After the Fire: Exploring Glass in Mosaic
Kelley and Anabella bring a combined 40+ years of professional mosaic practice to their instruction in both classical and unorthodox approaches to contemporary mosaic. Focusing on the use of various glass types (smalto/enamel, slag, blown, pulled, etc.), this course is designed for glass and mosaic artists who want to explore innovative approaches grounded in principles of mosaic tradition and developing personal narratives. Students will create small samples to facilitate their understanding of mosaic elements, organizational principles, techniques, and construction, then design and build their own works maximizing the unique properties of glass (transparency, dimensionality, reflectivity, and texture). Collaboration is encouraged.
Seattle native Kelley Knickerbocker is a professional studio artist-instructor inhabiting the intersection of mosaic and assemblage. Her material-driven practice uses the ancient organizational principles of mosaic to ground exploratory deconstruction/reconstruction/combination of everything from stone to paper towels to coffee mugs to blown and slag glass, garnering her numerous awards for innovation in mosaic. Kelley regularly exhibits and teaches internationally and has taught at a number of craft schools including Pilchuck and Penland.
Anabella Wewer is an award-winning mosaic artist exhibiting internationally. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Anabella uses her language skills to study mosaic in its original languages. In addition to her studio practice, which honors ancient methods mixed with modern aesthetics and pushes the medium forward, she teaches and creates educational experiences in the U.S. and abroad. Anabella is also a graphic, designer and typographer, skills which she applies to teaching mosaic language and narrative.
