Let's be Creative Together!

A Virtual Hands-on 

Mosaic Art Workshop

The Women's Group of Judea Reform invites you to join congregant friends for a Virtual Hands On Mosaic Workshop. Create a beautiful piece of Mosaic Art in 3 guided sessions (90 minutes each) on Zoom led by artist and JRC congregant Gabrielle Rousso.

Please register by September 12 by completing the form at the bottom of this page, and have payment ready. Class enrollment is limited to 10 adult members. If there is enough interest, we will offer a second workshop.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

The Mosaic Art Workshop will take place on Zoom, and will be held in 3 distinct (90 minutes) sessions from 1:00 pm- 2:30 pm on starting on Tuesday, October 20. Here is an outline of the workshop's sessions

• Session 1: Tuesday, October 20 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Participants will learn a brief history of Mosaics and view fabulous Mosaic installations from around the World.  You will learn how to plan out your design and create your own personal piece of art from glass tiles, ceramic shapes, found objects, beads and jewelry. 
• Session 2: Tuesday, October 27 from 1:00 - 2:30pm. We will continue working on our pieces and enjoy the opportunity to socialize virtually.
• Session 3:  Tuesday, November 3 from 1:00-2:30pm. We will finish up our projects, and receive instruction on grouting our masterpieces and have show and tell.

MATERIALS:

The $65.00 per person fee covers the cost of a mosaic kit of customized materials and supplies including a base form, either 1 Hamsa Hand or a Star of David, a generous selection of mosaic tiles, beads, accent pieces, and mosaic adhesives and grout. Feel free to add found objects from your home to personalize your mosaic, and you may order additional or specialty materials to use at witsendmosaic.com or mosaicartsupply.com. 

Color palette choice: Each kit will include white and black tiles, adhesive, beads, murano beads, special found objects, a jewelry piece and base form. You will choose from one of these color palettes: Blue, Green, Purple or  Neutral (Creams, tans, beiges, browns) or Golden Yellow, Orange, Red Palette.

Your mosaic kit will be provided via contactless curbside pick-up in Durham and Chapel Hill on October 6, details will be confirmed when you register.  

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTOR:

JRC member Gabrielle Rousso has an expansive career in art history, art collecting and hands on visual arts teaching. She is a very popular lead instructor for the Duke University Olli Program, Ebay Seller extraordinaire, Vice President of the Frank Gallery and past executive director of The Art Center in Highland Park Illinois.

REGISTRATION:

Please register by completing the form at the bottom of this page, and have your mosaic kit payment ready. Adult members of Judea Reform are invited to register. The only cost for this workshop is the material fee of $65.00 for a mosaic kit needed to create your mosaic from start to finish; this fee is due when you register below. We are honored and grateful that Gabrielle has generously volunteered her time, artistic skills,  and teaching expertise to organize and teach this class. The registration deadline is September 12.

MORE INFORMATION:

Once you have registered, you will receive an initial confirmation email, and on October 1 you will receive a reminder email with final details for contactless pickup of your mosaic kit, and a zoom link (good for the entire workshop). For more information about the class contact Gabrille Rousso at gbergrousso@gmail.com.

For information about registering and attending contact Juliet jjensen@judeareform.org.

The Tuesday workshop is full. If you'd like to register for the Wednesday evening workshop, click here