SUSAN WECHSLER

Wechsler, a multi-media artist who was a theatrical costume designer in New York City earlier in her life and remains a passionate collector, found her “signature style” as a mosaicist when – who else? - her mother suggested that she make a mosaic on a dress form. Her intricate, playful, and just plain gorgeous mosaic dresses attracted attention nationwide. Soon, she was manufacturing dress-form substrates specifically for mosaics and turning her intimate knowledge of costume design into a specialty mosaic class. Now, you too can indulge a love of all-thingsfashion in the mosaic medium.

Wechsler’s classes have been runaway successes in such fashion-conscious cities as Los Angeles, but also at mosaic conferences such as the 2015 CMA summit in Ashland, where her students made bold and beautiful mosaic masks. In her three-day workshop coming up at the IMA over the July 4th weekend (ending July 3rd) she’ll share her mosaic dress making secrets.

Her students always come away with a creation that is more than pretty, more than just a decoration – a dress they couldn’t otherwise have made. Even for experienced mosaicists, it wouldn’t quite happen without Wechsler’s experience and guidance.

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