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sustainable Crafting: Making Tile Mosaics
Taught by local artist Pam Consear from All Hands Art!
This is a TWO-DAY class. Please be sure to note schedule information on both days.
Have a boring or blighted backyard wall you’d like to embellish? Looking to add color and interest to a garden path? This 2-part workshop offers an introduction to broken-tile mosaics, using materials sourced from the ReBuilding Center's own tile department.
This is a project-based class. You’ll come away from Day 2 with a small finished mosaic for the garden or mantle and skills you can apply to backyard retaining walls and other projects. The possibilities are endless!
Topics covered: Day 1 (3 hours)
Create your own simple mosaic design which you'll stick onto a 6” - 10” base. Don’t worry if you don’t feel “artistic” — no art or design skills are required to learn this.
How to safely break tile with a tack hammer.
How and when to use tile nippers
Tools and techniques for cutting mirror for use in mosaics
Mixing thin-set adhesive to a proper consistency
Arranging and spacing your tile bits into a design
Sticking tile bits to your base
Topics covered: Day 2 (2 hours)
Mixing grout to a proper consistency
Grouting and finishing your mosaic
Ideas for applying mosaic skills to other surfaces and materials
Skill level: For ages 18+ as well as 16 and 17 year-olds with parent or guardian permission. No art background is required. If you have prior experience laying tile, you’ll learn new, creative ways of using the same materials.
Class Schedule: Class will run for 3 hours on Day 1 and 2 hours on Day 2. No breaks are planned, but you are encouraged to bring a snack and water.
Price: We have moved to a sliding scale pricing model while funding allows! Choose which tier fits your situation best:
$250 - Pay-It-Forward Ticket: Helps fund access for others.
$200 - True Cost Ticket: Covers the actual cost of running the class.
$150 - Neighborly Rate Ticket: For those with limited expendable income.
To learn more about our sliding scale model - check out the full explanation here.
