Love & Truth by Laurel True

We have a really exciting line up of Spring events, exhibitions and Visiting Artists— along with an expanded schedule of our regularly offered classes. Course registration is booming in 2006 and we have added new dates to our most popular classes.

We have also had some great press in the past month or so and we are excited for more opportunities to be involved with the public, the larger art community and our immediate neighborhood.

St. Me by Jim Bachor

Sherri Warner Hunter
For all those students who have wanted an intensive concrete sculpture class, this is the class for you! Sherri is the author of Making Concrete Garden Ornaments and is a master concrete artist and instructor who specifically focuses on sculpture to receive mosaic. Sherri will be at IMA in March, all the way from Tennessee to teach her week-long course, Concrete Institute, which will cover the full spectrum of concrete techniques for heavy duty and lightweight forms.

Sherri Warner Hunter

Go to our website for more information about our courses by these acclaimed mosaic artists:
Ellen Blakeley, Dimitry Grudsky, Sherri Warner Hunter, Sonia King, Elizabeth Raybee, Lillian Sizemore, Karen Thompson, Laurel True and more.

Just added!
Irina Charny, Josef Norris and from Italy, Carolia Zanelli will teach a week long intensive on Roman and Byzantine Mosaics in late May.

Tile Making Class

Ceramic artist Lucinda Walker teaches Ceramic Tile Making for mosaics on February 22 - March 29 and follows up with Intermediate Ceramic Tile Making on April 12 - May 17.

Laurel True, founder of IMA, teaches dozens of courses, including a broad range of intermediate and advanced level courses in fine art and architectural applications. Upcoming classes include Intermediate Setting Techniques on February 18 - 19, Mosaic 101 with 2 sections available choose either February 25-26 or March 4th - 5th and Introduction To Glass Mosaics on March 11 - 12. Check the IMA website for more courses taught by Laurel true and the staff at IMA.

Also, For those of you who schedule in advance, we have just added summer dates for: Mosaic Summer Camp for Adults- sessions on July 10-14 and August 7-11 and Mosaic Mural Making Intensive April 24 - 30, all taught by Laurel True.

Karen Thompson, Detail, Architectural Panel

Mixed Media Tesselation— Indirect Techniques will be held on the weekend of March 10-12 and will coincide with her Artists Talk and Slide Presentation on Friday, March 10th. (Students $5/ Non-students $10)

Institute of Mosaic Art is proud to present a solo exhibition of Karen's work, “Botanica Series” during the month of March. Artist Reception will be Friday, March 10th 5:30 - 7pm and open to the public.

Sarah Zirkel - Tulip Titillation from AMP Exhibit

Coming in April in all three exhibition spaces: American Mosaic Project (AMP) on exhibit.

Laurel's heart for Hearts and Heros

Also in the news was Laurel's glass mosaic heart, created for San Francisco General Foundation's Hearts and Heros fundraiser. Twelve artists were asked to create a mini version of the original hearts forms and these will be auctioned off to raise funds for hospital programming. Laurel's heart was shown on Fox News- Channel 2 and is on temporary display in the window of Levi's on Union Square.

We're looking for dedicated people who are willing to volunteer a few hours per week or month to do regular planting, upkeep, watering and general garden TLC.

With the fabulous addition of the Isaiah Zagar Mural, IMA is a prime Tourist Destination and a Neighborhood Jewel! We'd like to expand the garden and continue to GROW the IMA experience to include a beautiful garden of sensory and visual delights, so your input and help is needed NOW and would be very appreciated.

If you are interested, don't delay, please send an email to Lillian today! lillian@sfmosaic.com Please include:
Your areas of interest or expertise
Days & times of availability
Contact phone number

Please join in the group gardening days full of fun, flowers, and friends.
Next Group GARDEN DAY: February 26, Sunday (rain or shine), 1-3 PM
lemonade and cookies
RSVP to Lillian

For more info, please visit SAMA's website: www.americanmosaics.org