“The Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop in Manhattan I attended today; February 16, 2025; was extremely fun!! The instructors Lourdes and Jerry were very upbeat, friendly and knowledgable. The two instructors also provided Turkish tea and a Turkish treat for our enjoyment. Turkish music was also being provided in the background; as a mood setter. (I kept wanting to dance to the music. LOL)
I would like to begin with mentioning that when I booked the workshop throught @ClassBrento, I was offered a selection of lamps to select and be provided with on the day of the workshop.
The class began with a short history of mosaics, an explanation of the class timeline and then a brief explanation of how to apply the tiles and a suggestion to wait a couple of minutes to allow glue to get tacky so tiles don't slide down globe. Also pointed out that there design ideas on the tray provided and in the box supplied. Along with design patterns, were tweezers, small plastic spatula and the grout to be used after the glue has fully cured. After that I and the other pariticipants were left to decorate our globe, with Lourdes and Jerry there to answer questions, offer suggestions and help with tiling or beeding.
Allow me to also mention that the instructors were very accommodating in allow changes to the material. I asked to upgrade to thr 6" bowl and Lourdes just took the 4" globe and returned with the 6". Another participant originally was decorating a mosaic candle holder but changed her mind and requested a lamp, and the two instructors merely substituted the candle holder to a lamp globe and lamp.
What was particularly enjoyable was the numerous colors of the mosaics and beeds to select from and in triangular, square and diamond shaped. In total there were twelve (12) colors to choose from. Among them, purple, mirror, brown and a couple of other colors beyond the standard colors.
Again, the class was extremely fun, the other participants at my table were also very friendly, which made the workshop progress easily. The instructors friendly and knowledgable. In closing, I definitely recommend anyone interested in Turkish lamps and creating their own mosaics consider attending the Mosaic Art Studio.”
