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Workshops successfully launched @MosaicMoments, Berlin

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It was a successful start for the workshops @ MosaicMoments studio in Berlin! 25 brave people came to the taster courses in December 22, January and February 2023 and were able to experience the calming effect of mosaic making as well as the special energy that arises when several people in a room immerse themselves in crafting. Birthday party beginners workshop Feb 23 “On the occasion of my birthday, I attended a workshop with my friends at the wonderful MosaicMoments studio. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and making mosaics together under Gertrud’s expert and loving guidance gave us a special and bonding memory. I will never forget this birthday and each of us went home with a beautiful mosaic at the end!” Sylvie, participant February 2023 “The great thing is that you can switch off for 3 hours and forget everything around you. ” Brigitte M., December workshop The magical moment of grouting “I also really enjoyed the days because of the nice company. It definitely put me in the mood for the quieter …

GMMs first Community Mosaic Project in Berlin

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… is being developed together with the residents of “Haus 1” at the Möckernkiez in Berlin, Kreuzberg. In December 22 I was approached by the representative of the residents association, Dagmar Köppen and later commissioned by the association to help to design and produce mosaic Frieses for the 2 entrance areas together with the people living and working in the newly developed apartment block. We started in January 2023 with a job walk to the two spaces that should be decorated with mosaic with representatives of the residents association. The decision fell to a fries made from different mosaic tiles each produced by participants from each residential unit. In an interesting process we decided collectively with 3 representatives and me on the colors of the tiles that we would offer to be used. We wanted to get to 10 colors. After seeing the space where the mosaic shall be again we did a firstround were every one of us would select 5 colors from a large selection of crayons. Then we selected the colors that …

At the Muzzio

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  Exactly one year ago I spent 3 weeks with the “Watsonville Brillante” Project in Watsonville/CA to learn from them about large scale community art projects. I will report about it at the International Conference of  SAMA (Society of American Mosaic Artists) and SGGA (American Glass artist society on September 30 in Buffalo/NY. Read about this internship for which I received a scholarship of SAMA.The Muzzio is the city of  Watsonville’s community mosaic workshop. Here every afternoon members of the community drop in and help beautifying their city with mosaic works. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Highschool Students are coming after school to spend a few hours winding down from busy school day breaking and setting mosaic pieces with their AirPods in their ears. When I arrived on September 6 a Croatian board was being started using very small tiles to depict the stitches of a needle work with the typical pattern from Croatia. On Wednesdays is women’s day at the Muzzio. The atmosphere is more chatty! Together with Helga and Suzanne, two Germans I …