Course Overview
Bring out your creative side with the Mosaic – All Levels course. Learn to create beautiful and unique mosaics by arranging small pieces of tiles in different patterns.
During our classes you will learn how to create a small mosaic piece, using the direct method of mosaic construction. You will learn how to cut tiles into different shapes, select colours, design a layout, lay tiles, glue, grout and clean your piece.
Once you have created your first piece, we will assist you with larger, more challenging pieces such as a house number, table tops, birdbaths etc. There are a large range of mosaic tiles, tools, adhesives and grout to choose from.
Our classes are fun and friendly, and we have experienced teachers to guide you. We cater for beginners to advanced students.
Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!
What you will learn
Course outline
In this Mosaic – All Levels course you will learn:
- How to cut mosaic tiles into different shapes
- Design choice
- How to layout your design
- Colour choice
- Correct glue method
- How to mix grout
- How to grout your piece
- How to clean your piece
- Various mosaic techniques
- Different applications for indoor or outdoor mosaics
Course outcome
At the end of the course you will have the knowledge on how to mosaic. You will have completed your own unique mosaic piece which you can display with pride.
What you need to know
Entry requirements
This level is for the complete beginner and assumes no prior experience with Mosaic.
What you need to provide
Please bring:- A container for your tiles
- An apron
- Tools if you have any. There is an opportunity to purchase tools from the teacher and this will be discussed at the first class.
Other information
Materials are extra. You will need equipment such as nippers ($40), glue ($22) and mosaic tiles which would depend on the size of your project. All of this can be bought from our studio
There is plenty of parking at the venue.