TRUE MOSAICS MAY 2004

NEW SUMMER CLASSES!

Exterior and Garden Mosaics June 19-20

Architectural Applications - Floors and Walls June 26-27

MOSAIC SUMMER CAMP July 5-9

Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic Artists I June 8 - July 1

Concrete Sculpture II July 10 -31

CLASSES IN NEW ORLEANS
Glass Art Society Conference

COMMUNITY MOSAICS WORKSHOP IN GHANA

RECENTLY INSTALLED COMMISSIONS IN THE BAY AREA

TRUE MOSAICS / EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS

UPCOMMING PROJECTS
by LAUREL TRUE / TRUE MOSAICS

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
HGTV SEGMENT…!

MYSTERIOUS MOSAIC HAPPENINGS…

TRUE MOSAICS DVD SERIES

NEW SUMMER CLASSES…

We have added several courses to the summer schedule at True Mosaics Studio!

Due to the high demand for Exterior/ Garden Mosaics classes, we added another weekend course, June 19 - 20 (Sat/ Sun), the course fee $160, all materials provided.

We will be making concrete stepping stones in the class and learning about exterior grade materials and applications… a great intro to larger exterior projects! Beginner or Intermediate. Taught by Laurel True.

Please go to www.Truemosaics.com for full course descriptions or call the Studio to register: 510-437-9899

We still have space in the Architectural Applications class on June 26-27. The course fee is $165 all materials provided. This is a lecture/ demo format class with tons of great info for those of you who want to move into permanent applications. We specifically focus on floor and wall, (i.e. backsplash) applications. Out of towners welcome, we can suggest nearby accommodations.

MOSAIC SUMMER CAMP FOR ADULTS!!!!

It is NOT too late to sign up!!!

A whole week of mosaic madness…. we do it ALL during camp at True Mosaics Studio! Ceramic tile, glass, stone, mirror, interior, exterior, murals, mesh, field trips, slide shows, mosaic gurus and inspirations, 3-d pieces, intro to some concrete techniques, tools, design…

See website for full description… Come join us. Many students come in from out of town for this course…

CONCRETE SCULPTURE FOR MOSAIC ARTISTS

True Mosaics Studio welcomes back concrete artist Diana Durand to teach Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic Artists I and II.

This is a great opportunity to learn how to design and fabricate your own forms to mosaic out of lightweight foam and acrylic concrete. No experience necessary!

This is an intensive 4- week course that meets twice a week, Tues/ Thurs 6 - 10pm. Course fee $360 plus materials.

See website for full description. Limit 8.

We will also offer CONCRETE SCULPTURE II this summer. Students who have taken CONCRETE I can delve into more advance projects and will explore the use of wire armatures in addition to foam and fiberglass mesh.

This is a 4 -week course that meets July 10 - 31 Saturdays 9 - 5pm. Course fee $360 plus materials.

Prerequisite: Concrete Sculpture I
Limit 8 students.

COMMUNITY MOSAICS WORKSHOP AND CRAFT TOUR OF GHANA, WEST AFRICA…

For the World Traveler Mosaic Artist… we have spaces in this exciting Mural Making Workshop in which we will work with local community in Nungua, Ghana... Ghana is a great country and a terrific intro to travel in Africa. Please check out www.Truemosaics.com for more info or www.Culturalcollaborative.org

There are tons of photos and great info on both sites!

CLASSES IN NEW ORLEANS!

I will be teaching FINE ART MOSAICS IN GLASS at the New Orleans School of Glass Works and Printmaking in the days before the start of the Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference. This class is for beginner/ intermediate students.
June 5, 6 and 7. The three- day format gives us lots of time to delve into glass mosaics.

Come make mosaics with us in the BIG EASY…New Orleans is great fun and there is so much to do…the April class was a blast! For more info on the GAS conference go to: www.glassart.org

Limit 10. Course fee $265 + registration fee.

Please see website for more info!

RECENTLY INSTALLED COMMISSIONS

We shipped out a beautiful glass mural entitled "Seascape" for successful installation in a Marriott Hotel in Bal Harbor, Florida. Hope to see it installed in person someday!

A series of 30 giant mosaic planters that we completed in January for the Oakland Unity Council are being installed along International Blvd. between Fruitvale and High Streets in East Oakland. Take a stroll along International and check them out!

We just installed a great mural sign with African and Latino inspired designs on the front of Casa Segura, a non- profit involved in HIV awareness and prevention on Foothill Blvd.@ Fairmont in East Oakland.

Another great project completed at VELOCITY CIRCUS MUSEUM in San Francisco (www.Gregangelo.com)! We covered 400 sq ft. a secret maze hallway- walls and ceiling- with circular mirror tesserae ranging from 12" diameter to 1/2" diameter with black grout. The hallway leads to a hidden pyramid shaped room painted like the universe with LED lighting and moving string sculpture!
WOW!

Also at VCM, we did a "Zen" bathroom installation with jade and celadon green ceramic tile on the floor and ceiling and sink splash with a river pebble path running thru the floor.

