In this fast paced and super fun class, you will be working with clay to design and create your own collection of decorative and three dimensional ceramic pieces for embellishing a mosaic mandala. You will love how these pieces give your work a more unique and individual look! We’ll go over design possibilities and you’ll see samples of how to incorporate these pieces into your mandala.

Day one, in the morning, we will focus on exploring the endless possibilities of creating textures and imprints in clay as well as how to create sculptural pieces that will add so much dimension to your work.  Glaze application and secrets for layering glazes for special effects will be covered. We will fast dry your pieces and then glaze them before lunch. Then they’ll be fired and ready to insert into your mandala on Sunday. In the afternoon, we will be working with a rainbow of stained glass, glass gems, and mirror to complete your mandala design.

Day two, you will complete the mandala and then grout. We’ll go over the use of  different types of tints for coloring your grout.

Your substrate will be wedi board and your clay pieces will be high fired and therefore freeze thaw proof so you may hang your mandala outside.

• This is a two day class and class will be from 10:00 AM -5:00 PM both days.