technical tuesday: New Book – Mastering Mosaics

Mastering Mosaics: 19 Artists, 19 Projects
Rayna Clark


Learn proven techniques and successful methods of creating mosaic art from 19
different artists. Patient professionals give informative, specific, and even
moving accounts of their personal mosaic strategies. See a wide range of
projects from a child’s vanity with flashy platform shoes for feet, to a
dazzling representation of the ancient Golden Ratio; nothing is beyond the
capabilities of these masters…or your own. Discover tricks for getting the
best uses out of your substrates, tesserae, and objects in your home that you
can transform into mosaic art. Sharpen your grouting, painting, carving, and
sculpting skills, and try these mosaics yourself, or take it in a new direction
altogether. This book is an informative, educational tool that can complement a
class or be the course guide. These experienced instructors will gladly help
you surmount obstacles that all mosaic artists face.

Art in Canada – Toast

Keith Campbell’s touring exhibition Journey through the Past
has now ended and its final stop is at the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery
where it is on display until September 28th.
It is also for sale and to commemorate the creation and
travels of the exhibition a book is being created and you have a chance to be
part of a memorable moment in Canadian Art history.
Buy a Slice of Toast!
Toast the installation will now become a book
Keith Campbell
Art in Canada….
$150 gets you:
1)    Slice
of toast – choose from one of forty Canadian historical personages
2)    A
copy of the book: Expected due date Dec. 2013
3)    Provide
for us by Nov 1 a statement from you in fifty words or less that begins with
the words Art in Canada.
This is an incredible opportunity to make a statement on Art
in Canada that will both be permanent record and personal statement.
Thank you for supporting

Art in Canada





Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery-Galerie
258 Dundas St.
London, ON
N6A 1H3
1-519-434-5443
1-866-229-5244

www.jonathons.ca

Christina Schou Christensen @ Gallery Sofie Lachaert

Ceramic glaze and earthenware, conventional materials, are intriguingly unconventionally used. Whereas
glaze usually acts as a mere covering layer in order to protect and to ornament earthenware,
Christensen swaps roles and examines the material for its form determining properties and
possibilities. The viscosity of the glaze, the porosity of the ceramic, the temperature of the kiln and
ever-present gravity serve as the tools in Christensen’s ongoing research, leading to mesmerizing
creations and unpredictable beauty.

CERAMICS BY CHRISTINA SCHOU CHRISTENSEN
AT GALLERY SOFIE LACHAERT
SOLO EXHIBITION
06-09-2013/06-10-2013
fri sat sun 11am – 6pm and by appointment

galerie sofie lachaert

st jozefstraat 30 tielrode belgium
www.lachaert.com tel + 32 3 7111963

GLAZING MASTERCLASS with PHIL ELSON

Saturday 12 October 10am-3pm
Cost $99
Northcote Pottery Supplies
Australian
ceramicist Phil Elson creates fine hand thrown porcelain tableware,
large bowls, teapots and installation pieces. His skill with porcelain
and high fired reduction glazes is renowned. In this masterclass Elson
will demonstrate his philosophy and approach to glazing. You will
develop an understanding of glazes that are used in the cone 9-10 firing
range (approx 1280 to 1300 degrees) fired under a reducing atmosphere.
The workshop will explore topics such as; what constitutes a glaze, the
safe handling of glaze materials and the levels of toxicity in glaze
materials. You will also develop an understanding of Brogniart’s
formula, the making of a number of glazes from a single base glaze and
the process of line blending. Elson will also demonstrate the
application of glaze to bisque ware. This masterclass is a unique
opportunity to gain valuable practical skills in glaze development and
application from a leader in the field. Ideally suited for those with
some experience with clay and glaze.
Northcote Pottery Supplies
142-144 Weston Street
Brunswick East
Victoria 3057
Australia
(03) 9387 3911

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