Mosaics: All Levels (Thursday Evening)
Adult Class | Available
This session welcomes aspirational mosaicists, experienced mosaicists and everyone in between. Instructor Claire covers historical context and core mosaic information through short lessons. Beginners follow a directed project, while others design and execute their own based on skill (and ambition). Claire circulates with individualized guidance as everyone works and learns together. Tools, adhesives, grout, reference books and many mosaic materials are all provided in the classroom.
What You Will Learn:
- Safe cutting methods for mosaic materials
- Techniques for shaping pieces, adhering to substrates and grouting
- Strategies for designing visually engaging compositions
- Context and history of mosaic art to connect class projects to ancient practices
- Language of mosaics
Who This Class Is For:
Students of all levels from true beginners to more experienced mosaicists. Questions about whether this class is right for you? Email adulteducation@fleisher.org.
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.