Dalle de Verre: Into the Thin of it (Mosaics)
November 12 & 13, Saturday & Sunday
10am to 5pm
Location: Classroom
Ages: 14 and above
Class Limit: 12
Class Minimum: 4
Class Fee: $150
Materials Fee: $40 (covers frames, Dalle de Verre, adhesives)
Registration Closing: November 5
Instructor: Claire Brill
One person's trash can be the same person's treasure. While learning to facet the richly colored, inch-thick Dalle de Verre (French for slab of glass), Claire discovered that the residual chips are themselves visually compelling raw mosaic materials. It continued from there . . . Come join Claire's exploration of Dalle's mosaic potential! Learn to process it using a faceting hammer and wheeled nippers. Create a variety of tesserae (pieces): thin and shell-like, cube-like, amorphous. Explore the effect of different substrates under Dalle (reflective and non reflective materials, clear glass). Experiment with placement resulting in outcomes like high dimension and blended colors. Plan to bring home an 8" x 10" mosaic.