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Whiteout by Sonia King

Make IMA part of your holiday this year. Come in and take a Gift Making class and bust out some handmade mosaic gifts for loved ones...or participate in one of our Mosaic Lab sessions or Mosaic Cafe to make your own gifts!

Lab sessions
Wednesday evening 6:30 - 9:30pm
Friday 10am - 1pm

Mosaic Cafe
Wednesday - Friday 1pm - 6pm
Weekends by appointment

Gift Certificates
Want to suggest an IMA gift certificate to a loved one as the perfect holiday gift? Print this handy flyer out as part of your wish list!

New Winter Hours
New hours for IMA Gallery and Mosaic Studio Supply:

Wednesday- Friday 1 - 6pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm
IMA will be closed for the holidays from December 22nd - January 1st,

Come on down and see what we have going on!

Mosaic by Emma Biggs

Glass Mosaic Lamp

Glass Fusing

Mosaic Gifts

Ceramic Tile Making

Mosaics from the Minds Eye

IMA is proud to welcome internationally acclaimed mosaic artist and author Emma Biggs from England for the first time to IMA. Emma will be teaching a Color and Design for Mosaics Intensive the first weekend of December. This class is full but we hope to have Emma back again in 2009!

Gift Making Classes December 13 - 14 Glass Mosaic Lamp with Tammy Lee Light up someone's holiday! December 20 - 21 Glass Fusing Extravaganza with Laurel True This is your chance to make scads of great gifts for the holidays! December 20 - 21 Mosaic Gifts with Tracy Broback Go handmade this year. Make several projects in this fun class! Upcoming Visiting Artists December 10 Brent Sumner — Introduction to Darjit for Concrete Sculpture. Don't have a whole weekend to spend? This lecture/demo class is a great intro to sculpting with Darjit! December 12, 13 & 14 Sorry, full Sonia King — Mosaic Intensive. Sonia will be back in the Spring. January 3 Madeline Behrens-Brigham — New Years Affirmations. This is a wonderful mixed-media class. Start the year out right. January 8 - February 26 Saundra Warren — Ceramic Tile Making. Handmade tiles are a great addition to any mosaic! For beginning and continuing tile making students. January 14 - March 11 Only a few spots left! Lillian Sizemore — Mosaics From The Mind's Eye: Connecting to Your Creative Power. Feedback on this class has been amazing students have found it transformative for their creative process. January 24 - 25 Ellen Blakeley — Tempered Glass Mosaics. Learn this fascinating technique from a master — accept no substitute!

Class Highlights

December 6 - 7 and January 3 - 4
Also weekdays January 7, 14 & 21
Mosaic 101 — Introduction To Mosaics with Laurel True

December 13 - 14
Architectural Applications For Mosaic — Floors and Walls with Laurel True

January 10 - 11
The Business Of Mosaics — Doing What You Love and Making a Living with Laurel True

January 10 - 11
Introduction To Glass Mosaics with Tammy Lee

January 8 - February 12 *new class*
Sculpture 101: 3-D Techniques for Mosaic Artists with Tracy Broback

January 10 - 11
Lightweight Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic with Tracy Broback

Heads Up for 2009!

Laurel True's Spring Mosaic Mural Making Intensive, DATE CHANGE
New date: March 16th - March 22nd, 2009

Also mark your calendar and sign up early for summer week-long intensives

July 6-10, 2009
Mosaic Summer Camp for Adults with Laurel True

August 3-9th, 2009
Mosaic Mural Making Intensive — Professional Series with Laurel True

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

Institute of Mosaic Art Holiday Exhibit: Dreamscapes and Other Fantasies

Cosmic Journey by Karen Pearle

Artists' Reception on Friday, Dec 5
from 7 to 9pm
Works are on display until Jan 2

Curated by Deborah Block, Debbie Callen, Randi Cassenza, Glynnis Kaye and Amy Neiman.

From the sparkling white swirling snow to the rich colors of sunflowers, see what our guest curators have dreamt up for the holidays. IMA's exhibit space is filled with mosaics by students, instructors, and friends. Find inspiration for dreamscapes of your own or a holiday gift for yourself or a friend.

Holiday Art Walk

The Jingletown Arts & Business Community is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Holiday Art Walk, Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Opening receptions: Friday, December 5, 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Gallery 4:20, Peterson Street, between Ford and Glascock Streets. There will also be a reception at Fernando Reyes Fine Art - Studio 26 at Ford Street Studios, 2934 Ford Street from 6 - 9pm.

This holiday open studio will highlight the work of over 25 artists who live and/or work in the area known as Jingletown, which is situated between the Park and Fruitvale Street bridges bordered by the estuary separating Oakland from the island of Alameda.

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

Holiday Sale at Mosaic Studio Supply!

Saturday, December 13th - Sunday, December 21st

Great store-wide specials with discounts on tile, glass, tools, books and more. Free Mosaic Grab Bag with every purchase!

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