Good news; I now have the early Fall classes posted here on the website, as well as the September hours for the Mosaic Supply Shop and Open Studio times.  There will be a Mosaic Jewelry class in mid-September, a Tempered “Crash” Glass Mosaics class starting in late October, and a Beginner’s Mosaics class in October.  I am also working on scheduling several one-night “Make a Mosaic Gift” classes for November and December for a great way to make sure you get those holiday gifts made!

After 6 months in my new space at Pot-Luck (can you believe it?!), I have gotten a feel for what kinds of hours might work best for the Mosaic Supply Shop and Open Studio Time. Starting this month, I’ll be changing the hours to one day a week, with more nighttime hours. This should better accommodate those of you that cannot come during daytime hours.  (Several dates also include afternoon hours for those of you that still want to come during the daytime!)  Until I can assess whether this new scheduling will work better for more people, please let me know if you are having difficulties meeting the dates and times and we can probably alter the dates/hours a little to fit your schedule.  You can find each month’s Supply Shop and Open Studio Time hours (which are one in the same, BTW!) on their respective web pages (click links) as well as on my Facebook page.  I am also now going to include each month’s hours on my voicemail, if that’s an easier place for you to check.

Amanda Edwards/Mandolin Mosaics

Staci Sterenberg

Starting the Monday after next, July 25th, is an entirely new, requested-by-continuing-students class, Mixing Ceramics into Mosaics / ‘Pique Assiette’ Class! This class will involve choosing and painting (flat and/or 3-D) ceramics from the shop on the first session, after which they will be glazed, fired, and ready for us by the 2nd class. We’ll then take our ceramics and mix them together with tiles or other tesserae into a beautiful 2- or 3-D mosaic. We don’t even have to grout these mosaics! This is a great way to be able to truly personalize your tesserae by painting the ceramics with whatever words, images, or colors that you want! You can also bring any ceramic or porcelain family or garage sale treasures you’ve been saving to work into your piece! Because this is such a different form of mosaic (that’s been around for 1,000s of years, actuallly!), you don’t need to have taken a prior mosaic class!

Class runs (2)  Monday nights; July 25th and August 1, 5:30-8:30 pm each night. I know many of you were interested in and requested this class, so sign up now! Email me at tilemosaicgirl@gmail.com and I’ll email you an invoice to pay through paypal (you don’t need a paypal account to pay this way). Cost is $125 for class and $50 for materials fee ($55 if you need safety glasses). Check out the photos of several very different examples of this form of mosaics from some wonderful mosaic artists!

Amber Pierce

Kathy Brogden

Linda Edeiken

Staci Sterenberg

Join us this Sunday, May 22nd for a walking tour of the mosaics of the Bonnie Brae neighborhood of South Denver. The neighborhood’s mosaics have been featured in The Denver Post, a story of residents banding together to beautify their surroundings, especially the alleyways, while getting to know each other better while learning a new craft.  http://bonniebraealleyart.com/ The resident who started the project was originally inspired by the outdoor mosaic work of Abbas Khajeaian, owner of the wonderful Kashi Kari Gallery in Denver, where I took my very first mosaic class!

We’ll meet at 12 noon at Bonnie Brae Ice Cream at University and Ohio (799 S. University Blvd.); http://www.bonniebraeicecream.com/directions.htm . Wear comfortable shoes and weather-friendly clothing and we’ll check out some cool outdoor mosaic murals! I can’t wait! After the tour, my TileMosaicGirl studio and shop will be open for Open Studio Time and Supply Shop shopping from 1-4 pm!

TileMosaicGirl is a short drive from Bonnie Brae; you can go South on University from Bonnie Brae about 3/4 mile to I-25 South.  Follow about a mile, one exit to Colorado Blvd. Go South on Colorado about a mile until you see the old University Hills Shopping Plaza on the left (Panera, ACE, and Jo-Ann’s). Just after the Plaza entrance, you’ll see a Batteries Plus; we’re right next door to that and you can turn Left into our parking lot (park in plaza lot around fence if needed; not the bank lot).  TMG @Pot-Luck, the Pottery Painting Place is at 2620 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222. Hope to see you on Sunday!

We’re having a party and You’re Invited! Come help us celebrate the new TileMosaicGirl at Pot-Luck, the Pottery Painting Place! Munch on some yummy food & drinks and learn about and see Mosaic Classes, Open Studio Time, and the Mosaic Supply Shop! You can see the new space, see and meet old and new crafty folks, and even buy some incredible yummies from the Mosaic Supply Shop if you’d like! It’s  Thursday, March 3, 2011 from 5-8 pm; drop by whenever you can come!

In the old University Hills Shopping Center (the one with ACE & Jo-Ann),

Right on Colorado Blvd., NE corner of Yale & Colorado, next to Batteries Plus.

2620 South Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222

(720) 435-3057

Hope to see you there!

Happy New Year!  I hope 2011 is a wonderful year for us all. I am truly grateful for all of my ‘fans’, friends, family, students, supporters, and the wonderful mosaic community for your amazing, incredible support throughout the past year! I’m finally realizing my long-latent dream of being an Artist, and it’s incredible! I continue to learn more and more on a daily basis and love sharing my knowledge with my students and the web-at-large.  The support I’ve received over this past year has been more than I would’ve ever expected; it’s buoyed me during tough times and long nights and inspires me to keep going forward.

In honor of a wonderful 2010 and an even better upcoming 2011, I’m offering a “Happy New Year Sale” in my etsy shop.  Use coupon code HNY11ETSY to get 25% off each item in your order (!) now through 11:59 pm Mountain time tomorrow, 1/1/11. I’ve got most of my current shippable completed pieces loaded into the etsy shop, so there’s lots to choose from; mosaic jewellry, mirrors, wall hangings, etc.

I have lots of big dreams and plans for 2011 including: attending February’s Society of American Mosaic Artists conference to learn more to share with all of you and find more great mosaic suppliers and sources; continuing to offer classes at CO Free University (www.freeu.com) about every 8-12 weeks; offering Garden Mosaics classes at some local garden centers; expanding locations for Denver area classes; holding more private and ‘club’ mosaic classes; and expanding class offerings to include such topics as “Tempered (“crash”) Glass” Mosaics!

PLEASE, if you have ideas, suggestions, or input about these or any other mosaic-related activities in the Denver metro area or for the web, send me an email or contact me via Facebook ! I’d love to hear from you!

At the Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive, in the Santa Fe Arts District of Denver; an all-new, ALL-MOSAIC exhibit! 

“Third Friday” Art Walk on Friday, November 19; Gallery open 1 to 9 p.m. 

Meet the Artists at the Opening Reception: Saturday, November 20 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

“First Friday” Art Walk; Friday, December 3, Gallery open 6 to 9 p.m. (I will be there that night only)

Exhibiting artists: Hresula Bentsen, Grace Blowers, Tina Davis, Ilona Fried, Kaye Iverson, Lynnette Kupferer, Danni McCarville, Krystie Rose Millich, Sherry Moon, Carrie Murphy, Kathy Thaden, Susan Wechsler, and Leah and Dave Wicks

My piece, “Easy Rider” will be one of the featured sculptural pieces in this show.

www.nizaknollgallery.com | 303-953-1789 | nizak@mac.com
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 1-5 PM
Please visit The Mix Co-Op in the back of the gallery!