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MOSAIC WORKSHOPS I am eager to share my passion for the mosaic medium and really love teaching. I have been instructing mosaics for years now, both here in my studio as well as at several art centers including Snow Farm, in Williamsburg, MA; Peters Valley, in Layton, NJ; Worcester Art Museum, in Worcester, MA; the Brookfield Craft Center, in Brookfield, CT. New teaching venues for me in 2012 will be Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, in Gatlinburg, TN and a new mosaic school for New England, Cape Cod Mosaic Workshops, in Falmouth, MA. BUCKLAND STUDIO WORKSHOP OVERVIEW In my studio, workshops are 2 days in length. I present a brief history of the medium, explain the different methods of working (direct, indirect, and variations within these categories), then go through in some detail, information on materials, substrates, and tools. The always important andamento or way mosaic tiles are laid, is addressed, as well as use of color and tile shape. My main focus is always the indirect method. Working indirectly offers the artist the most flexibility in making changes to a piece during the assembly process, allows for a flatter final product, and keeps the laying process 'clean'. WORKSHOP DETAILS, click here for specific times, cost etc. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE, 2012 Worcester Art Museum April 9-11 Worcester Art Museum
For those of you that have taken a workshop, here is the list of suppliers I use: http://www.susanjablonmosaics.com/ NY state supplier http://www.mosaictilesupplies.com/ big selection http://www.mosaicartsupply.com/can get smaller amounts here, best price on nippers http://www.hakatai.com/ good prices http://okglasstile.com/ good sales http://www.stainedglasstile.com/ stained glass in small sheets and cut in specific sizes, great stuff, also ship out promptly studio space - wow is this ever CLEAN looking! Glass jars - how can you NOT be inspired with all these beautiful colors to work with!
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My studio is in a straw bale barn my husband and I built, here is what it looked like at an earlier stage...