Mosaic Gazing Ball Class

Name: Mosaic Gazing Ball Class
Start: 2024-07-18T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-18T20:30:00-04:00
Location: 305 N Bridge St, Bedford, VA, United States, Virginia 24523

Schedule

Thu Jul 18 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

305 N Bridge St, Bedford, VA, United States, Virginia 24523 | Bedford, VA

Learn how to prep a simple inflated ball and make a colorful mosaic using glass tiles and other materials suitable for interior or exterior use. Learn to cut glass and porcelain tiles if you are new to mosaics.

Thursdays, 6-8:30pm
July 18-August 15, 2024 (5 sessions)
Tuition: $125.
Supply fee: $25, (pay at first session, July 18)
Instructor: Dotti Stone
Dotti received a BA from Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU). She
was a professional photographer for many years in the Wash DC area. In the late 70s/early 80s, as owner/designer of Great Falls Stained Glass in Northern VA, she created residential and commercial commissioned work and taught classes.
Stone took up mosaics in 2004 while in Northern VA. She relocated to Wirtz VA in 2007, then to Bedford VA in 2010. She has had a studio at Bower Center since 2010 and in 2018 opened another in Studios 207 in The Electric Company Art & More in Bedford.
In 2015 she and several other mosaic artists formed BRMA, Blue Ridge Mosaic Artists. The group meets bimonthly at Studios 207, exhibits mosaics, and works on community mosaic projects.
Stone creates fine art panels and sculptural works, and teaches mosaics classes to adults, and to youth in Bower’s summer arts camp and after school programs. Stone exhibits widely in the area, in national exhibits, and in 2013 teamed up with mosaic artist Stephen Brailo to present exhibits that combine his traditional classical style and her contemporary approach.
“Most rewarding is seeing what my students create, their excitement over the different materials and colors, learning various techniques and different applications, and developing an appreciation for mosaics. Mosaic art is one of the oldest art forms and creating and exhibiting them to inspire others to enjoy, appreciate, and learn about this versatile and tactile form of art is important and satisfying.”