Online Mosaic Courses: With a background in television and mosaic, Tami guides the instructors to create online workshops that are clear, both in content and visuals. These courses are designed to make it very easy for students to follow by breaking down the project into steps that are watched one at a time, so you can re-watch and practice before moving to the next step. These courses come with pdfs, templates, and one of mine includes a slideshow presentation. In other words, they are well worth the enrollment fee, and far more affordable than in-person classes. And enrolled students can move through at their own pace and re-watch over and over. If you are interested in mosaic at any level, sign up for free at www.mosaicartsonline.com and watch the intro videos. You’ll find courses on just about every technique and style, taught by the best instructors near and far.

Find all of my Mosaic Arts Online courses here:

I added personal consultations to my shop. You are welcome to arrange a time before or after purchasing. Also, if you think you need 2 hours, add two of those time slots to your cart. If you need a half hour, choose two 15-minute slots. We can address your specific questions and challenges one-on-one, by phone, zoom, or in my studio if you are local.

Meshing Around, a new workshop

More information about the next in-person version of Meshing Around: Fabricating Mosaic on Fiberglass Mesh HERE. It will be in Las Vegas during the Glass Craft & Bead Expo, April 2-6

Also, here is a short video I made about the new workshop: https://youtu.be/PwLMvZJVWmQ

Light and Shadow in Mosaic

It has been many years since I taught this workshop, but I had a request to bring it back. I’ll be condensing the instruction into one day, so this is going to be a very challenging class. I’ll show slides to explain how mosaic artists use hue and value to create the illusion of dimension, and we’ll do hands-on practice on sample boards to render shaded objects like a ball and fabric. Previous experience with drawing and painting will be very helpful, but not required.

This class will also take place at the Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas on April 4 and 5 (one-day class, repeated on consecutive days.) To read more, go HERE:

More Ways to Learn:

A new opportunity: Patreon Subscription!

I have launched my Patreon campaign in order to support long-term goals for a mentorship program, more community projects, and to be able to age gracefully with this medium while exploring my creative expression more deeply. My hope is to train assistants to help on large projects, do more collaborating, lead more participatory projects that help heal societal divisions and create infrastructure at my studio where I can lead intensive, small-group workshops and retreats.

Read more in this post: https://jkmosaic.com/join-me-on-patreon/

I’ve created a subscription model at three levels where I am posting instructional content about technique, design, business and more. There’s already a ton of content available to subscribers, and I’m adding more all the time.

Opportunities to participate in community mosaic:

I’ve been leading community-engaged mosaic projects since 2012, as my schedule and finances allow. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter (on my home page) to find out about upcoming projects. On Facebook and Instagram, I have an account that focuses on these types of projects: @JK_Community_Mosaic

Volunteering with one of these projects will definitely be a crash course in mosaic-making, so it’s a great way to learn. In addition to projects that are through a public entity or those that I instigate, you can organize a project of your own and hire me to facilitate or consult on it. This can range from an organization creating a small mural together as part of a team-building event to a neighborhood interested in uniting through the creation of a placemaking artwork to an arts group interested in making a community project, but in need of the technical information to make sure the project is installed correctly.

In addition to mosaic, painted murals can be made onto Polytab mural cloth where everyone helps fill in a design in a climate-controlled environment, and the entire mural is then installed on a vertical surface when it’s completed.