Learn how to incorporate texture into your mosaic work using common mosaic materials
Date: Saturday and Sunday 11-12 April 2026
Time: 10am - 4pm
Fee: $300 CAD (plus $40 materials fee)
One of the most exciting elements of mosaic as an art medium is the ability to incorporate texture into a design. Are you wanting to learn how to create texture in your mosaic art, but aren’t sure how? This is the workshop for you! Learn about a variety of ways to use the design element of texture in your mosaic art with visiting instructor Margo Anton.
The workshop will begin with a lecture on the vast variety of ways to create texture and ideas for thinking outside the box with using common mosaic materials, followed by practical demonstrations. Students will work on two small mosaics over the course of the two days, giving them an opportunity to try out more than one textural concept in their work. Inspiration for these mosaics will be taken from photographs provided by the instructor (students may use their own suitable photographs).
These ungrouted mosaics will be created using cement based adhesive, and will be created on 15cm by 15cm or 15cm by 20cm substrates (6” x 6” or 6” by 7”). A monochromatic palette will be employed, thereby encouraging the focus to be on texture and tone to create the mosaic, rather than colour. The materials used in this course will encompass smalti, stained glass, vitreous glass, unglazed porcelain, and more. Students will be encouraged to use these common mosaic materials in new and exciting ways to achieve the textures desired.
All materials are provided in the materials fee, including a vast selection of tesserae, substrates, adhesives, and more, but participants may choose to bring items from home to supplement or support their chosen designs. Students should expect to leave this class with a good understanding of ways to incorporate texture into mosaic, as well as the ability to do so.