Thank you to Lisa Berman, Connie English, the ever-awesome Yukari Kato, Shanon Murray, Krista Paar and David Ray for their assistance on various projects this year!

CURRENT PROJECTS

This month we are working on a marble mosaic kitchen backsplash for a private residence in Pleasanton, CA. The design is Craftsman inspired and we are using a traditional Italian setting style… looking great….

Also working on a large mirror commission for a private bathroom that references the sea and the beach. We are using beach pebbles, sea glass, stained glass, ceramic tile and travertine.

We are also continuing work on the mural "Free Wood" on Chapman St @ Derby, across from the Studio… Purple trees w/ secret doors, pique assiette suns and mirrored branches… and fused glass eyes… of course ;-)

I am continuing a series of small house sculptures and working on the third one, called The Fifth House. It is about as tall as I am and is about all the Joys of life!

Also working on a vitreous, stained and fused glass mosaic wall piece entitled "The Emergency". I am putting my new fusing skills to use and have created over 50 individual fused glass shapes to be included in this mosaic. Thank God for the fusing lab at the Crucible, where I get to be a student! (www.thecrucible.org)

UPCOMMING PROJECTS

I am doing a giant mosaic covered heart for the HEARTS IN SF project to benefit SF General Hospital. 130 artists are covering heart sculptures that will be placed around the city of San Francisco this summer.

Look for mine… you wont be able to miss the fused glass eyes, mirrored swirls and pink and purple tile! Hearts will be auctioned off at the end of the summer to benefit SF General.

More mosaics at VELOCITY CIRCUS MUSEUM… this time a Japanese inspired bathroom floor and sink splash done in jet black river stones. Gregangelo is keeping it "toned down" for this one ;-)

Moving forwards with a series of sun inspired sculptures for Ocean Ave. In SF thru SF Arts Commission…Designs coming along great…

Community Mosaic Mural Project and Sculptural Mosaic Bench at Aba House Cultural Center in Nungua Ghana… after the workshop/ tour I will be facilitating and additional project with community members in partnership with Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc.

If you would like to contribute to these communities based mosaic projects in Ghana with a tax- deductible donation thru CCC, Inc. please contact me!
(Studio 510-437-9899)

I will be in Ghana from July 11- most of August!

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS

My work and the work of many other mosaic artists is featured in a wonderful new book by Lillian Sizemore called A GUIDE TO MOSAIC SITES - SAN FRANCISCO. Lillian has done a super bang up job of presenting the most exciting mosaic sites both on and off the beaten path in SF. A fabulous guide for the mosaic lover to explore the sites!

Find out more about her book and mosaic walking tours in SF at www.SFmosaic.com

The April 2004 issue of CRAFTS REPORT MAGAZINE has a follow up article to their 2003 article about Cross Cultural Collaborative, Inc. projects in Ghana. The article mentions how my and other American artist's experiences teaching in Ghana have impacted our lives and how we are using these experiences to inform our present life/ work.

Speaking of community projects, I was honored to be a guest lecturer at CCA- California College of the Arts- in March for a class about how art impacts the community taught by Patricia Alarcon. I showed slides from the community mosaic projects I have facilitated in Ghana and other community projects… Great fun…

HGTV SEGMENT…! (my 5 minutes of fame)

Watch me on a new show that airs this fall called Crafters Coast to Coast on HGTV. I will be featured in a 6 min segment doing glass and mixed media mosaics! I am hoping I look cool ;-)

MYSTERIOUS MOSAIC HAPPENINGS…

What is going on down at Ocean Beach in SF? Someone/s has done some amazing embellishments on the wall facing the beach near door #16. I am very impressed and recommend a trip to see some renegade mosaic graffiti!

I am hoping to see more of this crop up in other parts of San Francisco…;-)

TRUE MOSAICS DVD SERIES

Coming soon! We are working on a series of three how - to DVDs and hoping to have them ready for the SAMA (Society of American Mosaic Artists - americanmosaics.org) conference in March in D.C.

TRUE MOSAICS / EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS

Join us for East Bay Open Studios on the weekend of June 5th and 6th.

The studio will be open from 11- 6 pm Come on by!!!

On exhibit will be glass, ceramic and marble mosaics by Laurel True and work by the True Mosaics team including work by my apprentices David Ray and Connie English and more! Also lots of info on all of our classes and programs at True Mosaics Studio.

We are in the Ford Street Studios building with many other artists' studios… 2941 Chapman St. Oakland, 94601

Also check out:

I have a piece in the PRO ARTS GALLERY PRE-VIEW EXHIBIT is on display at PRO ARTS GALLERY on 2nd and Clay in Jack London Square, Oakland.

This exhibit runs thru June 13th. Opening reception Thursday June 3rd. Come by and see work by all Ease bay Open Studios participants. More info at www.Proartsgallery.org

For more information on ANY of this or questions about classes/ commissions/ publicity/ projects… please call TRUE MOSAICS STUDIO at 510-437-9899.

KEEP MAKING ART!!!