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Now is Your Chance by Jeannie Houston Antes

2008 was a whirlwind year with lots of great classes, visiting instructors and projects here at IMA. Lots of excitement and lots of fun.

We look forward to seeing you in 2009 for a class, to enjoy our exhibitions and in Mosaic Studio Supply! We are in our fourth year now at IMA and proud to be serving the mosaic and art community both in the Bay Area and from around the world.

In December we welcomed Emma Biggs from England who taught a sold out course, Design and Color for Mosaics. IMA was also happy to have Sonia King back to teach her popular Advanced Mosaics class.

On the first weekend of the New Year, Visiting Instructor Madeline Behrens-Brigham graced one of our classrooms with piles and piles of art materials for students of New Mosaics — New Year's Affirmations. Students created assemblages and collages about what they would like to bring into their lives in the New Year. Madeline's next class, Renegade Quilting will be great fun. To quote Madeline, in response to a student asking if it was necessary to have quilting experience to be in the class, she said, "No, it's even better if you don't!".

So jump in!

Mosaics from the Mind's Eye

Mosaic by Ellen Blakeley

Josef Norris — Mural Making

Mosaic by Laurie Mika

Light Weight Concrete Sculpture

Mosaics Valentine Hearts

Upcoming Visiting Artists January 14 - March 11 Lillian Sizemore: Mosaics From The Mind's Eye — Connecting to Your Creative Power January 24 - 25 Ellen Blakeley — Tempered Glass Mosaics Brighten up mosaics with tempered glass February 14 - 15 Josef Norris: Facilitating Community Mosaic Projects— Hands on Workshop Great for teachers and community organizers February 21 - 22 Madeline Behrens-Brigham — Renegade Quilting Mixed media quilting renegade style February 26 - 27 Laurie Mika —Shadow Box Shrines February 28 - March 1 Laurie Mika — Mixed Media Mosaics: Urban Icons

Class Highlights

January 8 - February 12
Sculpture 101: 3-D Techniques for Mosaic Artists with Tracy Broback
Extended study in sculpture techniques

January 10 - 11
The Business of Mosaics with Laurel True
Doing what you love and making a living at it

January 10 - 11 (also offered February 28 - March 1)
Lightweight Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic with Tracy Broback
Design a unique form to mosaic

January 17 - 18
Mosaic Pet Portraiture with Delaine Hackney
Pets in mosaic color

January 24 - 25
Introduction To Smalti with Laurel True
A classic for the mosaic artist's tool belt

February 7 - 8
Mosaic Valentine Hearts with Tracy Broback
Celebrate Valentines Day 3D style

February 7
Glass Fusing For Mosaics with Laurel True
Excellent one-day excursion into glass fusing

February 21 - 22
Mosaic Travel Log: Armchair Traveling and Discussion of World Techniques with Laurel True
Visit the world of mosaics at IMA

This month we also offer
selections from our core classes
These courses are some of the essential building blocks of mosaic art.

Mosaic 101 — Introduction To Mosaics, Exterior And Garden Applications, Grout Clinic, Architectural Applications — Floors And Walls and Introduction To Glass Mosaics

Click here for a full class schedule: www.instituteofmosaicart.com/classes.html

Click here for a PDF of the class schedule: www.instituteofmosaicart.com/IMA_fall_winter_08.pdf

Every month we will be featuring a student artist who is part of our extended community at IMA. Please click the link to read more about the artist's path to mosaics.

Wesley Wong

Words from Wesley...

I have had an interest in art since I was young. I took many art classes in high school and college, but graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara with a degree in computer science. Soon after graduation, I took a stained glass class from a shop owner in Goleta and discovered the ideal medium for my creative juices...Read More...

Randi Casenza — Solo Exhibition
12" x 12" x 12: A Year in Mosaics

8-8-08 by Randi Cassenza

"This series began almost as a spiritual discipline, a desire to make a commitment for one year and see it through. I would do one 12" by 12" mosaic a month for the year, 2008. Subject matter was driven by what was going on in my life that month. It could be a memory, a feeling, a wish or an event. The only constraints were time, one month for each mosaic, and the size, 12 inches square."

Coming in February
Mosaic Exhibition by Jeannie Houston Antes

Total Rhythm

IMA welcomes master drummer and percussionist Robert Wallace to Jingletown! Robert's business Total Rhythm will be moving their headquarters into the west end of the IMA building in January.

Total Rhythm has programming for adults and children, group classes and private sessions. Check out their website at www.totalrhythm.com

For the latest True Mosaics news check out: http://truemosaicsstudio.blogspot.com/

Inventory sale at MSS! Help us count less stuff!

Ceramic tile sale!

All ceramic tile by the pound is now $1.50/ pound, including vintage tile. This is half off in some cases.

Mexican tile $.99 each!

Sale prices not to be combined with other discounts.

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