Summary:
What: February-Virtual-Meeting
Who: Austin Mosaic Guild (AMG) and Colorado Mosaic Artists (CMA)
When: Sunday, February 8, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM Central Time (US &Canada)
Agenda:
- Welcome and Greetings to All
- Any quick announcements from CMA or AMG?
- Guest Speaker/Topic: Jim Bachor on "Dragging Mosaics (kicking & screaming) into the 21st Century"
- AMG Scholarship Presentation: Maria Blazo
- Got anything for Virtual Show and Tell? (Due Feb 6th @2pm) - see below
Zoom Link:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 860 6002 8049
Passcode: 658939
About the Artist: Jim Bachor adapts the ancient art form of the mosaic and applies it to contemporary American life. From potholes to junk food to breakfast cereal, his vibrant work permanently locks into mortar unexpected concepts drawn from the present. By harnessing and exploiting the limitations of this indestructible technique, Bachor’s work continually surprises the viewer, while challenging long-held notions of what a mosaic should be. His pothole art project has attracted world-wide attention since 2013.
Public commissions include “thrive” at the CTA’s Thorndale Red Line station and “RUN CHI” located within Niketown in downtown Chicago. Bachor’s work has been featured on “CBS Sunday Morning”, the "Kelly Clarkson Show", NBC Nightly News, PEOPLE magazine, Oprah Winfrey’s “O” Magazine and Chicago Magazine. Jim Bachor 4631 North Kenton, Chicago 60630 jim@bachor.com bachor.com IG: jimbachor
Got anything for Show and Tell?: (Don't be shy - we know you have to share something!)
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SHOW AND TELL/WIP PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please email pictures of any completed work or In-Progress work you would like to share with the group along with any information that would be helpful to the viewers. Any information about your work will be shown next to the image(s) you provide.
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Any of the following would be appreciated.
• Name of your piece
• General description
• Whole work and/or close-ups
• Materials Used
• Any difficulties, surprises, tips, techniques
• Comments or questions
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If you choose to send your Show and Tell information, you will be asked if you would like to comment on your work, ask questions and answer question while your work is being presented. The deadline for emailing pictures and artwork information is at 2:00 pm on the Friday before our scheduled meeting.
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Please email all information to Roxana Nizza at Gr8Dane13@hotmail.com Feel free to contact her with any questions.