Mandalas are a naturally occurring design that shows growth, connection and wholeness. It also is the perfect format to lay out color, shape and pattern in your next mosaic.
Mandalas are a naturally occurring design that shows growth, connection and wholeness. It also is the perfect format to lay out color, shape and pattern in your next mosaic.
Guest artist and author Mark Brody will bring all the tools and materials for you to complete your own 15-inch glass mosaic mandala for interior or garden placement during a three-day workshop from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 3-5 at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
Participants will learn basic ideas of radial symmetry and use them in their own personalized glass mosaic.
Brody will teach basic glass-cutting techniques as well as specialized pattern-cutting skills to make this a lasting mosaic that can be placed indoors or out in the garden.
Work on a lightweight, weather resistant board that will be cut in a 15-inch circle.
A mandala is a multicultural design which uses the circle to show the connection of all the pieces. The design uses concentric circles to radiate outward or focus inward, and is a perfect format to learn to mosaic because the design has a natural flow and symmetry to it.
Brody will review the many different methods and materials of mosaic to help you start your next one on your own.
Brody has taught for more than 15 years throughout the West Coast, from Seattle to San Diego. He has a fine arts degree in sculpture, a certificate in teaching and is a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists. He also is the author of the how-to mosaic book “Mosaic Garden Projects,” which can be purchased during the workshop or online.
For more information about Brody and his art, visit www.markbrodyart.com.
The Volcano Art Center is a nonprofit educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary and performing arts.
For more information, visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.