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Encaustic for Elementary, Tooling Foil and One Step-Mosaics!

By Marcia Beckett | April 4, 2019 - 5:26 pm |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

I experimented with some amazing and fun art techniques at the NAEA ’19 Conference that I am going to share with you today. These are ticketed hands-on workshops that are longer (2 hours) and cost a little extra ($39 each). But, the extra cost is SO worth it! INSIDER TIP: Before I start going through some of the tips that I learned, I wanted to tell you that if you download the NAEA Convention App for your phone, you can … Read more… →

Lego Mosaics at the Brickworld Convention

By Marcia Beckett | July 12, 2015 - 9:52 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, mosaic, summer camp

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A LEGO Mosaics artwork depicting a cartoon-style woman with blonde hair, red lips, and blue eyes. This piece showcases the creativity often seen at the Brickworld Convention.

I have more pictures to show you from the Lego Brickworld Convention that was held in Schaumburg, IL this summer. If you love Legos, be sure to check out my first post about this convention. I know some art teachers make mosaics with their students, so I decided to group all of the photos I took of the Lego mosaic art that was at this convention. At the bottom of this post, I have a few links to some ways … Read more… →

Mosaics in the Classroom

By Marcia Beckett | May 9, 2013 - 8:44 pm |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, fourth grade, mosaic, Uncategorized

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Have you made mosaics with elementary students? We first learned about the mosaics in ancient Greece and Rome. The student thoroughly enjoyed sifting through my box of mosaic tiles to find the perfect pieces. We used glass bits and bobs, shells, stones, square tiles and stained glass pieces. Some tips: Be sure to cut your pieces inside a plastic bag to avoid flying pieces. Use sanded grout (available at a hardware store) to minimize cracking. Tiles should be placed about … Read more… →