Stained Glass Mosaics for Complete Beginners with Yulia Hanansen
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Mosaic Arts Online presents “Stained Glass Mosaics for Complete Beginners” with Yulia Hanansen. This course is perfect for anyone who has been curious about how to create mosaic art using stained glass.
We are thrilled Yulia Hanansen has brought her knowledge and talents here to MAO. She is sharing this course with students who are looking to learn the basic proper techniques for successful stained glass mosaic art projects.
The course starts with a quick presentation on traditional architectural mosaics.This will give students insights into the history of mosaic patterns. Next, Yulia shares all the tools and materials necessary to start the course. Once you have assembled your tools and materials, Yulia dives in. She will guide you with thorough demonstrations on design, layout, the proper use of tools, how to choose the proper amount of glass, and finally she describes how to cut the glass.
Once you have completed steps for adhering the glass, Yulia demonstrates (in four sections) how to choose the proper grout color, how to mix it, and how to apply it.
This course and Yulia’s instruction will give you the confidence and knowledge to move forward with creating many successful stained glass mosaic art projects.
This course comes with a complete list of all the tools, materials and resources to get started. Each course at MAO includes a comment section for each segment where you are able to ask the instructor questions or seek guidance throughout your process.
Your Instructor
Yulia Hanansen is a second-generation artist. Having mastered many techniques including mosaics, printmaking, drawing, painting, textiles, and more, Yulia has been professionally involved in mosaic making since 2001. Her Mosaic Sphere Studio, LLC was the first mosaic studio/gallery in the state of Michigan to show and represent mosaic artwork. Studio is currently located in a charming city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA where Yulia works and lives. Mosaics are made for commission, or they can be purchased from a thematically extensive collection of ready-made artworks. Pieces include architectural installations, back-splashes, wall art, public and community projects.
Yulia is a recipient of numerous awards for her mosaic and printmaking artwork, including "Best in Show" prize at Mosaic Arts International. Yulia's works have been exhibited in the galleries nationwide and internationally: New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, San Diego, Mesa, Miami, Dalas, Ann Arbor, Grado, Italy, and other locations. Work has been collected by patrons in the USA, Canada, Russia, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Israel, Australia, Italy, South Korea, and South Pole.
Yulia's latest works represent her fascination with themes of nature, climate change, cosmos, and a connection of human beings to it. She is interested in depicting places and natural phenomena that are only noticeable with the help of technology. Her personal and experimental artwork uses layered glass mosaic technique, where tiles are glued on top of each other. This technique is about the infinity. Like in a brush-stroke painting, there is no end to a number of the brush-strokes that can be applied to the work surface. "Water", "Fire" and "Starscapes" series have been created in this technique. Yulia also has a passion for more earthly subjects such as flowers, landscapes, and close-ups of nature.
Yulia teaches mosaic art at the mosaic schools and art establishments throughout the US. In addition to mosaic-making Yulia is an adjunct printmaking professor at Towson University, Towson, MD.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntro and Personal Interview with Tami and Yulia (10:10)
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StartPDF for Download. Suggested Tools, Materials, and Resources.
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Start3 Design choices for download
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StartMosaic inspiration (2:31)
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StartIntro to tools and materials (4:41)
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StartIntro to stained glass (4:42)
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StartChoosing an appropriate design (5:41)
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StartTwo versions for prepping your substrate (3:08)
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StartTransferring the image (6:12)
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StartLaying tiles with andamento (14:54)
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StartDrawing the shapes (5:59)
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StartHow to score and snap the glass (8:30)
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StartTips for measuring and scoring glass strips Part 1 (9:10)
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StartTips for measuring and scoring glass strips Part 2 (9:42)
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StartTips for measuring and scoring glass strips Part 3 (9:06)
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StartCreating the border (6:29)
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StartCreating the center of the flower with keystoning technique (16:14)
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StartLaying out the tiles in specific order (1:24)
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StartCutting shapes from strips (11:32)
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StartCutting orange tiles for flower edges (3:39)
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StartCustom cutting red pieces for flower petals (10:29)
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StartHow to create the background (4:27)
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StartOpus Palladiamum/ Crazy Paving andamento (5:23)
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StartCutting strategic pieces for the background flow (14:39)
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StartCreating a 5 sided piece (3:38)
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StartCompleting the background (7:53)
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StartIntro to grouting (5:24)
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StartGrouting options (2:33)
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StartMixing the grout (7:02)
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StartGrouting process (6:12)
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StartWrap up! (4:50)