Building a Landscape with Color and Texture with Laura Rendlen
Thursday, October 30, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Workshop: Hands-On
Intermediate Level: Artistic Development
Price: $385 (Includes $60 Materials Fee)
This workshop is for artists who want to explore a variety of mosaic techniques to create a representational landscape utilizing different traditional materials, e.g., glass, stone, shells, and metal. Beginning with a short presentation and exercises to illustrate general principles, the discussion considers the perspective, foreground and background, and light source highlights and shadows. The beauty of this workshop is that the artist gets to surround themselves and then get to play with a variety of tesserae to complete their mosaic. Working from your imagination, the workshop emphasizes a hands-on exploration of mosaic techniques. This allows the artist to discover different textures, color combinations, and ways to transition and form relationships with mixed materials. Throughout the workshop, individual attention and tips are provided to help with the technical aspects of mosaics and to guide the successful completion of each project.
Laura Rendlen’s aesthetic and style for mosaic art are representational. She creates environments that capture the essence of a place. Through vivid color and soft expression, she conveys the intangibles in nature, particularly wind, light, and movement. Laura teaches her style with Master Workshops in contemporary mosaics nationally and internationally.
Laura has been published in several books, blogs, and magazine, including Mosaic Fine Art Portraits and Mosaic Art Now magazine. She has also been included six times in the Mosaic Arts International exhibitions, and in 2012, she received the prestigious MAI Jurors’ Choice award.
