january, 2025
Time
January 17 (Friday) 12:30 pm - March 28 (Friday) 2:30 pm
Location
Coleridge Community College
Radegund Rd, Cambridge CB1 3RJ
length of course
10 weeks
Course details
Brief Description Have you ever wondered how mosaic is made and put together? Here is your chance to try this unique glass technique using small scale, delicate pieces of glass, and
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Course details
Brief Description
Have you ever wondered how mosaic is made and put together? Here is your chance to try this unique glass technique using small scale, delicate pieces of glass, and glass globs. You will need a steady hand and lots of patience to learn this technique, but the results will be well worth the effort! You will need to grind the pieces of glass to fit into your design, before grouting it. You will create a unique and beautiful glass panel using fragments of glass glued to either plain glass/white tile or plain white ceramic plate.
Please be aware the materials are not provided in the course fee.
Learning Outcomes:
The 10-week course will be organised in the following way:
Design skills
Brief history of glass/mosaic artists
Glass cutting methods
Grinding
Gluing
Grouting (optional)
Health & safety
Materials needed
- Images for inspiration
- A permanent pen
- a pencil, rubber, ruler
- a sheet of tracing paper (A4 size)
- An apron, which is fabric or plastic coated
- jay cloth
- an empty margarine pot or a sheet of glass with masking tape around the edge (for easy transportation of glass)
For the first session you will need to bring:
pencil, rubber, A4 paper, images for inspiration and a pair of mosaic cutters if you have them.
Glass Mosaic Materials will be charged at £15 per learner, payable during the first class to the tutor.
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
£152 (£92 concessionary fee) To book, please either call the office on 01223 712340 to pay over the telephone or email office@adultlearning.education and request bank transfer details.
Tutor
Lisa FretwellMy name is Lisa E Fretwell. I have been teaching art, glass and textile techniques for over 20 years. In the past, I have exhibited my work in New York, had a touring exhibition around the UK, and exhibited Gallery and non-Gallery venues in Hertfordshire, Leicester, London and Northamptonshire. I was involved involved in the publishing of a new book called ‘Antarctic Atlas,’ which includes my hand drawn illustrations. I am currently making hand drawn illustrated cards to create funding for a Hedgehog charity called Hoggywobbles in Cambridgeshire. Since 2012 I have been teaching Art History, Stained Glass and felt making in Cambridge. I sold some original illustrations with Bonham's Auctioneer's from our book, Antarctic Atlas, at St. Bride's Foundation, London in June 2023. I am now illustrating a new book entitled 'The penguin book of penguins' due to be published in 2025..