Thanks, Groupon! I paid $30 for a 3 hour beginning mosaic class at the Chicago Mosaic School.
It was flipping awesome.
There were 2 instructors. One, Ahmed, from Egypt, (but not THAT Ahmed for Egypt. Although he was funny, and Ahmed should be threatened) taught us all the mosaic tool basics. We cut glass, ceramics, and porcelain. That was already fun. I'd never cut pieces before, just arranged tiles.
Then the other instructor, Helga, from Germany, took us on a little tour of the facility. Their student gallery is awesome. And they have a little store in the back called Tiny Pieces. And their bathroom is all mosaicked on the wall with sea life and then on the floor with marble. And their kitchen backsplash is all mosaicked. It's flippin cool. And they run classes on how to do all of that in your own home!
So then we picked out a picture frame or a big tile to mosaic. I did a frame. I love it. I did purples and whites and mirror. I need a cute girlie picture to go in it. I then had extra time (because I don't tend to overthink any art I do) and did a tile which I'm using as a spoonrest because it matches my kitchen.
I really want to take more classes there. I had so much fun. I hope they offer more Groupons!
If you're interested in mosaics, check out http://www.chicagomosaicschool.com/ Even their website is cool.
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