Mixed-Media Mosaics: Techniques and Projects Using Polymer Clay Tiles, Beads & Other Embellishments
Laurie Mika's work employs her unique handmade tiles with mosaics, beads and jewelry to create "contemporary icons" (a blend of Byzantine art, Illuminated Manuscripts and Mexican folk art). Laurie was published in the premier issue ofExpressionsmagazine and has had work published inSomerset Studio,Somerset Wedding 2,Haute HandbagsandSomerset Gallery 5, as well as the books400 Polymer Clay Designs(Lark, 2004),New Techniques for Wearable Art(Quarry, 2004) and JoAnn Locktov'sMosaic Art and Style: Designs for Living Environments(Quarry, 2005). Mika has also appeared on HGTV'sCrafters Coast to Coastand the DIY network'sCraft Lab, and has taught workshops at Artfest in Port Townsend, Washington, Art Unraveled in Phoenix, Arizona, and Art and Soul in Dallas. She will also be teaching at Art and Soul in Portland in 2006 and at Hacienda Mosaico in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, in 2007.