DIANNE SONNENBERG MINI CLASS ~ OUTDOOR MOSAIC TECHNIQUES

3 HOUR PRESENTATION FRIDAY

JOIN DIANNE AS SHE DISCUSSES OUTDOOR INSTALLATIONS  ~ COMBO OF LECTURE, DEMO, HANDS-ON, AND Q & A WITH HANDOUTS, PRODUCT INFO AND SAMPLES ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS AND PREPARATION.  SHE WILL DISCUSS BOTH 2D AND

 3D APPLICATIONS AND LARGER SCALED INSTALLATIONS.

GET IN TOUCH WITH LINDA ABOUT POTLUCK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.

DIANNE HAS EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND WITH LARGE SCALE WORKS

HAND CRAFTED SMALTI IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND REVERED MATERIALS AVAILABLE.  IT HAS BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES BY MOSAIC MASTERS WORLD WIDE IN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY MOSAIC WORKS.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER USED THIS EXQUISITE MATERIAL IN YOUR MOSAICS, THIS CLASS WILL PROVIDE AND EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION.  YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SMALTI, CUTTING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES, ANDAMANTO (THE LAYOUT AND DIRECTION OF YOUR MOSAIC PIECES), ADHESIVES, AND MORE.  DIANNE WILL PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND HANDS-ON INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION.  

EACH PARTICIPANT WILL MAKE 2 6" X 6"  MOSAICS. USING BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES.  IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE  BOTH MOSAICS DURING THE WEEKEND COURSE BUT MANY PARTICIPANTS CHOOSE TO FINISH THEM ON THEIR OWN TIME AFTER THE COURSE.

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN NIPPERS, TWEEZERS AND PALETTE KNIVES.  GET IN TOUCH WITH LINDA IF YOU NEED TO BORROW SOME.  PATTERNS WILL BE PROVIDED TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS.  THE MATERIALS FEE INCLUDES SMALTI, THINSET, WELDBOND, PIGMENTS, AND COLORANTS,  SUBSTRATES AND SHOP SUPPLIES.

DIANNE SONNENBERG IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MOSAIC ARTIST BASED IN AUSTIN, TX AND ONTARIO, CANADA.  SHE HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND WITH CLIENT COMMISSIONS, COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITS, LARGE-SCALE WORKS, AND ORIGINAL MOSAIC DESIGN.  HER ARTWORK HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AT THE 2010 MAI EXHIBITION IN CHICAGO, IL.  DIANNE HAS DONATED MOSAICS THAT HAVE RAISED OVER $350,000 FOR CHARITY FUNDRAISERS.  SHE IS THE 2019 RECIPIENT OF THE ROBIN BRETT SCHOLARSHIP AND WAS ONE OF THE 9 ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRESTIGOUS CLAUIANO MOSAIC SYMPOSIUM.  SHE IS ALSO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTIN SCHOOL OF MOSAIC ART. HER KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND WARM SUPPORTIVE TEACHING STYLE HAS MADE HER A MUCH SOUGHT AFTER INSTRUCTOR ACROSS THE US AND CANADA.    https://diannesonnenberg.com/home.html 

THE ARTISTS AND I WORK HARD TO BRING THEIR CLASSES TO ASHEVILLE.  CANCELLATIONS  30 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS WILL BE REFUNDED MINUS A $100 PROCESSING FEE.  UNDER 30 DAYS NOTICE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUND. THANK YOU