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You Are Here by Ellen Blakeley
IMA's 4th Anniversary is right around the corner so get ready for summer time mosaic fun! We're starting the celebrations early and YOU will be the winner!

During the month of May, register for and pay for any IMA class. Registrations made and paid for between May 1 - 31, 2009 will be entered into a drawing to be held on IMA's 4th Anniversary Celebration, Sunday June 7, 2009.

The fabulous prizes include:

Grand Prize
1 Five and a half inch Starrett nipper
5 Square feet of brightly colored McIntyre high fire tile
1 One Night Stay in a Deluxe King Suite at Executive Inn & Suites in Oakland, CA


First Prize
1 Copy of Mosaic Techniques & Traditions signed by Sonia King
1 Flathead Tile Nipper
1 Ceramic Rotary Wheel Nipper


Second Prize
1 Copy of The Mosaic Artists Bible
1 Deluxe Grout Kit with three 3-pound bags of grout (9 pounds total)
1 Institute of Mosaic Art t-shirt


One entry per registered class, week-long classes count as 2 entries. Winner need not be present to win. If winner cancels class(es) after accepting prizes, no class refunds or class credits provided. Retroactive registrations not included in drawing. Shipping costs not included.

Click here for a PDF of our class schedule
Click here for a full list of classes online


Tempered Glass by Ellen Blakeley
Glass Bottles by Laurel Skye
Mosaic by Sonia King
Pet portrait by Delaine Hackney

Coming soon!

May 2 - 3
Visiting Artist Series: Ellen Blakeley — Tempered Glass Mosaics

May 16 - 17 Visiting Artist Series: Laurel Skye — Garden of 1,000 Flowers (Millefiori Workshop)

May 29, 30 & 31 Visiting Artist Series: Sonia King — Three-Day Intensive

More Upcoming Classes

May 6 - June 10
Multi-Level Glass Mosaics with Dayna Tauro

May 9 - 10
Pet Portraiture with Delaine Hackney

May 9
Visiting Artist Series: Madeline Behrens Brigham — Mother's Day Mixed Media Mosaics

May 23
Mosaics from Recycled Materials with Dayna Tauro

May 30 - 31
Lightweight Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic with Tracy Broback

Plan early for:
July 6-10
Mosaic Summer Camp for Adults with Laurel True and IMA Instructors
One session only this year. Sign up now!

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 the full class schedule: www.instituteofmosaicart.com/classes.html


Anne

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.

Anne Decker

Words from Anne...

I have always been a creative person. I tried different ideas, such as decopatch or photograph, but having designed my first mosaic piece, I knew: This is exactly what I want to concentrate on...Read More...


The Future is NOW
Work by Jeannie Houston Antes

Mixed media mosaics that explore themes like creation, love, passion and fate.

The combined desire to build things and tell stories about her experiences have come together in the form of Jeannie's mosaic assemblages. Using found objects, glass, and jewelry, broken ceramics, photos, bottle caps and typefaces, Jeannie creates a visual narrative about her world.

Asphalt Mosaics
Detail, 33 Degrees F by Kelley Knickerbocker

Kelley Knickerbocker
Radical Dimensions: Glass Mosaic as Extreme Sport

Solo Exhibit

Visions / Journeys
New Work by Laurel True

True's new series of work combines materials and elements from around the world- from remote West African villages to the street corners of New Orleans and East Oakland. Working with elemental themes and the concepts of life, birth, beauty and decay, True weaves together both traditional and non-traditional mosaic media and techniques in her new work.


IMA Garden

Resident Artists
Our Resident Artist Program has only two spots left, for more information:
info@instituteofmosaicart.com

Garden Team
Call for Garden volunteers for IMA Garden Team!

To get involved please contact info@instituteofmosaicart.com.


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Mosaic by Karen Renhowe

IMA B-day!
Heads up for Institute of Mosaic Art's 4th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, June 8th, 2009 from 3-6 p.m.

This event will coincide with several artist receptions for exhibitions at IMA as well as East Bay Open Studios.


True Mosaics Studio is available for commissioned projects. True Mosaics Studio specializes in commercial and residential architectural mosaics, public art and community projects.

For more information about True Mosaics Studio, please check out our blog:http://truemosaicsstudio.blogspot.com/ and updated website www.TrueMosaics.com


MSS

Thursday Special
Thursdays in April 10% off!

Sale
Hotwire Foam Factory tools
10% off all hotwire foam carving tools! Start sculpting those forms to create mosaic sculpture.

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


Call for student work

Institute of Mosaic Art will be involved with the East Bay Open Studios (EBOS) this June, hosted by Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland. IMA will be featuring several exhibits in the building, including a number of shows featuring student work from specific classes.

There will be a good amount of flow through IMA and it is a great opportunity to showcase your work. We are putting out a call for artwork from the following classes:
Mosaic 101
Introduction to Smalti
Introduction to Glass Mosaics
Renegade Quilting Curated by IMA Visiting Instructor Madeline Behrens-Brigham.
Mosaics from the Mind's Eye Curated by IMA Visiting Instructor Lillian Sizemore.
Student Sculpture Exhibit Curated by IMA Instructor Tracy Broback.

Please join and check our IMA Yahoo group for more specific info and updates!

Institute of Mosaic Art Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/instituteofmosaicart/



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Masthead: Left and Right: Mosaic Detail by Laurel True, Middle: Mosaic by Amy Neiman