Mosaic Values and Color Use: Painting with Glass with Jolynn Forman

Want to get your mosaic art pieces to the next level?  To get more realistic shading and values? 
Join mosaic glass artist Jolynn Forman and come learn how to use better color choices in mosaic art! 
We will learn about choosing multiple glass shades in a contemporary style that blends together  to create a more painted look in mosaic art. You will have the chance to create an animal mosaic that incorporates techniques of using realistic value changes in glass.   We will work step by step on how to choose glass, cut shapes, and form parts like fur, eyes, and other textures in mosaic art. The class will also discuss the use of translucent grout as an end medium to finish off the pieces as a tool to help blur mosaics together for a more "painted" look. 
Come learn with us and grow your ability in glass mosaics!

Some mosaic experience is recommended but not necessary.
Tuition includes all materials and use of our tools.  Students may want to bring their own glass cutting and mosaic tools.

Class times:
Thursday June 5, 2025    9:00am - 3:00pm with lunch break
Friday June 6, 2025         9:00am - 3:00pm with lunch break
Saturday June 7, 2025    10:00am - 12:00pm

About Jolynn Forman:
 

"I have always enjoyed creating whether it was a tower made out of junk as a child to the best treehouse on the block as an adult. Art gives me that chance to create something meaningful; something that can touch another person’s soul. I especially enjoy combining up two wonderful styles of art, abstract and realism, into a new way that uses the best of both. Abstract’s emotional freedom combined with realism’s narrative aspects together form a new way to look at things and find new beauty in something that has been depicted again and again in the traditional ways.

     I also love teaching my craft!  There is something magical in seeing the pride that comes across a young person's face when they realized they just created something awesome from a blank page hours before.  ART MATTERS!  It decreases anxiety, boost self confidence and teaches a way of thinking that cannot be found in math or English class. I currently teach high school art and I believe those kids need me and art in their lives no matter if they become doctors or ditch diggers.