Tami Macala – Mantra Mosaics

Tami Macala – Mantra Mosaics

Salepage : Tami Macala – Mantra Mosaics

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Mosaic Arts Online is delighted to introduce a new course that will hopefully ease your mind and give you the freedom to create with few rules and very little pressure. Welcome to “Mantra Mosaics” with Tami Macala. The “Mantra Mosaics” online course is designed to inspire and encourage you with feelings of freedom and positive emotions.
Tami starts by sharing her favorite materials for creating her Mantra Mosaics. A mantra is a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. Some people use affirmational words as their mantras. Tami will guide you in using affirmations or “mantra” words as she creates each unique mosaic piece with polymer clay, stamp letters, and some fun pastes and powders.
Once the words are created and come out of the polymer oven, it is time to create the mosaic. Tami’s whimsical approach to this project highlights how unique and special each one can be while still following some of the elements of art such as color balance, shaping, and focal points.
Tami creates her Mantra Mosaic on an exterior grade substrate using black thin set, but this project is designed to utilize whatever is available in your studio. If you have a wood substrate, some black paint, and PVA or silicone glue, you will be all set. Next, you will be able to dig into your studio stash and create with whatever you have. Tami has included a very in-depth “suggested materials and resources list” for the tesserae and polymer clay materials she has used during this course.
Tami takes you from beginning to end by creating a Mantra Mosaic with the intention of creating a piece that brings peace and joy and allows you to get lost in the creative process. Let’s get started!

Your Instructor

Tami Macala
Tami has been a mosaic artist for over 20 years. Tami has created high end custom large scale commissions since 2000 and has her work installed all over the world.
Tami began teaching mosaic art in 2009, when she founded Santa Barbara School of Mosaic Art. Tami loves to share her years of experience and mosaic knowledge with enthusiastic and creative students.
In 2016 Tami launched Mosaic Arts Online, allowing mosaic art enthusiasts from all over the world to learn how to create mosaic art. She loves that more people now can learn from her without having to leave the comfort of their studio. In each course Tami teaches, she wants her students to feel they have more confidence when creating their own style of mosaic art.
Most importantly just have fun~

Course Curriculum

First Section

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Intro to Mantra Mosaics. (2:14)

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PDF for Download of Suggested Materials, Resources, and Tools

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Tami shares some of the materials. (4:07)

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Substrates (2:57)

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Intro to Polymer Clay (0:59)

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Conditioning, Cutting, and Stamping the Clay (8:20)

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Adding Pastes and Powders (9:25)

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Intro to Polymer Oven (0:51)

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Touch Up Before Baking (2:19)

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Adhesive Choices (2:54)

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Finding Balance While Creating (6:44)

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Floating Tesserae (8:32)

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Working Around Obstacles (8:17)

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Creating POP (8:48)

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Pastry Bag Method (8:48)

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Balance Considerations (9:25)

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Creating in the Zone (6:19)

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Adding the Last Pieces (3:27)

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Clean Up and Wrap Up (8:08)