Mosaic Workshops

3 Day Weekend with Helen Bodycomb Course fee includes substrates and glue (does not include glass smalti so please BYO). Includes morning and afternoon teas, lunch Saturday and Sunday; (self-catering and independent finishing of work on Monday). Translating a painting to mosaic requires a crucial process of design adaptation, as we seek to balance the strength of the original image with the unique characteristics of mosaic. Strong emphasis on planning andamento, together with nuanced palette...

Course fee includes all mosaic materials (vitreous, porcelain and stone, substrates and glue), morning and afternoon teas, lunch Saturday and Sunday; (self-catering and independent finishing of work on Monday). Helen will help students build on what they have started with her earlier in ‘Get a Grip’ or another beginner mosaic workshop of similar standard. Building on basic cutting skills using sheet glass, unglazed porcelain, vitrified glass and stone, skills using hammer and hardie and a...

4 DAYS - OVER 2 WEEKS Course fee includes glues and timber tray substrates PLUS morning and afternoon teas BYO glass smalti and plate to share for lunch Inspired by recent student works from Spilimbergo photographed by Belgian mosaicist Mireille Swinnen, this workshop for intermediate to advanced mosaicists will see Helen guiding students in the sustained creation of a detailed still life mosaic in smalti (Venetian or Mexican). Two days of workshop, then five days...