Ready to take your mosaics into the realm of the permanent installation?
This is a lecture and demonstration format course that focuses on wall and floor applications as well as other permanent installations. Using a mock up of a kitchen backsplash and an existing mosaic floor installation, students are taken through the steps required to complete a successful and durable mosaic application.
Class will cover issues involving choosing the proper substrate, dealing with existing substrates, prepping surfaces, work styles and preparing the area to do a project, correct setting materials, choosing the right type of tile or other tesserae, designing for an architectural application, transfer techniques, methods of setting, including use of fiberglass mesh, mixing thin-set and concrete based fixatives, grouting, caulking and finishing a permanent application.
Special focus will be given to dealing with architectural issues such as thresholds, trims, pipes, plumbing, fixtures and appliances, baseboards, expansion joints, sub flooring and more. Students should expect to take notes and will receive handouts with technical and resource information.
This is an important technical class for those who want to experiment with more permanent mosaic applications and do them right!
Students will see the process of creating a permanent mosaic installation with some hands-on opportunity.
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