Registration Now Open! Come have fun and learn the correct tools, adhesives, bases, and “stuff’ to make your own Outdoor / Garden Mosaic! Classes sizes are kept deliberately small, so Register Now! First come, first served! See the Class Info. page for more Information and how to Register!

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!

Mosaic Jewelry Student-made Bracelet

Mosaic Jewelry Student-made Earrings

CLASS REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!

If you would like to register for one of the (non-CFU) classes listed below or on the “Classes” pages, please just email me at tilemosaicgirl@gmail.com and I will process your registration individually through paypal (you do not need a paypal account to register). Soon I will have pages here for online registration, but for now, please email me. Class sizes are kept deliberately small so that I have enough time with each student for the help that they need to learn the ‘awesome art of mosaics’! Classes are filled first come, first served in registrations! 

I just wanted to let those of you that have asked know that I am ‘almost’ ready to go ‘live’ with the online registration functions for my classes. Of course, wouldn’t ya know it?; it’s taken MUCH longer than you think it’s going to (uh, especially when the person working on the code/programming part is really an Artist/Teacher/Social Worker kinda chick!). I’ve called in my reinforcements and we’re almost ready; hopefully I’ll post that it’s ready to go here in the next few days. Until then, thank you for your patience.

Also: Another Class Added at the new TileMosaicGirl at Pot-Luck, the Pottery Painting Place:

Mosaic Jewelry: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 from 5:30-8:30 pm  (see “Classes” pages for full descriptions and more information, with online registration links in the next few days).

Evening & Weekend Open Studio Times Added for March:

Sunday, March 20, 1 – 4 pm      AND     Wednesday, March 23, 4:30 – 8:30 pm

* Please Note: You can always email me to arrange for Open Studio Time by Appointment if these days/hours don’t meet your needs.

Tempered Glass Mosaic by Artist Ellen Blakeley, http://www.ellenblakeley.com

I’m SO excited to announce that we now have a shop for mosaic classes, studio time, and supplies in Denver…TileMosaicGirl at Pot-Luck, the Pottery Painting Place!  The shop is right on CO Blvd., in the U. Hills area. It’s in the front of the parking lot of the old U. Hills Shopping Center, the one with ACE Hardware and Jo-Ann Fabrics.  TileMosaicGirl at Pot-Luck, the Pottery Painting Place, will offer Mosaic Classes, Open Studio Time, and a Supply Shop. “Opening” date will be Thursday, February 24, 2011. The TMG shop will be the ONLY place in Denver where you can get ALL the supplies and materials necessary to make mosaics in one location.  Until now, mosaic crafters and artists have had to go to a minimum of 4-5 different stores (more if they were watching price), just to get the supplies they needed to make mosaics. Now, you’ll be able to find everything from tiles and goodies to decorate your mosaics to the adhesives and grout to glue ‘em down and finish them off, all in one place!

The Supply Shop will be open during Mosaic Studio Time hours, Mosaic Classes, and by appt. The comprehensive selection will include: glass vitreous tiles, metallic veined tiles, deep color “crystal” glass tiles, glitter tiles, smalto tiles, glass gems and shapes, stained glass tiles, ceramic and Mexican tiles, Van Gogh tiles, millefiori, china, beads, mosaic jewelry supplies, mirror tiles, and misc. found objects and toys. Mosaic bases, adhesives, grouts, tools, colorants, and sealers round out the selection. Prices are very good; much better than ordering online, having to meet order minimums, and paying shipping! Several package sizes of each item will be available so that you don’t have to commit to large quantities of one item.  At the TMG Supply Shop, you can get the materials you want in the sizes you need at an exellent price! Starting date is Thursday, Feb. 24th, after I get back from the natl. mosaic conference with all kinds of new supplies and expertise!

Mosaic Studio Time is open-ended time for you* to work on mosaics in a space besides your home, where all the supplies and materials you need are on hand and you don’t have to worrry about getting your house ‘mucked up’. All basic tesserae (tiles, etc.) included, as well as adhesives, grout, sealer, tools, supplies, etc. Everything is included, except you bring your own base or buy a low-cost one there. Come have space to work, hang out w/ other fun mosaic people, and make a mess somewhere other than in your dining room! Studio time is $10 an hour.

Mosaic Studio Time HOURS are:
Mondays from 11 am to 3 pm and
Thursdays from 11 am to 3 pm
and By Appointment

At least 1 weekend day a month and 2 weeknights a month willl also be scheduled; check out Calendar page for current month’s dates/times.

* Please note: Mosaic Studio Time is not a class and does not include teaching time; participants should have taken a Beginner’s Mosaic class (anywhere) and/or be at least a Beginner’s level mosaic crafter to use Studio Time.

Mosaic Classes offered at the TileMosaicGirl shop are:
Beginner’s Mosaics
Tempered Glass (“Crash Glass”) Mosaics
Mosaic Jewelry

Cutting & Shaping Tiles for Mosaic Design
Continuing Mosaics
Garden/Outdoor Mosaics
Special, Introductory no-artistic-skills-required, “MAKE A MOSAIC!” Sessions!

(These “MAKE A MOSAIC!” sessions will be perfect for those friends and family members you have that think they don’t have an artistic bone in their body but want to get out and do something fun, quick, easy, and inexpensive. Very similar to what they do at Canvas & Cocktails or Sipping & Painting…everyone works on the same simple base and leaves class with a completed mosaic that’s either ungrouted style, they can easily grout at home, or they can leave to get grouted.)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: CLASS DATES ALREADY SCHEDULED:

(Long-awaited, big demand)…Tempered (“Crash Glass”) Mosaics…Thursday, March 10 & 17th, 5:30 to 8:30 pm

Beginner’s Mosaics…Sunday Evenings, March 13, 20, & 27th, 5-8 pm

There will be a registration function on the “Classes”  page here soon, so that you may register for these classes. Class sizes are kept deliberately small so that Krystie Rose has enough time with each student for the help that they need  to learn the ‘awesome art of mosaics’!

TileMosaicGirl at Pot-Luck, the Pottery Painting Place

2620 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO, 80222

720-435-3057 / tilemosaicgirl@gmail.com

Also on Facebook & Twitter!

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!