Less is More - The Effects of Light in Mosaic Composition with Kate Kerrigan

Learning a new mosaic art technique can be so gratifying and exhilarating. How would you like to learn a unique approach to working with less color while harnessing the power of light in a mosaic art composition? If you answered yes, join Kate Kerrigan in her online course “Less is More: The Effects of Light in Mosaic Composition,” exclusively here at Mosaic Arts Online. This course will focus on using light to create a mosaic art composition.

Kate has been making mosaics for many years and now she is here to share her best tips and secrets she has honed over years while creating in her unique mosaic art style. While traveling to Italy Kate was able to learn from many of the mosaic masters, and now you can learn from her. Kate's background is in photography and graphic design but mosaic making has become her true passion.

Kate will start by exploring the fundamental principles of mosaic art and mosaic design and how these elements can elevate your compositions. She will show how to work with other materials such as black smalti and four shades of stone to create intricate textures while maintaining precise lines.

Throughout the course, you'll acquire invaluable skills, including:

• Kate's personal favorites when it comes to stone and smalti selection.
• Kate's trusted mosaic tools and adhesive choices.
• Crafting a customized back frame substrate for your mosaic artwork.
• Mastering essential art elements and design principles for composition success.
• Applying your designs to the substrate.
• Expertly cutting black Italian smalti (Piastrini and Contorni).
• Creating textures in your mosaic trees with black smalti.
• Cutting stone using a special tools called the hammer and hardie or wheeled mosaic nippers.
• Crafting a light source within your mosaic artwork.
• Achieving balance in your background through tesserae size and placement.
• Creating a gradation with minimal colors.
• Blending different shades of stone.
• Adding those final finishing touches and expertly cleaning your mosaic artwork.

This course will give you the skills and confidence to embark on your creative style of mosaic art while utilizing art elements and design principles that can take your art to a new level.

Kate has included in this course a detailed list of her suggested tools, materials, and resources. Kate has also included her patterns used to create the mosaic piece you see in the photo above.