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Creative Reuse: 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: $150 General Admission

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