Cut them up and put them back together

How would you like to have a mosaic in your home like the byzantine mosaics of old: So maybe you don't have 10,000.00 to spend on one of these masterpieces. No fear, we are offering a beginner class on mosaic building here at the studio. Starting Saturday, July 7, we are offering two sessions of cutting bits and pieces of glass and putting them back together in a fun design. I have some designs for you but we encourage unique designs also. You will receive a 7 x 7 inch frame, enough glass for your project, glue and grout to finish your (almost) byzantine masterpiece. Sign up by messaging me or go to our web site for more contact information. Other similar workshops have been lots of fun for the students and they finish some awesome projects. The price is only $75.00 for  two consecutive Saturdays.
I am excited about sharing what I have learned about stained glass. It's a beautiful, meaningful and functional art that has been around for a very long time.

This is a byzantine mosaic probably from the 12th century. I love the detail. 

This cute cherry was made by cutting glass from a pattern I drew. You can use small squares or cut out shapes ,

I made a series of flowers, fruits and vegetables in mosaic bits. I have so much fun putting them together.

This is the tray you will be building your mosaic in. It is 7 inches square and will be perfect for your first project. 

I got ambitious and built a 12 ft. by 6 ft mosaic art project. It took three months but was lots of fun. It is hung at the Smith's Market Place in Springville, UT, in the food court. 

A Second Look

Folks keep advising us as artists that we need to tell our message over and over, as many as 7 times to get through. To Jeanne and I, we don't want to run the risk of becoming a boring, repeating record, skipping over and over.

But the advisors do have a point.

I saw The Last Jedi at the theatre with Jeanne and then found that when I viewed it at home, I liked it better. So maybe it's because I gave it a second chance. I found more to the story, I enjoyed the character development more. I watched it with different eyes, a different perspective. I liked it at the theater but I liked it more on the second viewing.

Does this mean that telling the story of how we build stained glass again might peak someone's interest. We showed how we put stained glass together on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD3Jh5SWKhQ&t=4s  

We like sharing our love for stained glass, with all it's nuances, we enjoy every project, there's always something to find interesting, Sometimes it's the challenges we encounter, sometimes Jeanne combines a different pallet of colors and creates something unique. So, maybe it remains interesting, even though we've said it before...let us know!