Marsha Rafter

Thursday Morning Classes
2017-02-16 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Thursday Morning classes in February are from 10:00-12:30 and run on February 2nd, 16th, and 23rd. During the month of March, class will be held on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd. It’s all about Hearts this month! You’ll be creating a hanging heart planter out of clay, a three dimensional mosaic heart, and a heart rock.

Thursday Morning Classes
2017-02-02 10:00 - 12:30 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Thursday Morning classes in February are from 10:00-12:30 and run on February 2nd, 16th, and 23rd. During the month of March, class will be held on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd. It’s all about Hearts this month. You’ll be creating a hanging heart planter out of clay, a three dimensional mosaic heart, and a heart rock.

Design to Grout in a Day
2017-01-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Design to Grout in a Day In this class we’ll create a project from design to completion and at the end of the day you’ll have a gorgeous piece ready to hang on a garden wall. Choosing from a seahorse, butterfly, dragonfly, fish, owl, mermaid, peacock or sea turtle you’ll have a rainbow of stained glass, mirror glass, glass gems, beads, and millefiore available to you to work your magic. January 28th from 10:00-4:00.

Withdrawal Policy
Notification of withdrawal must be sent in writing (e-mail is fine) and refunds will be made as follows less a $25 processing fee.
100% Cash Refund – 30 or more days before the start date of the course
100% Studio Credit – between 30 and 7 days notice before the start date of the course – credits may be used for future workshop or open studio times. Credits must be used within six months from the date of cancellation. Credits may not be used for workshops that sign-up is handled by a third party, such as the San Diego Botanic Garden and the Fallbrook School of the Arts.
No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations made 7 days or less before the start date of the course.
Please Note: Studio credit does not guarantee you a spot in a future class, there must be space available, and you must contact Marsha to register and send any additional class fees.
All studio credits must be used within six months of time credit is issued.

San Diego Botanic Garden- Beginning Mosaics
2017-01-18 12:30 - 16:00 | San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA, 92024, United States
Come and enjoy two relaxing afternoons creating art for your garden. In this beginning mosaic class, students will create a butterfly, dragonfly, seahorse, owl, or turtle using beautiful stained glass, mirror glass, iridescent glass, beads, and glass gems. Your finished mosaic will be suitable for hanging outdoors or mounting in the garden. All materials and tools will be provided.

THIS IS A TWO SESSION CLASS ON JANUARY 18TH AND JANUARY 25TH

Mosaic Mandala with Textural Clay Embellishments
2016-12-10 10:00 - 2016-12-11 17:00 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
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.

Mosaic Jewelry- Pendants and Earrings
2016-12-06 10:00 - 12:30 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Design a gorgeous one of a kind mosaic pendant or earrings for yourself or a friend. Learn how to cut Italian gold smalti and use epoxy gel adhesive to set the smalti into a beautiful silver bezel.

Grandmothers and Grandchildren
2016-12-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Enjoy some time creating with your grandchild- or your child. The class will be for ages six to eighty six. The project will be either an owl, seahorse, sea turtle, Christmas tree, or angel and your materials will be stained glass, glass beads, and glass gems and set into colored thinset. No grouting will be necessary and the project will be completed in one class period.

Angel Sculptures
2016-11-15 01:30 - 16:00 | CA
Due to popular demand, I am excited to be adding an afternoon class on Tuesdays for creating Angel Sculptures! This will be a Two-Day Class on November 15th & 22nd from 1:30 am – 4:00 pm We’ll be using the slab method of hand building and texture tools galore to create gorgeous sculptural angels with a ton of character that will look delightful in your home or as a Christmas gift for someone special.

Hidden Meadows Artisan Guild Fall Show
2016-11-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Hidden Meadows Pavilion, 10141 Meadow Glen Way East, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Twenty artists from Hidden Meadows and the surrounding area will be showing and selling their artwork, including oil painting, jewelry, ceramics, mosaics, sculpture water color, silk painting, and Chinese brush painting.

Succulent Planters - Two-Day Class, Nov 1 & Nov 8
2016-11-01 10:00 - 12:30 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Enjoy hand-building with clay in a relaxing and inspiring atmosphere! In this two-day class, we will use the slab method of hand building to create gorgeous wall sconces and table top planters for your succulents.

In the first class you will explore the endless possibilities of creating textures on a clay slab and then you’ll learn how to put it all together into a beautiful finished piece. The second class will be for glazing. You’ll learn how to apply the glaze and how to layer glazes for special effects.
Class time should be adequate for creating multiple pieces. These are perfect for gifts.
Pots will be fired and available for pick up the following week.
Class time: Nov. 1 and Nov. 8, 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM
*Class fee of $95 includes both Days of class, as well as materials and firing fees

Two-Day Textural Clay Embellishments for Mosaics
2016-10-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
This workshop will take place on Saturday, October 22nd and Sunday, October 23rd from 10am – 4pm. Come discover the joys of working with clay to design and create your own collection of decorative and three dimensional ceramic pieces for embellishing your mosaics. 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 an abstract or representational mosaic. Day one 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. In the afternoon, I will give a demonstration of how to create molds so that you can duplicate your pieces. Completed tiles will be bisque fired, and on day two you may choose from a palette of over fifty colors to glaze your pieces. Glaze application and secrets for layering glazes for special effects will be covered. Upon completion of a second kiln firing, you will take home an abundant, generous supply of custom created, textured clay pieces for use in your mosaics or other artwork. (Out of town students may have your pieces shipped.)

