New Mosaic Workshops for Winter 2011!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

I’m very excited to announce my new workshops for this winter.  I’m especially thrilled to be able to offer a workshop at the gorgeous and inspiring Wild Orchard Guest House in Deerfield, NH.  Filled with antiques and contemporary crafts, it is the best place for kindling creative spirits!  Innkeeper Molly Grant is a welcoming and talented craftsperson in her own right as a custom leather shoemaker (Cordwainer Shoes).  It has been her long-time dream to have classes at the Inn and I’m happy to be the first!   Please go to my Workshop page for the details of both this special workshop and my studio workshops here at Kast Hill.  Thanks for your on-going support and can’t wait to see you all soon!   Happy Winter, Lizz

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Local Librarians Rock the Mosaic

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

We had a blast last month at K.H. Studios’ “Mosaics to Go” workshop creating panels in a spontaneous burst of creative mayhem and wonderful madness.  Fueled by wine and potluck merriment, the ladies of our town library used recycled stained glass, china and found objects to portray their innermost artistic spirits (or not!)  By 9:30 or so, they were putting the finishing touches on their masterpieces and getting ready to head out into the night.  Wonderful works and great times were had by all!  Who knew the librarians had it in ‘em?!?  Well, we all did!

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Mosaic Wasteland

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Come to Red River Theater in Concord, NH this Friday night at 6pm (project at 6 and movie at 7, project continues after movie!)
World-renowned artist Vik Muniz embarks on one of the most inspired collaborations of his career, joining creative forces with Brazilian catadores — garbage pickers who mine treasure from the towering trash heaps of Rio’s Jardim Gramacho landfill. In this Sundance award-winning documentary, the catadores prove to be unique and surprising individuals in their own right, waxing philosophic as they impart a valuable lesson about what society discards.

Friday’s show: Come early for a special pre-film art project/discussion with Lizz Van Saun. Help create a community mosaic project from recycled glass and talk to mosaic maker Lizz Van Saun.

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Mosaics in the Mountains

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

I was so inspired on my way through “The Notch” this past Friday on my way to the “Field of Vision” conference for teaching artists, teachers and administrators. So gorgeous- snow on the mountaintops, creating veils of snow streaming through the valleys, is that coming from the sky or the mountain- misted muted colors and sleepy looking valleys. Everything tucking in for the coming winter. The conference was inspiring and thought provoking. A lot of energy and enthusiasm for the arts in all forms. Keep making things and inspiring others to join in. I’m deepening my commitment to community mosaic projects. See you at Day of the Dead on Concord on the 30th at Eagle Square Atrium!

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Mosaic Update

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

Hi All! Will be grouting the Deerfield Fair Mosaic today- excited! This mosaic is made of recycled china and stained glass and was the demo for NH Made at the fair. 90,000 people came to the fair in four days! As soon as it’s finished I’ll be posting photos so keep an eye out!

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Mosaic Catchup

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

So long in between posts…busy life, what can I say.  If I were posting all the time I wouldn’t be making anything in the studio would I?!?  So I’ll keep this short and so sweet.   Have finished the Morrill frame commission and would LOVE IT if you’d go check it out on my Kast Hill Studio Fan page on Facebook (link to the right here…) but you can see a preview on my Commissions page.  I’m so happy to have finished it after about 6 months of concentrated effort and really very happy with the final mosaic.  The clients were very very happy with it.  The painting was done by a niece (Meghan Carey) based on Gustav Klimt’s “Danae.”  The materials are almost entirely recycled stained glass and handmade faux gold leaf tiles.  I really had a good time making this mosaic , challenging as it was to treat the glass like paint.  I hope you all enjoy the results!

Upcoming events; I’ll be at the Deerfield Fair starting on the 30th through Sunday, 10/3.  I’ll be in the NH Made building demonstrating one of my mosaic techniques on a panel.  I won’t tell you the subject matter but think animals… Please stop by and say hello!  I might even ask you to snag me a cider donut!

And quickly wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed the NECAP conference on the importance of PLAY!  Needless to say though I will anyway, we had fun PLAYING while collaborating on a big and very colorful paper and tape mural, fun and amazement at Michael Moshun juggling (though it was so much more than that) and fun playing word games and meeting all the wild and crazy teaching artists who attended the conference.  The day got me back in a really good creative space and I’m looking forward to bringing that inspiration to my teaching and my own work.  Everybody needs to PLAY a lot more!

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Dos Amigos Mosaic!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

Just a quick post to let you all know that the Community Mosaic Project that we started at Dos Amigos restaurant in the Spring is now completed and hanging there (Main Street, Concord.). It traveled to Keene to the Art Walk where passersby worked on it, then to the Hopkinton Town Library where the Youth Volunteers completed it. It’s really great, stop by and check it out if you get a chance!

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