Mosaic Trivets with pottery shards and glass

Mosaics date back to Mesopotamia !  You can still learn to make them today !  In this 3 hour workshop, you'll learn the tenents of mosaic making, clipping shards, sanding, grouting, burnishing and each trivet will be completely unique from another.  You may paint or stain your wooden base, or keep it natural.  They're revered the world over as fine crafted works of beauty and can also be quite practical in use.  Making mosaics can be quite costly, one of the more expensive hobbies, but taking a workshop cuts down on cost and expense, especially if using broken tiles, glass or pieces of ceramic plates.  Learn to make these beautiful pieces and you'll never be without a gift to give or you'll never regret breaking another plate !!   Sharing materials is the best way to go.  

Karen Charbonneau Zukas is a graduate of Tufts university and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a master’s degree in education from Western New England University. She is a recognized portrait painter and potter and former columnist for the Bulletin in Boston. She has been teaching various subjects, primarily advanced ESL, fine art, writing, test prep, debate and humanities; at universities, preparatory, public, private and international schools and community ed in Boston and now locally for over 35 years. She and her family moved back to the south coast in 2013. She is currently working on a book which is a series of short animal stories from her personal experiences. She is the proprietor of Peasantware Pottery in New Bedford and the founder of The New Bedford Art and Cultural Emporium at Kilburn ! Email: kczukas@comcast.net 

We'll provide the adhesive, grout, glue and gloves unless you want to bring your own 

You'll also need to bring:   work gloves,  an old towel, a couple of rags

You'll need to purchase Tile Nippers: They're about $15

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