Making mosaics is fun. Each stage of the process is different so there's no time to get bored. At each step we demonstrate, explain and advise, helping you to realize your own ideas. The mosaics around the house and in the studio provide lots of inspiration, and we have plenty of books and photos. All our students have come to us as beginners and everyone has produced a beautiful mosaic.
The first day is spent painting tiles. You can use bright primary color or subtle neutral tones - the hundreds of painted tiles on the studio wall can act as examples.
Next morning we take the tiles out of the kiln and everyone gathers round to see. The colors are now fired on, and can be used anywhere around the house and garden. We discuss ideas for the main piece - a mosaic table top or mirror surround, or a wall panel for the bathroom or kitchen.
We encourage you to start with one small piece on the second day to practice techniques. Once you get the hang of breaking, cutting and nipping bits to fit you will be confident about your main piece. By Wednesday you will have finished the small square, and your larger mosaic will be under way.
Faculty Information:
When your mosaic is composed, we show you how to glue it to a piece of strong brown paper. When the glue is dry, each bit of tile is firmly glued to the paper - it can be moved safely or even folded up. If you're traveling by air it can be packed in a suitcase ready to be fixed in place when you get it home.
Other Activities:
A typical day:
• 8 - 9.30 Breakfast is informal, with fresh bread and croissants from the village bakery;
• 9.30 -12.30 Mosaic making in the studio;
• 12.30 - 1.30 Most people head to the pool before lunch;
• 1.30 Lunch - usually a spread of salads with local bread, cheese and charcuterie;
• Afternoon you're free to explore the region or just take a book down to the garden. You may want to go back to the studio later on to continue with your mosaic;
• 7.00 People tend to gather on the terrace before dinner, to check out what's cooking and chat over an aperitif. Dinner is a convivial affair that goes on well into the evening.
Facility Information:
Le Cerf Gris is a restored Maison de Maitre at the edge of Moux, a village in the Corbieres wine region of the Languedoc in south west France.
Everything in the house is on a large scale, with high ceilings and marble fireplaces in most rooms. Upstairs there are six bedrooms and three bathrooms. Downstairs there is one bedroom (with ensuite bathroom), a comfortable book-filled sitting room, an office and a downstairs loo, as well as the big (45'x20') open-plan kitchen, dinning room, living room. The bathrooms & kitchen feature our own hand painted tiles, and there are many examples of our mosaic designs both inside and out.
The kitchen has lots of worktop space, a dishwasher and a serious cooker, with a large table by the windows for informal meals, or chatting to the cook. The other side of the room has a dining table for up to 16,and sofas by the raised fireplace. Double doors open to the west-facing terrace, overlooking the pool - a favorite spot for aperitifs.
Notes:
The price includes:
- accommodation
- meals, including wine, beer and soft drinks
- all mosaic materials : tiles, glazes, kiln firings, adhesives & grout. Base boards charged at cost.
- model for life painting : please bring your own art materials.
- trips out to the countryside in minibus, for Landscape painting.
- collection and return to Carcassonne airport/Narbonne station.
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