Equipment, materials and safety glasses are provided. Participants are invited to bring their own design material with them, but be prepared to adapt it to the needs of the medium.

The course needs to be held somewhere with chairs and table-top space for each participant; good light, preferably natural; and access to water.

More and more people are discovering what a wonderful art form mosaic is, and this has led to a demand for opportunities to learn how to do it. Mosaic courses are creative and fun. They are always very sociable events, with new friendships forged. They pull talents out of people that they never realised they had, and can provide the basis for an absorbing new occupation.

Rosalind has plenty of experience in running mosaic courses, and has done so at Great Missenden Abbey in the Chilterns; Tullie House in Carlisle; Bedales School; Atsitsa on the island of Skyros. Her courses provide an introduction to the subject, and a chance to learn and try out some of the basic skills.

Mosaic courses can be tailored to different requirements. For example, they can last between a day and a week. Normally a session will start with a slide show and demonstration of some basic techniques and materials; then the participants can start to design their own projects, with help and advice.