Scott Harrower Mosaic Design School is at the leading edge of mosaic education in Australia, changing attitudes and affecting traditional and contemporary styles of mosaic expression.

 

The School is based in Australia’s creative regional capital on the far north coast of New South Wales.

 

We are centrally positioned in the CBD of Lismore, the region’s business hub. Away from the bustle of the street below, you will experience the charm of another era when you visit our renovated Art Deco studio above the shops. Students are immersed in a creative comfortable and unique learning experience as they practice one of the world’s oldest mediums; mosaic. Students are exposed to the studio's professional practice and site-specific works being made.

 

 

            

 

 

Classes are kept to small dynamic groups, designed for an enriched exchange of information and interpersonal experiences. We offer a range of learning opportunities from Beginners to Master Classes. We teach the Direct, Indirect, Double-direct and few of our own methods of production, in a professional well equipped studio. Our in-studio supply store stocks all your necessary material requirements from leading suppliers. Our café kitchen serves fresh espresso coffee and treats.

 

Scott Harrower’s zest and passion for teaching has been experienced by private students, communities and school groups around Australia. He has toured by request with the Queensland Arts Council and facilitated creative-arts workshops at Charles Sturt University, University of South East Queensland and Central Queensland University. As the National Education Officer for the Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand, Scott Harrower initiated a Mentorship Program to foster professional development opportunities for emerging practitioners. He learnt Byzantine reproduction techniques in Ravenna, Italy.

 

The school welcomes small group bookings.

 

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WHAT'S ON

 

MOSAIC BEGINNERS START UP

This course is a great place to start. ENROLL NOW 

You will learn the essential mosaic design principles of Andamento and its cause-effect on laying styles and techniques. As a student you will to gain a creative underpinning for the direct and in-direct techniques of mosaic making.
Hands-on instructions for applying colour, light and tone to create visual texture, will  assist students in creating a contemporary or classical inspired mosaic. Learn how to cut and shape glass mosaic tesserae and ceramic tiles into a vriety of shapes. Adhesive and grouting  techniques are taught through hands on demonstration. A beginner project idea is provided and designed to assist your learning.

 

NEXT START new students start on the first Tuesday of the month
WHEN:  4 weeks
Mornings 9.30am - 12.30pm

Evening  6.30  - 9.30pm
WHERE:  123 Keen Street Lismore, NSW

FEE:  $176 + material costs

 

 

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INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED STUDENTS MOSAIC COURSES

Students  continue to attend classes on a weekly, monthly or by a 10 week term enrollment. A progression of project based learning is established to suit the individual student's learning.

 

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NEXT  WEEKEND  WORKSHOPS

THE ART OF MAKING MOSAIC

14-15 August, 2010

 

Join Scott and his assistant, Oliver wilcox in historic Maryborough on the Fraser Coast In South East Qld. Enjoy learning while viewing Scott Harrower's lastest  Public Art installation at Gatakers Artspace. The workshop is a fully-equipped art studio within the recently restored historic Gatakers Warehouse, now housing the cities art collection and local artist's exhibitions. Combine your workshop with a whale watching experience in nearby Hervey Bay www.frasercoast. http://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/web/guest/art-galleries  

 

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

 

This course is a great place to start for beginners and those wanting to develop their mosaic skills. You will learn the essential mosaic design principles of Andamento and its cause-effect on laying styles and cutting techniques. Students  will to gain a creative underpinning of the Indirect technique of mosaic making, cutting and shaping of mosaic materials into a variety of shapes. Adhesive and grouting techniques are taught through hands on demonstration. Instructions for applying colour, light and tone to create visual texture, will assist students in creating a contemporary or classical inspired mosaic.

A beginner project is provided and designed to assist your learning.

 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
• An understanding of colour and the essential principles of ‘Line’
• An increased ability to translate individual artworks (e.g. paintings, drawings,
Pastels, photographs, etc) into mosaics
• The correct procedure for cutting and shaping glass mosaic tesserae and
ceramic tiles into a variety of shapes
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• Artistic people wanting to explore new mediums
• Beginner and experienced mosaic makers
LOCATION
This workshop will be held at Gataker’s Artspace which is located at 331 Kent St, Maryborough, Qld.

 

Scott Harrower Mosaic Design School 

Suite 2/ 123 Keen Street Lismore NSW 2480 Australia Phone +61 (0)2 6622 3576  scott@shmosaic.com 

 

 

 

 

 

                              

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