I often ask students of my mosaic classes when the pieces are done, if they would mind if I shared their work on my blog. And sometimes they’re quite happy to share. Like the two students I had just recently, both busy moms, who managed to fit in the classes as a morning out. Jillian and her sister-in-law, Shannon, were so much fun to work with.
My studio is very small so, of course, I only have very small classes, two students, tops . I teach a type of mosaic called Pique Assiette, which is done with broken dishes and lots of bits and pieces, even ornaments sometimes. Although I often teach just one student at a time, I have found over the years that encouraging friends to take the class together is much more fun for everyone. No stress, just friends enjoying learning something new and having a good time.
Their shopping class yielded not only some nice dishes but also the bases for their mosaics. Shannon found a frame that she will fill in with a blackboard later and use for a notice board at home. She included bits of tile from a home renovation and also some dishes with blue and white designs.
![Shannon's-mosaic-2wm](https://www.summerhouseart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Shannons-mosaic-2wm.jpg)
As you can see, in this close up, the result works beautifully.
![shannon-mosaic-clswm](https://www.summerhouseart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shannon-mosaic-clswm.jpg)
And Jillian found one of those beveled boards that when the picture on it was painted out, became a good base for this gorgeous little abstract. Her mosaic was made from a mixture of striped dishes and dishes with delicate pattern as well as some plastic tiles from a craft shop. The composition, very intuitive, works very well too. After a bit of light blue grout, to tie it all together, we were all very pleased. The results were stunning and I’m sure these Pique Assiette Mosiac pieces will add a wonderful personal touch their homes. Later, Jillian painted the edge a lovely magenta which brought out the color in the mosaic.
![Jillian's-mosaic](https://www.summerhouseart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Jillians-mosaic-1wm-800x782.jpg)
![JIllian's finished mosaic](https://www.summerhouseart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/JIllian-mosaic-finishedwm.jpg)