Mosaic is a pictorial method of making images using stone, marble, granite, ceramic tiles, and glass.
First, work on your ideas inspire by a picture, a drawing, or a concepts…You will learn how to do the preparatory drawing, transfer the drawing to the backing board, prepare the tesserae (little tiles) and apply them to your design until it’s completed.
You will then learn how to apply the grout for the final finishing of the mosaic. This class is for all ages to have fun with no experience in mosaic needed!
Supplies provided: a nipper, ceramic tiles small margin, flat steel trowel, a mixing container, wet cloths, grouting trowel (with a rubber surface), marble and ceramic tile adhesive, grout, sponge, 3/4 inch plywood panel approximately 12”X 16” in size (or you can work on size you wish to be), four strips of wood or plywood 1” wide to temporarily frame the plywood panel used to house the mosaic, screws to attach temporary strips of wood to plywood panel, screws to attach temporary strips of wood to plywood panel, paper to sketch the mosaic design, carbon paper, palette knife
You are welcome to bring your own tools or materials you desire to work with!
On Tuesday April 3, 10, 17, 24, 7-10pm
4 weeks classes starts
Cost: $140 + $30 for material (Tiles not included)
To register click here call for information
Instructor: De Li
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelor of Ceramic Art and Industrial Design Tsinghua University, China
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
-Teach Mosaic, Traditional Chinese painting, Figures in Natures,
Ceramic, and Drawing for the Terrified Beginner at LucSculpture Shool & Studios
-Teach at Chinese Youth Centre, Toronto (students between 4 to 15 years old)
-2010 Assistant teacher as volunteer at William Burgess School, East York Toronto
-2008-2009 Volunteer at Wuzhou Special School for the Learning Disable, Wuzhou, China
-2006-2009 taught Art History, Painting, Interior Design, Direct and Indirect methods of Mosaic at the University of Wuzhou, China
-1995-1998 taught at the Shenzhen Yuanping Special Education School for the Autistic and Learning Disable, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
-1988-1995 taught Traditional Chinese Painting, Watercolor, Drawing, and Ceramic Art at the University of Hunan, China
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Toronto, UK, Banff BC, Shenzhen, Guangdong, and Wuzhou, Guangxi in China
Contact De Li: E-mail: [email protected]
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese