Ceramic Mosaics - January

These classes are part of VCUQatar Girls Program which is conducted during school holidays for girls ages 10 - 14.

Participants must buy their own materials and bring along. Payment can be made online here or visit the VCUQatar shop for in-person registration.

Here are the details 

Picture Courtesy of VCUQatar

Ceramic Mosaics can transform an ordinary object into a colorful, shiny and unique, long lasting piece of art.

Bring an Object that you want to transform, you will get tiles and grout in class.

In this course you will create your own design and draw it on an object of your choice (a tray, a box, a vase, a jar, a mug or a frame – the choice is yours). You select the colors of tiles and grout in accordance with your theme and then start to have fun pasting the tiles on your object and grouting the joints. Discover the beauty of your piece while cleaning it from excess grout. 

Note: this course is taught in Arabic, however English speakers are welcome too

Start: Sun, 25 Jan, 2015

End: Thu, 5 Feb, 2015

Lessons: 6

Days: Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Time: 12.45 PM - 2.45 PM

Location: VCUQatar, Room 390

(GPS Location of VCUQatar can be found at www.rush360.qa by searching for VCUQatar)

Cost: QAR 600 / US$ 165

Class Outline 

• Introduction to the technique, tools and materials. See examples of work and start creating your own design
• Refine your design and finalize it, select your tiles and grout
• Start pasting tiles on your object with cold silicon
• Complete pasting the tiles
• Apply grout in the joints between the tiles
• Clean your object from excess grout and discover the beauty of your design

For details of the Instructor and more please visit http://www.qatar.vcu.edu/community/ka-ceramic-mosaics