Debra Mager
Mosaic Glass Slippers
November 2-4, 2018
Friday 1 - 4
Saturday 10 - 3
Sunday 12 - 4
$400 (+$20 supply fee)
Some mosaic experience is a plus but not required.
This is how it all started! I’m obsessed with making mosaic shoes in all their glory! We take an ordinary shoe and make it extraordinary. So many of us have shoes we used to wear or a wedding shoe we will never wear again or a shoe we wouldn’t ever wear at all. Why not make them into beautiful art pieces? The design possibilities are endless. Keep in mind your shoe will grow with the addition of plaster wrap and glass. If you are looking for a shoe from a thrift store look for the smallest size. The easiest shoes to make are slides or slip-ons without straps. I will okay your choice before the class. I also have shoes here if you need one.
Look for a focal piece to plant on your shoe toe or choose another way to design as you wish. Feel free to bring your bling or any other things you want to add to your shoe. You may also want to incorporate fine patterned china or metal findings.
Day One-I will demo the process and then we will plaster and rigid wrap your shoe. While the shoe is drying we will be mapping out your color palette and design, and cutting glass. If your shoe is dry you can start gluing glass to the bottom of your shoe.
Day Two-Your shoe will be dry after sitting overnight. Today we finish adding the glass onto the shoe and trim with our focal piece and other decorations.
"Debra is a very talented artist who willingly shares her expertise and talent so that one can enjoy her passion and love of her art form. I love her classes and the incredible works of art that she creates and helps us to create."
- Lynn G.
Friday 1 - 4
Saturday 10 - 3
Sunday 12 - 4
$400 (+$20 supply fee)
Some mosaic experience is a plus but not required.
This is how it all started! I’m obsessed with making mosaic shoes in all their glory! We take an ordinary shoe and make it extraordinary. So many of us have shoes we used to wear or a wedding shoe we will never wear again or a shoe we wouldn’t ever wear at all. Why not make them into beautiful art pieces? The design possibilities are endless. Keep in mind your shoe will grow with the addition of plaster wrap and glass. If you are looking for a shoe from a thrift store look for the smallest size. The easiest shoes to make are slides or slip-ons without straps. I will okay your choice before the class. I also have shoes here if you need one.
Look for a focal piece to plant on your shoe toe or choose another way to design as you wish. Feel free to bring your bling or any other things you want to add to your shoe. You may also want to incorporate fine patterned china or metal findings.
Day One-I will demo the process and then we will plaster and rigid wrap your shoe. While the shoe is drying we will be mapping out your color palette and design, and cutting glass. If your shoe is dry you can start gluing glass to the bottom of your shoe.
Day Two-Your shoe will be dry after sitting overnight. Today we finish adding the glass onto the shoe and trim with our focal piece and other decorations.
"Debra is a very talented artist who willingly shares her expertise and talent so that one can enjoy her passion and love of her art form. I love her classes and the incredible works of art that she creates and helps us to create."
- Lynn G.
Debra Mager is a self taught mosaic artist. Her unceasing desire to create art came late in life. She considers this a divine blessing, as she did not have any idea this dormant talent was waiting to come forth. She developed her craft by learning from the best mosaic teachers in the country, reading many many books on the subject, and by practice. The process of making art allows her to escape to a state of mind filled with peace, happiness and total contentment. Debra’s art is an expression of the joyful, beautiful happy things in life with a touch of whimsy. Her goal is to share the joy making her art brings to her with those who view it. And by teaching, to help others express their creative talent so that they may, too, enjoy the sheer pleasure of making art.
She considers her art, in the words of the author, Elizabeth Gilbert, “souvenirs” of her artistic journey.
"Cinderella Mosaics Is Born. A few years ago, I tried my hand at an art form I had always admired but never attempted myself. Never having actually made art, only collected it, this was definitely a crapshoot. I approached it as a hobby, considering I had a full time job, and had no idea whether I would be good at it. I read every book on the subject of mosaics, took classes, and practiced incessantly. I learned quickly, discovered a tremendous passion for the craft and have been at it ever since.
My husband came up with the name Cinderella Mosaics for two reasons. First, I felt I was living a dream, given this unexpected gift to be able to create art when I had never done it before, and second because I became obsessed with making mosaic shoes! They have since become my signature and I can’t stop making them!
Mosaics is a fascinating art form–literally everything can be “puzzled” together into mosaic art, both functional and aesthetic. We can “cover” any object, transforming it from average to spectacular. We can create pictures made of glass, or stone, or porcelain dishes. We can take the most unassuming objects and turn them into unexpected fantastic works of art. The opportunities to create in this art form are endless."
She considers her art, in the words of the author, Elizabeth Gilbert, “souvenirs” of her artistic journey.
"Cinderella Mosaics Is Born. A few years ago, I tried my hand at an art form I had always admired but never attempted myself. Never having actually made art, only collected it, this was definitely a crapshoot. I approached it as a hobby, considering I had a full time job, and had no idea whether I would be good at it. I read every book on the subject of mosaics, took classes, and practiced incessantly. I learned quickly, discovered a tremendous passion for the craft and have been at it ever since.
My husband came up with the name Cinderella Mosaics for two reasons. First, I felt I was living a dream, given this unexpected gift to be able to create art when I had never done it before, and second because I became obsessed with making mosaic shoes! They have since become my signature and I can’t stop making them!
Mosaics is a fascinating art form–literally everything can be “puzzled” together into mosaic art, both functional and aesthetic. We can “cover” any object, transforming it from average to spectacular. We can create pictures made of glass, or stone, or porcelain dishes. We can take the most unassuming objects and turn them into unexpected fantastic works of art. The opportunities to create in this art form are endless."