MOSAIC ROBIN PLAQUE with Sara Melville – Thursday 22nd October 2026 – 10.15am

Price: £38
LOCATION: Glasgow
Duration: 2 hours

2-hour workshop – cost £38.00

Join Sara in this fabulous mosaic workshop and create a fabulous mosaic robin plaque.
During the class you will learn how to:

• Use glass nippers to cut and shape vitreous and patte de verre mosaic tiles to make your own tesserae.
• Design your mosaic by considering all the body parts of a bird and giving your piece ‘flow’.
• Glue your tesserae to your substrate -– with the least amount of mess!
• Mix grout and finish off your pieces at home (instructions will be provided with powdered grout in bags for use at home).

Advisory Note:
This workshop involves the use of hand tools. Assistance will be given to those unable to cut their own pieces. This workshop is suitable for beginners and anyone over 16 years old.

Please note that all workshops are non-refundable.

Tutor Name: Sara Melville

About The Tutor

Sara is a contemporary mosaicist inspired by landscape, geology and music. She began mosaics as a hobby in 1996 and since then has trained and attended many courses in all aspects of mosaics. She is regularly employed to run sessions and workshops in hospital, garden and other therapeutic settings. From her studio in Whiteinch Glasgow she runs bespoke workshops and is part a new art collective. Since 2019 she has shown her work in various exhibitions and has recently been awarded commissions for street art in Glasgow.