About

Holiday ornaments are fun to make, to have in your home, and to give as gifts.  This class uses glass tile and beads to create ornaments that sparkle in the light and can hang on a tree with a colorful ribbon.  Two methods with be taught: grouted and tapestry or non-grouted.  Day 1 we will make the ornaments, and day 2 we will grout and complete with the finishing touches.
The material fee covers the cost of two ornaments and all the supplies needed to complete the project. 

No experience necessary.

An additional Material Fee of $25 will be added to the cost of the class when you register on line.

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.