Visit this link for information on a 5 day mosaic marathon to be held at OzMosaics Studio in Brisbane, Queensland Australia.   Sandy Robertson will be your tutor  - and will inspire you!

Book in for a week of mosaic heaven, making a mosaic mural.   Have fun listening to music, watching slide-shows, learning from your tutor Sandy Robertson and making new friends who share the love of mosaics.

Similar to an ArtsFest, this workshop is at the artist's own studio - you can arrive and start working!  No need to lug everything with you!  

 A list of basic bibs and bobs will be issued for you to consider  collecting and using in your mosaic masterpiece.  Book in early to secure your place in the workshop.  Number limited to 8 students!   Personal attention - lots of inspiration.   Limited accommodation at OzMosaics studio, or stay nearly at a B & B - visit Brisbane and enjoy the sights or nestle in for a week of mosaic-making.  

Meet Sandy Robertson and other mosaic addicts at the Reed - Stitches and Craft Fair - 30th April 2008 until Sunday 4th May 2008! 
Brisbane Convention Centre!  Wednesday until Sunday 10-5pm! 

Chat to Sandy Robertson, professional mosaic artist and mosaic art teacher about your mosaic art andcraft.   Sandy is the Qld Representative MAANZ and will be on hand with mosaic volunteers from the Brisbane MAANZ mosaic team  (Mosaic Assn of Australia and New Zealand) at the Brisbane Convention Centre. 

Featured on the Mosaic Stand will 20 mosaic artworks from the travelling juried MAANZ "Insect Glimmering" 30 x 30 Art Exhibition;  sections of the mosaics from the Steve Irwin Mosaic Tribute mural, mosaic demonstrations (spin the bottle, Sandy Style!) and more!   See what you can do with wine bottles - make beautiful tesserae, leaves and more!

Toss some money in the dunny to help Grant a Starlight Foundation wish for a sick child and you will be given a complimentary raffle ticket to win a mosaic workshop at OzMosaics Mosaic Studio in Brisbane!   

Toss some money in the mosaic dunny and guess how many mosaic glass tiles are in the big glass jar on the MAANZ stand!    The winner is the person who is closest to the correct number of tiles in the jar!   The winner will receive all the glass mosaic tiles in the jar and a pair of mosaic nippers!

.....Find out about the upcoming MAANZ Mosaic Symposium 2009 in Brisbane, toss some Money in the Dunny for the kids at the Starlight Foundation (Make a Wish Program) - tossing some money in the dunny will also give you the opportunity to place a piece of tile in the Steve Irwin Mosaic Mural gift, for Australia Zoo.   Art has been received from Australia and around the world!  

Watch a laptop slideshow of mosaic contributions to the mosaic mural and also enjoy photographs of  the  2007 MAANZ Hobart Tasmania Symposium and other mosaic events.

The following photo and editorial was in the Quest Newspaper Caboolture Herald Tuesday 22nd April 2008. 
Thank you Quest Newspapers for your support of the Reed Stitches and Craft Fair Community Arts

 Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) will be the first venue outside Europe to show Pablo Picasso’s personal art collection.  The exhibition, ‘Picasso and His Collection’, will be shown at the gallery from June 9 to September 14.  It features 150 works from the artist’s own collection, including pieces by Cezanne, Renoir and Matisse.  ....More information