a limited selection of these items available to purchase from the instructor.

Please pay for materials in cash or check to the Glass Studio Liaison on the first day of class.  Extra items will be paid directly to the instructor.

Instructor: Gillian Allard

Gillian Allard first fell in love with mosaics in Barcelona’s Park Güell after seeing the work of Anton Gaudi. Her first art pieces were stepping stones. She then progressed to furniture and signs. Most of her work is inspired by discarded or broken dishes that become one-of-a-kind functional pieces for the garden and home.  In addition to china, pottery and stoneware, a variety of glass tile and gems, broken tile and found objects are incorporated into her designs.  The breaking of the ceramics is organic and random in nature and one of her goals is to capture that energy.  Recreating memories reusing materials are an important part of her mosaic work.  When someone gives me a broken dish and I can give it back to them recreated and ready to function again, I have united the best elements of this art form.