Figurative Mosaic Workshop
Location: Phoenix Location
Room: Shemer Art Center
Sep 4-25, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
on Sat
Tuition: $180.00
Material Fee: $30.00
Level: All Levels
Status: This program is completed
This workshop is for students of all levels and will focus on producing a pictorial image in clay. Students will be inspired by a historical overview of Greek, Roman, Italian and contemporary approaches to mosaic design. They will learn how to translate their drawing image to clay, then underglaze and glaze their tiles and learn about the firing process. On the last day of class, students will be able to assemble their mosaic design on a 12 x 24 tile board.
- Instruction to take place at the Shemer Art Center, Phoenix
- Materials fee includes clay, glazes and firing of final sculpture
Instructor -- Esmeralda DeLaney
Esmeralda DeLaney's figurative ceramic sculpture can be found in numerous public and private collections. Her work is in the City of Phoenix Collection of Contemporary Arizona Ceramic Art at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, at Glendale Community College, and at the permanent art collection at ASU’s Nelson Art Museum. Her public art work is on view in the City of Tempe, AZ and at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix. She was a professor at Grand Canyon University for 21 years, teaching ceramics, sculpture and design. Her art work is in numerous private collections. Esmeralda is currently teaching sculpture, three-dimensional design, and two-dimensional design at Glendale Community College.