IN PERSON: In this hands-on course, participants will make a mosaic art piece from beginning to end using the direct method. The instructor will provide an 11-inch butterfly-shaped wooden piece, sealed and with a pattern. The mosaic will be made using glass tiles, beads, stones and found objects. The knowledge and skills provided are as follows: various types of mosaic substrates, and how to prepare them; safety measures related to the types of glue; shaping glass tesserae with a wheeled glass-cutting tool to create the design; gluing tesserae, keeping in mind the spaces for grout and the edges of the substrate. | Active Skill Learning.
Max enrollment: 10.
Location: Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Rd, Durham NC 27705
Anju Jolly, Ed.D. (Indiana University of Pennsylvania '98), is a retired teaching professor of education from The Pennsylvania State University. She is a professional mosaic artist who has been creating mosaics for the past 20 years. Her work includes large commissions, art shows and international projects in Jamaica and Costa Rica. For the last 12 years, Anju has taught mosaic art to adults, high school students and children with projects such as murals, birdbaths, mirrors and picture frames.