Mosaic Building

Week Five

This was a great week for community art! To start, the workshop was opened by our Lead Associate Partner (LAP) The Rock Solid Foundation's Kim Coyle and volunteers. Showing how mosaicking and workshop facilitation can be taught and passed along in a very short time.

The objective of this week was to finish the final details on the first three mosaics and start the final two. It is great to see the almost completed mosaics and how the project has come together.

Mosaic Workshop 7

The second great thing for this workshop was the visit from the New VI's Dianne Dakers and her film crew.

That night we had a wonderful bit on the New VI evening news all about the project. Great coverage.

Dianne got right into the mediation of mosaic. She glued one of the final pieces into the Victoria mosaic. She thoroughly enjoyed working this medium, and said she would love to do again.

This day we also got started on the fourth mosaic, all about flowers.

A mother and daughter team drew the design based on the many flower designs we had to start the Flower Garden mosaic.

We received many drawings of flowers and so many participants mentioned the beautiful flowers and gardens of Victoria, we had to make the Flower Garden mosaic.

Another mother and daughter team volunteered all day and worked very hard to get the Flower Garden mosaic started.

At first we tried to incorporate an old wooden fence into the design, however it was removed after many attempts to make it work.

The frame was created and mosaicking began to take its shape.

Once again the volunteers make this project flow. Here a local mosaicist, Sara Stubblefield, helps nip and get wonderful full flowers out of old china plates, perfect for the Flower Garden mosaic.

Today lots of nipping had to happen to create the final mosaic, Abstract. Here two boys created piles of colored ceramics to be used in the mosaics.

For the Abstract mosaic we took parts of four designs and used an old toy train track to add to the abstraction of the piece. The center of the mosaic is a sun; the toy track frames the sun, while various shapes surround it.

We will also frame this mosaic with bits of china, to stay true to the Mosaic the Market mosaic collection.

One of the great things about community art is having groups of people work together. Here two families from Los Angeles California worked together on the Flower Garden. They stayed for over an hour creating their perfect flowers.

The Abstract mosaic starts taking shape with the hands of many participants.

A father and daughter duet from Belgium worked on the Flower Garden mosaic, while a volunteers offered guidance and friendship.

Throughout the workshops we continued to encourage people to try all the skills needed to create mosaic. Here two ladies work on nipping pieces for the Abstract mosaic.

We have had a large increase in participation from beginning to end. By the end of this week's workshop we had close to 250 participants.

With only three, mosaic workshops left to complete the project, we are right on schedule to finish on time.

By the end of the workshop the Flower Garden mosaic started taking shape. Some of the flowers are large and detailed, while others are small and simple. It is going to be a really, beautiful mosaic.

Mosaic Building Week Five	This was a great week for community art! To start, the workshop was opened by our Lead Associate Partner (LAP) The Rock Solid Foundation's Kim Coyle and volunteers. Showing how mosaicking and workshop facilitation can be taught and passed along in a very short time. The objective of this week was to finish the final details on the first three mosaics and start the final two. It is great to see the almost completed mosaics and how the project has come together.
Mosaic Workshop 7 The second great thing for this workshop was the visit from the New VI's Dianne Dakers and her film crew. That night we had a wonderful bit on the New VI evening news all about the project. Great coverage.
	Dianne got right into the mediation of mosaic. She glued one of the final pieces into the Victoria mosaic. She thoroughly enjoyed working this medium, and said she would love to do again.
This day we also got started on the fourth mosaic, all about flowers. A mother and daughter team drew the design based on the many flower designs we had to start the Flower Garden mosaic.	Another objective with Mosaic the City Projects is to create total community participation, from project design, and mosaic building to the materials supplied. The final two mosaics are built on Durorock donated by a local supplier WinRock. We received many drawings of flowers and so many participants mentioned the beautiful flowers and gardens of Victoria, we had to make the Flower Garden mosaic.
Another mother and daughter team volunteered all day and worked very hard to get the Flower Garden mosaic started. At first we tried to incorporate an old wooden fence into the design, however it was removed after many attempts to make it work.	The frame was created and mosaicking began to take its shape.
Once again the volunteers make this project flow. Here a local mosaicist, Sara Stubblefield, helps nip and get wonderful full flowers out of old china plates, perfect for the Flower Garden mosaic.
Mosaic Workshop 8	Today lots of nipping had to happen to create the final mosaic, Abstract. Here two boys created piles of colored ceramics to be used in the mosaics.
Nipping and cutting of the ceramics and tile is something everyone can learn. A brother and sister team worked hard to nip all the pieces for the final two mosaics.	For the Abstract mosaic we took parts of four designs and used an old toy train track to add to the abstraction of the piece. The center of the mosaic is a sun; the toy track frames the sun, while various shapes surround it. We will also frame this mosaic with bits of china, to stay true to the Mosaic the Market mosaic collection.
One of the great things about community art is having groups of people work together. Here two families from Los Angeles California worked together on the Flower Garden. They stayed for over an hour creating their perfect flowers.
Abstract mosaics are the most fun-to-build, they allow room for imagination and creativity. Parts of the mosaic's design was left un-drawn to encourage on the spot creative inspiration. The unexpected pieces of toys add to the whimsy and free spirit of this entire Mosaic the Market project. The broken toys again teach the lesson of " use what you have".	The Abstract mosaic starts taking shape with the hands of many participants.
A father and daughter duet from Belgium worked on the Flower Garden mosaic, while a volunteers offered guidance and friendship.
	Throughout the workshops we continued to encourage people to try all the skills needed to create mosaic. Here two ladies work on nipping pieces for the Abstract mosaic.
We have had a large increase in participation from beginning to end. By the end of this week's workshop we had close to 250 participants. With only three, mosaic workshops left to complete the project, we are right on schedule to finish on time.	By the end of the workshop the Flower Garden mosaic started taking shape. Some of the flowers are large and detailed, while others are small and simple. It is going to be a really, beautiful mosaic.

Mosaic Building

Week Five

Mosaic Workshop 8