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Intro to Andamento – Drawing for Mosaics with Casey Van Loon of The Chicago Mosaic School
Intro to Andamento – Drawing For Mosaics
Instructor: Casey Van Loon – The Chicago Mosaic School
Dates & Times: Saturday, May 10, 2025 12-4PM
Fee: $200.00
This is a great workshop for those who want to create and learn the basic concepts and grammar of andamento through live demos and drawing exercises, gain historical context while drawing out the differences between Roman, Byzantine and Contemporary mosaics, and finally creating your own mosaic drawing from a simple photographic image.
This workshop is great for students working at all levels of experience!
All materials are included.
About Casey Van Loon
Casey Van Loon is a mosaic and glass artist who creates works of various sizes, from large windows or wall hangings to intricate mosaic jewelry. As an instructor at The Chicago Mosaic School since 2012, Casey teaches a range of courses for all levels, including the After School Matters Program. Previously working as a stained glass artist for over 20 years her work includes numerous historical and original projects including the restoration of the TiSany Dome at the Chicago Cultural Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral [New York], and the world’s largest exterior glass mosaic at Tousaint Village [San Diego]. Van Loon’s original work has been featured in numerous galleries nationwide, most recently and the Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics in Chicago and the Museum of Biblical Arts [Dallas]. https://www.caseyvanloon.com/
