Table Top mosaic Aug 18-19 Tami Macala $185+ table base
Polymer Clay/Tempered Glass Susan Crocenzi $280+$35 mat.
Sept.7-9
Glass fusing & mosaics Sept. 15-16 Sue Baldwin $195+$35mat.
Table Top mosaic Oct. 27-28 Tami Macala $185+table base
All things mosaic Nov. 10-11 Tami Macala $195+$40 mat.
Mexican Smalti Nov. 17-18 Betsy Gallery $210+$50 mat.
VISITING ARTISTS BIO’S
Sue Baldwin
Sue Baldwin has reached her 27th year at the very same middle school where she started her teaching career and she still loves it. When she is not teaching, you will find her taking art classes in lots of different art mediums. Sue is most renowned for her unique fused glass jewelry designs. After meeting Tami at the Santa Barbara School of Mosaic Art they have collaborated together to create extraordinary fused glass pieces specifically designed for inclusion in mosaicart.
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way–things I had
no words for.”-Georgia O’Keefe
Susan Crocenzi
“Mosaic art offers the sweet possibility that the random, disparate bits-and-pieces of our lives can yield peace, beauty, and meaning.” ~Susan Crocenzi
Susan’s work has been featured in several publications, including Mosaic: Finding Your Own Voice, and Breakout by Brit Hammer, Mosaic Art Now Magazine, 2008, and the cover of textbook, Communication Mosaics by Julia Wood, 2009. Exhibits include Mosaic Art International, 2010 (Smith Museum of Stained Glass, Chicago, IL), Mosaic Art International, 2009 (Museum of Man, San Diego), The Institute of Mosaic Art (Oakland, CA), Cutting Edges: Contemporary Mosaic Art (Portland, OR), Mowen Solinsky Gallery (Nevada City, CA), and Contemporary Mosaic Art 2009, (Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC). Retail representation includes Aimee Taylor Handcrafted Gallery and As If Art Studios (Grass Valley, CA). Susan is proud to have studied with the following mosaic artists: Ellen Blakeley, Laurel True, Laurel Skye, Sonia King, Sue Gianotti, and Yulia Hanensen.
Carol Shelkin
Carol Shelkin is a mosaic artist who creates fine art pieces for galleries, homes, architectural and public settings internationally. It was made clear at a young age that Carol’s life would be centered upon her passion for creating and teaching art. Carol continued her studies at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Fleisher Art Memorial, and Philadelphia College of Art. She eventually opened an arts-nursery school/child care where she works today. Along with her school, Carol has been teaching a variety of art mediums to adults worldwide. Gathering community and making art is a special passion and she has worked with up to 600 students at one time to complete a public mosaic.
Carol, having a successful career in painting and pottery, has been accepting commissions with mosaic work as well as being invited to show her work worldwide. She has won many honors and awards including works at Ciel Gallery, N.C. with Maestro Giulio Menossi, Italy, honoring her mosaic. Her mosaic portrait, In A Village has been displayed at The Museum of Man, San Diego during Mosaic Arts International 2009 after one year of mosaic experience. She was invited to display another portrait Fabulous Hair during Mosaic Arts International 2010 at Smith Museum of Stained Glass, Chicago, Ill., and was honored again to have another portrait on exhibition at Mosaic Arts International 2011 in Austin, Texas.
The dominant influence on Carol’s work would be the simple joy of living. She is a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, British Association of Mosaic Artists, Philadelphia Magic Gardens, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia Art Museum and a Juried member of The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
www.carolshelkinmosaics.com
A few of the latest pieces being created here by
SBSMA students
Glass fusing and mosaics
Beginner Mosaics
Tami’s latest installation from All Cracked Up Mosaics
Below is a picture of my latest installation. The lizard is approximately 8 sq. ft done in Mexican smalti, gold smalti and stained glass. This lizard is now living on the shower wall of a wonderful couple’s home here in Santa Barbara. The installation of the lizard went flawlessly due to general contractor Eric Knight. If it were not for Eric and his incredible attention to detail I would not have been able to have had such an effortless time getting the lizard to it’s final spot. Eric did an incredible job on both the bathroom and bedroom of this home remodel. I was lucky enough to be part of another amazing project here in SB. Thank you Eric!
“Absolutely love it, Tami! The colors are exactly what I was hoping for, kind of mysterious and other-worldly. I’m imagining this animal as something wild and dangerous set against the order and mathematical certainty of the Mexican tile design that will encircle it. You’re spinning magic.”
Client’s quote during the process….
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