Angel Sculptures - Two-Day Class, Oct 18 & Oct 25
2016-10-18 10:00 - 12:30 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Enjoy hand-building with clay in a relaxing and inspiring atmosphere in this two-day class. Using the slab method of hand building, you will be creating gorgeous sculptural angels.
On Day 1, you will explore the endless possibilities of creating textures on a clay slab and then you’ll learn how to put it all together into a beautiful finished angel. The second class will be for glazing. You’ll learn how to apply glaze, how to layer glazes for special effects, and how to apply stains.

Multiple sizes are possible. If you choose to make smaller ones there will be time for more than one piece. These are perfect for gifts.
Class time: Oct. 18 and Oct. 25, 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM
*Class fee of $95 includes both Days of class, as well as materials and firing fees

Bernardo Winery Fall Arts & Crafts Fair (Day 2)
2016-10-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte, San Diego, CA, 92128, United States
“Join us October 15th & 16th, 2016 for the Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, 10-5pm Saturday and 10-4pm Sunday. Our Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Fair is a popular tradition in San Diego, a truly ALL-Artisan fair, where all the works are hand-crafted and sold by the artists and crafters themselves.
Over 125 hand-picked vendors from across Southern California, with everything from handmade jewelry, soaps, paintings and sculpture, local honey, clothing, pottery, items for the home and garden and much more!
Live music, a food court, free admission, parking and shuttle. Families welcome! Please NO dogs on property or outside food and beverage.”
– Information from Bernardo Winery’s website.

Bernardo Winery Fall Arts & Crafts Fair (Day 1)
2016-10-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte, San Diego, CA, 92128, United States

Butterflies and Dragonflies for the Garden
2016-10-08 10:00 - 16:00 | San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA, 92024, United States
Come enjoy a relaxing day of creating art for your garden with friends. In this beginning mosaic class, you‘ll be creating a butterfly or dragonfly using beautiful stained glass, mirror glass, iridescent glass, beads, and glass gems. You’ll learn about tools and how to use them properly, how to cut glass, which adhesive to use, how to prep the substrate, how to mix grout, and how to hang your piece. A rainbow of glass colors will be available for you to choose from. All materials and tools will be provided. If you have things you would like to use such as special glass, old jewelry, beads, old china, or other mementos, please feel free to bring them. At the end of the day you will have a finished piece ready to hang on a garden wall.

I will be guiding you through the drawing and design process and I will have some templates for those who want to use my design ideas. Wear dark or old clothes, or bring an apron as we will be using black grout. I can’t wait to meet you and to have a fun day creating at the garden!

Signup will be available starting on September 1 through the San Diego Botanic Garden. Visit http://sdbgarden.org/classes.htm in September for more information.
No experience necessary!

Mosaics with a Twist
2016-09-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Private Residence, Los Gatos, CA, United States
Email Marsha for more information and to register.

Creative Glass Mosaics
2016-09-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Fallbrook School of the Arts, 310 East Alvarado Street, Fallbrook, CA, 92028, United States
For more information and to register, please visit http://www.fallbrookschoolofthearts.com.

Creative Mosaics 101
2016-09-10 11:00 - 16:00 | Escondido Arts Partnership, 262 E. Grand Ave., Escondido, CA, 92025, United States
Come join the fun! Our project will be a butterfly, dragonfly, seahorse, starfish, sun, or owl. You will learn the indirect method of creating mosaics using mesh and the best way to create gorgeous patterns and compositions using fabulous colored opaque glass and glass gems. Discover the best products to create long lasting and beautiful mosaics for both indoor and outdoor settings. You’ll learn glass cutting techniques as well as all about substrates and adhesives. At the end of the day you’ll go home with a finished piece ready to hang. No experience necessary!

Tuesday Morning Beginning and Advanced Mosaics (ongoing)
2016-08-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Marsha’s Studio, 28202 Burned Oak Terrace, Escondido, CA, 92026, United States
Choose a project of the month from a butterfly, dragonfly, gecko, lizard, seahorse, sea turtle, starfish or sun. Over the course of four sessions you will be well versed and have a broad knowledge of the mosaic tools, substrates, adhesives and the techniques you need to make just about anything covered in brightly colored glass and tile. You will learn how to create gorgeous patterns and compositions using fabulous colored opaque glass, mirror glass, glass gems, and ceramic embellishments. You’ll learn about the best products to create long lasting, beautiful mosaics for both indoor and outdoor settings.

*Students who have taken several classes may work on individual projects of their choosing.
