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March
2006
Hello Happy Creative Heartbeats,
So much has been happening at the studio so lets
just get straight into it.
 The
Greek Festival of Sydney
is about to start and
the Studio is part
of the festivity. We
have a special one
day event on Sunday
April the 9th from
10am - 4pm. Come to
the studio and have the
opportunity to lay
in a piece of smalti
(or two) and become
one of the many hands
that have particpated
in creating the Byzantium
reproduction Virgin
Mary.
We are nearing the compeltion of this work so this
will be the last opportunity for the public to
get involved before instalation.
However, once the Virgin is up - a reproduction
Byzantium of Jesus Christ begins.
www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au
Leichhardt Water Fountain
Project Completed
For those who have been following this project
- well here it is in situ. leichhardt council put
on a BBQ and enjoyed a celebratory afternoon for
the official opening recently.
Stay
tuned to www.mosaicmadness.com.au website.
We
are changing.
Not
enough to scare you - just enough to
refresh your outlook with us.
Mosaic
Design & Techniques Workshop
Enrolling
now for the 1st & 2nd April.
This
course is run over both Saturday & Sunday
from 10am - 5pm.
Cost: $225 plus cost of materials.
What we get through in these two days is amazing
- colour, design, fabrication techniques, grout
sample boards, the philosophy of glue, introduction
to hammer and hardie technque, the Ravenna Way
of mosaic making, Sources of Inspiration, the quest
for creativity and much much more. Your A3 visual
journey will be overloaded with notes, handouts,
colour, quotes and insights.
We
have just completed the 3rd Mosaic Bottega Workshop
Thisd
is not a beginners workshop - if you
would like to attend a beginners workshop
in the mosaic artform please check out
the calender for the next Mosaic MAdness
weekend workshop - the foundation course
at www.mosaicmadness.com.au
What
is a Mosaic Bottega Workshop?
Its a 6 weekly course held on Tuesday mornings
between 9.30 - 12.30pm and costs $225.00.
Each
6 week period is an exercise in the mosaic
artform to further your knowledge and ability
to create works using marble, smalti,
glass, unglazed tiles, millefiore and more.
Its about exploring your imagination, developing
technical skilss and furthering your art knowledge.
Our
February Bottega Class was about working
in 2D, discovering our personal source for
inspiration and understanding colour.
How did we do that?
We began with a shape from nature and mindmapped
it. Some of the ideas that were explored by the
class were a Peakcock Feather, Tree Trunk
and Sea Urchin.
Here's one of the mindmaps (yes we did more than
one mondmap) for the Sea Urchin project which
was worked on by Judy.
Intermittently
we did a variety of colour
exercises using acrylic
paints. As we did we began
to build our 2D shape.
Once that was dry, Judy
played with tonal variations
and used a variety of material
to begin working the surface
of her project. This is
an aerial view of her Sea
Urchins.
Mosaic Bottega
IV runs Tuesdays 10am
- 1pm - May 2, 9, 16, 23,
30 and 6th June.
This course
is for students who are
committed to furthering
their artistic potential
in the mosaic artform.
If
you would like to apply
for this course, please
email me and I will forward
an application form to
you.
Art
Atelier
These
courses are available to students
who have completed Art For Strictly
Beginners - the foundation course.
For details of the next ASB course
please pop into the website and
check out the calendar for details www.mosaicmadness.com.au
The Atelier courses are
short courses in the ARTS for
your continuing education.
Our next Atelier class will be held on Saturday
mornings on
April 8, 15, 22, 29 from 9.30am - 12.30pm the
cost of the course is $275.00.
This
is a four week course on
the topic of colour.
You
will learn to truly understand colour; where
colour comes from; how it has been understood
in the past; and create your own colour
wheel; beginning with a classical colour wheel
to contemporary colour wheel. You will learn
the language of colour, how to see colour and
how to express yourself in colour. And with this
new found knowledge you will create a still life.
We will explore other related topics like Colour
and Culture, give you lots of web related
resources and handouts too.
This
next four week course is Sculpture,
Drawing
and Portraiture.
Many have been awaiting a continuation on sculpting
- this will be held on saturday mornings. When
?
After the completion of the Atelier Colour Course.
Places will be limited so please email me to secure
a spot.
This course will indeed inspire so call to reserve
your spot.
To
enrol in a course or
for more information visit
our website at www.mosaicmadness.com.au or
call me (nola) on 02 9818-7471.
Artereal
Gallery is officially opened.
The space at the front of
my studio has now emerged into Artereal
Gallery. You are welcomed to attend her
very first exhibition which opens Friday
24th March and runs for 5 weeks. Tuesdays
- Saturdays 10am - 5pm.
www.artereal.com.au
 
Keep
inspired....
nola
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