Kids' Night Out - Southlake, TX

By Terry Rimmer

The Sunshine Glaze Art Studio in Southlake, Texas' theme for this month is Mosaic Madness where kids can create masterpieces and play games Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a cost of $30 per child.

The history of mosaic goes back some 4,000 years or more, with the use of terracotta cones pushed point-first into a background to give decoration, according to research. By 200 BC, specially manufactured pieces were being used to give extra detail and range of color to the work. The mosaicists of Olynthus use natural pebbles, limited mainly to black for the background and white for the figures, states historyworld.net. The great Roman villa near Piazza Armerina in Sicily, built in about AD 300, has mosaic floors which were probably laid by craftsmen from north Africa. The mosaics of Piazza Armerina are of the early fourth century.

For more information on the Southlake class, call 817-424-1717.

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