Mosaic Glass in Ellicott City

Price was high for quality of materials used- I’ve seen the wooden bases used at the class for sale at craft stores for 1.00. We didn’t learn anything from the class. My friend and I enjoyed working with MaTt.

First time trying mosaics, and we couldn't be happier with the experience. Matt gave us the instruction to be successful, and we created fun pieces in a very short period of time.

I had fun but I came to really learn how to do mosaics. The first problem, there was not enough glass to complete a project. I was not the only one who voiced this and felt it really was “bottom of the barrel”. For $45 per person, I was expecting to have more glass to choose from. I wanted to learn how to cut glass, and learn what shape do I make the pieces, do I cut glass to make it fit like a puzzle or do I just cut the glass into small squares, how far apart do I place the pieces? I was also expecting and hoping to learn how to make a patterned mosaic, like a coaster, and be able to grout the project so I would have a completed project. As far as gluing, we weren’t given a Q-tip or paper plate to put glue on. We really could have also used some tweezers for glass placement. I don’t want to be critical, but it wasn’t at all what I expected and I don’t believe you can call it a class. It was more like a Sunday School/VBS craft project session.

While the experience was a good one and we are happy with our products, we felt there could have been more instructions on options, the process itself, and how to maximize the use of supplies, etc. We paid a significant amount for a class with the expectation to receive more formalized instruction and have it conducted as a class. Also, we were doing most of the inquiry of what the next steps were and we still didn't utilize the 2 hours we paid for and left early because we were done. So, again, while the time together for our team was a good one and worthwhile, we are a bit disappointed with the lack of instruction as it pertains to the cost we paid.

We did a mosaic class, and it was a lot of fun. I thought the class was supposed to last a couple of hours, but by then we were FAR from finished with our pieces, so they let us stay until we were finished. It took us till 5:00, but they seemed happy to still have us there and celebrated our completion. It was satisfying to finish a project and not feel pressured. They taught us what we needed to know to do the project and were very encouraging and patient. I would definitely recommend a class there. Plus, they donated half of our class costs to help the Ellicott City flood recovery efforts, which I thought was great!

Wonderful staff!

Mosaics with Matt on Mother’s Day was the perfect way to spend the day with my daughters, my sister, and her daughter. Matt was incredibly helpful and explained each step of the process. We had never been to The Clayground before, but I’m sure that we’ll be back! Thanks so much for a wonderful day!