Hey, Denver area folks: Sign up Now: The first “Tile Mosaics for Beginners” class starts this Friday…if you’re off during the day (or just “off” in general!), come, hang out, learn a new craft, and have a great time!  You can register here:

Fridays: 2/5/10 & 2/12/10; 9 am to 12 pm
https://www.colofreeu-registrar.com/sdc/regclass.html?class=254871

­$69 / CFU members (nominal annual membership fee); $81 / non-members. $21 required Materials Fee ($26 if no safety glasses) Includes everything you’ll need to make your beautiful take-home art piece!
$7 optional materials fee if you’d like upgraded tiles and materials

In this fun and fully interactive course, learn to make your own mosaic art piece. Choose from several project bases (stepping stones, address number plaques, frames), which are included along with tiles, adhesives, grout, and sealer. Use the wide array of colored ceramic tiles provided or upgrade by purchasing more elaborate tiles and other fun items that can be used in mosaics. First class, students learn the basics of breaking, cutting, arranging, and adhering tiles and have their design completed. Second class, students learn how to grout their piece and complete the grouting to “bring their piece to life”. Leave the second class with sealer to take home and apply later.

Would love to see you come out!  Class is located at Colorado Free University’s Lowry campus; off Quebec and 2nd between 6th Ave. and Alameda.  For more information, you can call their office at: 303-399-0093 or visit their site at:

www.freeu.com

YEY!!! I’m SO excited to be offering some classes on mosaics for beginners, coming up in Denver. They are offered through Colorado Free University (www.freeu.com), a wonderful community continuing education non-profit that has provided excellent content for over twenty years. I’ve been a longtime student of CFU, taking classes on such topics as “Using Twitter for Business”, “Using Facebook for Business”, “Creating the Work you Love”, “Publishing your Book”, “Making a Living without a Job”, “Investing Basics for Women”, “Grantwriting”, and many more!

COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this fun, fully interactive course, learn to make your own mosaic art piece. Choose from several project bases (what you will put your mosaic on; like a frame or address number plaque), which are included along with tiles, adhesives, grout, and sealer. Use the wide array of colored ceramic tiles provided or upgrade by purchasing more elaborate tiles and other items that can be used in mosaics. In the first class, students learn the basics of breaking, cutting, arranging, and adhering tiles and complete their designs. In the second class, students learn how to grout their piece and complete finishing steps that “bring their piece to life”. Leave the second class with sealer to take home and apply later. Information on mosaic basics, great sources for materials and supplies, setting up a mosaic art workspace, and next-level mosaics will be also be discussed. Each class consists of two 3-hour sessions for a total of 6 hours.

DATES and TIMES and REGISTRATION LINKS:

Two Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon Begins 2/5;

https://www.colofreeu-registrar.com/sdc/regclass.html?class=254871

Two Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Begins 2/21;

https://www.colofreeu-registrar.com/sdc/regclass.html?class=254872

Two Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. Begins 3/24;

https://www.colofreeu-registrar.com/sdc/regclass.html?class=254873

Two Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. Begins 4/28;

https://www.colofreeu-registrar.com/sdc/regclass.html?class=254874

COST: $69 member ($25 yearly membership fee for CFU, gets you member rates on all classes), $81 non-members. Materials fee includes all materials to make your own awesome mosaic piece; $21 if you bring your own safety glasses, $26 if you don’t (you’ll receive a pair to keep).

QUESTIONS? Please email me or post here; would love to see you there; should be really fun; I already know of several people coming! (Oh; and; NO: you DON’T need to have any prior artistic experience; believe it or not; mosaics are VERY easy to learn, I’m a very supportive and encouraging and fun teacher, you CAN bring wine, drinks, or food and you WILL have a great time!)