Mosaic Masks in Picassiette (five-day workshop)
Adult Summer Workshop | This program is completed
Picassiette (or pique assiette) is a fun type of mosaic using broken dishes and other found objects. In this 5-day workshop students will make a simple mask shaped substrate (base), create tesserae (shards) from ceramics, adhere them using thinset mortar and grout to complete the project. A large supply of broken crockery is available. Students are also welcome to bring materials from home (to be discussed on the first day of class). Class will have a 1-hour lunch break each day.
What you will learn:
1. Create 3D substrate suitable for mosaic
2. Break and shape tesserae (pieces) out of dishes
3. Adhere tesserae with thinset mortar and grout
Claire Brill
Claire Brill is a professional mosaic artist who works out of her home studio in Media, PA. After creating dozens of large-scale community mosaics Claire now focuses on her individual artistic voice and teaches at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia. Her years of study at The Chicago Mosaic School have included mentorship by world renowned mosaicists. Claire creates contemporary fine art employing the essence of mosaic, material properties and the relationship of pieces to each other, to express meaning in her abstract work. She loves the infinite possibilities for interplay between materials and composition. Drawing from her own growth journey, Claire expresses moments of emotion and physical sensation in powerful yet subtle and sensitive ways.