Advanced Mosaics Bench w/ Laura

Buckle-up mosaic artists. We’re about to launch into overdrive! Thanks to a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, we have an opportunity to work with regional mosaic master Laura Ruprecht. Some of you took her beginner workshop last fall. This will be a whole new ball-game. The designs on the flier are some examples of her extraordinary work. But for this project Laura is creating 6 all-new original designs, just for Monticello.

In these workshops we will be working similar to the old-world apprecntice style of art making, where we are all working together to create pieces true to the lead artists Laura’s vision. You will learn advanced glass cutting and shaping skills, and how to create an intricate mosaic on top of a printed design overlayed with backing mesh.

This is it, Monticello artists; the beginning of our mosaic movement. It’s a chance for us to build a coalition of highly skilled mosaic artists right in our own midst. This will be an opportunity for us to absorb and pass these skills along to others in subsequent years. Let’s create a legacy of community-built public art in Monticello together.

The design-reveal workshop dates with Laura are Sat June 29th, Sat Aug 3rd, and Sat Sept 7th.

At each of these Sat Workshops we will receive 2 new designs from Laura and will have roughly a month to complete our work. Laura will get us started, and check on our progress throughout the project. We will get to see our work installed onto the round benches and grouted as the project unfolds. At the end we’ll host a public unveiling and have a party.

You can sign-up for one workshop, or all 3. This will be a time commitment. This will be exactling work. The results will be spectacular and unlike anything else in our region. The workshops will have a limit of 8 people. This workgroup will be an excellent chance to make some new art friends. We will arrange for many worksessions throughout the month to accomodate people’s schedules in order to complete the mosaics in time for the next launch. There will be some independent work sessions available once everyone’s skills have been brought up to par too.

This is not a beginner’s project. If you have some mosiac experience and want to be part of a legacy project everyone will be very proud of, sign-up now, and let’s make some amazing art together this summer!

Sign-up

*HERE for Session 1 (June 29th)

*HERE for Session 2 (Aug 3rd)

*HERE for Session 3 (Sept 7th)