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We have a super line up of classes by staff and Visiting Instructors in 2007. If you are on our mailing list, watch your mailbox for the arrival of our first ever class schedule mailer in full color! Or click here to download a PDF.

New winter hours at MSS and visiting/gallery hours at IMA!

Stop by and see us:
Wednesday - Friday 11-6 pm
Saturday - Sunday 10 - 5 pm

Happy New Year and Keep Making Art!

For more information, full course schedule, directions etc, please log onto our website! http://www.instituteofmosaicart.com.

Upcoming class Highlights

Tempered Glass Mosaics

Mosaicing Three-Dimensional Forms

Darjit! Lady by Randi Cassenza

Josef Norris Community Mural

Intro to Smalti

Pioneering Tempered Glass Artist Ellen Blakeley
January 20-21 Tempered Glass Mosaics— Intermediate Projects
February 24-25 and April 14-15th Beginning Tempered Glass Mosaics

A perfect opportunity to cover those sculptural forms you have been making...or bring a pre-made form to mosaic!
February 6 - April 3rd, Tuesday evenings
Mosaicing Three-Dimensional Forms, an extended study with Laurel True

Traditional tools: Hammer and Hardie
February 10-11th
Introduction to Smalti With Laurel True

Ready to tackle that mosaic backsplash, floor inset or fireplace surround? Learn all about these and other permanent applications for mosaic in
February 17-18th
Architectural Applications with Laurel True

Join Laurel True in New Orleans!
March 2 - 4
Fine Art Mosaics in Glass a multi-level, three-day course at the New Orleans School of Glass.

Heads up!
for Laurel True's Mosaic Mural Making Intensive April 16 - 22nd. Make your mark and learn to work as a team in this unique course. Class creates and installs a permanent mosaic mural in Oakland, CA.

New courses
Also check out website for Mosaic Fountain with Saundra Warren and New Mosaics-Mixed Media Creations with Madeline Behrens-Brigham

We have a new instructor on board at IMA!
Welcome to sculptor Myles Blackwood from Seattle, who has joined on as concrete sculpture and Darjit! Instructor— extensively trained by Brent Sumner himself! Join Myles for the following courses:
January 27-28 and March 17-18th
Making Concrete Forms for Mosaic
February 3-4
Darjit! Sculptural Concrete Garden Planters
March 3-4
Darjit! Sculptural Garden Benches and Chairs

Is your New Year's resolution to get out and start something creative? We have lots of beginning classes to choose from!
Mosaic 101, Exterior and Garden Applications and Introduction to Glass Mosaics are offered every month at IMA! We also offer a Mosaic 101 Weekday class, which meets the first three Wednesdays of every month from 10 - 1pm.

Also watch for these and more Visiting Artist courses this Spring!
Community Mosaic Mural Making— Facilitating Community Projects With Josef Norris on March 10 -11th
Advanced Mosaics with the one-and-only Sonia King on March 15-17th
Double Reverse Ravenna Method With neo-classical mosaic artist Jim Bachor from Chicago, a week-long Intensive on March 21- 25th
Concrete Institute Sign up early for Sherri Warner Hunter's awesome Week-long class on April 23- 27th

Sign up early— our courses are filling up faster than ever!

For more classes go to:
Winter 2007 Class Schedule

Detail of Dorothy Edwards Sunflower Bee View

January 1 - February 12th
Creative Affirmations
Explorations in Mosaic Art
Mosaic work in all media by mosaic artists in the California Mosaics Group and beyond

Potluck par-tay and reception to celebrate the creative process and ring in the New Year of creative exploration!


February 14th - April 8th, 2007
Artist reception— Saturday,
February 17th, 6 - 8 p.m.

Body Language by Arlene Elizabeth

This ongoing mosaic project has been featured in JoAnn Loctov's book, Mosaic Art and Style and features over 20 permanent mosaic installations ranging from jewelry-like setting to a 300+ sq. ft. hidden maze hallway. Features include entire floors, walls, entire dining room, kitchen mural, inset furniture, two bathrooms, exterior environments, ceilings and a UFO landing pad... all in mosaic and all in the context of one of the most breathtaking environments you may ever see!

Gregangelo and Velocity Circus Museum Tour
Sunday, February 18th, 2007 at 3p.m.
225 San Leandro Way, San Francisco, California

Special Announcement!
Please join CUE and Gregangelo & Velocity Circus for their monthly Variety Arts Showcase....Friday January 19, 2006 at 8pm CUE SPACE 1824 9th Street, Oakland. This showcase features Bay Area artists in all disciplines including circus aerial acts, contortion, dance, magic and illusion, comedy, visual arts, film and more. For more info www.cuekids.org or 415-242-4196.

True has also been awarded a public art project through the City of Oakland in which she will collaborate with youth in West Oakland and in Ghana on designs for a series of mosaic benches in a public park in West Oakland.

In April True will visit New Orleans again and lead a community project with school children to create a mosaic mural for their school based on the subject of Home.

Our stock is ever expanding and we have lots of cool stuff in for the New Year.

If you didn't receive a PINK TOOL BELT this holiday season that's ok... we're knocking 20% off Pink Tool Belts through Valentine's Day.

To shop online go to: http://www.mosaicstudiosupply.com

Mosaic Studio Supply is accepting applications for retail store manager. Must have retail and mosaic experience. 30 - 35 hours a week including Saturdays. Interested parties should contact Laurel@instituteofmosaicart.com.

Gallery/Library Intern Position open. 2-6 hours a week. Unpaid position with perks.

IMA Studio Assistant— Volunteer Opportunities ongoing. Weekdays, especially Thursdays and Fridays. For all positions contact Laurel@instituteofmosaicart.com.

For more information go to: http://www.instituteofmosaicart.com/jobs.html