You Are Here with Rachel Sager

Welcome to something truly different at Mosaic Arts Online.
This isn’t just another online course—it’s part in-depth learning experience, part living collaboration, and part creative experiment that you get to make on your own.

“You Are Here.”
Three small words, that hold so much meaning. They mark a place on a map, but they can also signal the beginning—or the culmination—of a path or journey.

In this unique course, Rachel Sager invites you into her world of mosaic art and community. Unlike her other Ruins projects, this collaboration doesn’t require you to ship your work to her. Instead, your piece stays with you—anchored exactly where you want it to live.

When you order your custom handmade clay circular tile stamped with “You Are Here,” Rachel will guide you through three separate projects designed to spark your imagination and help you create mosaics that are deeply personal, meaningful, and connected to your place.

With this course, you’ll step into a global movement of artists exploring the power of place through mosaic art.

What you’ll discover inside the course:

Rachel organizes your learning around three powerful, creative entry points:

• SHAPE – Ground your mosaic in form, line, and structure.
  
• SIGNS / SYMBOLS / MAPS – Weave in visual language that carries story and meaning.
  
• INTUITIVE MEDITATION – Slow down, listen, and allow the process to guide you.
  

Step by step, Rachel will show you how to:

• Discover your personal “You Are Here” and let it guide your design.
  
• Select the appropriate adhesives for various projects.
  
• Work on fiberglass mesh so you can build on your studio table and install it later.
  
• Create vibrant gradations with Italian smalti as a “map pin.”
  
• Learn about the simple power of the silhouette.
  
• Place your tag within a larger mosaic for maximum impact.
  
• Design an animal mosaic using unexpected materials.
  
• Work intuitively on a large rock or in situ in the landscape.
  
• Mix materials in surprising ways around your “You Are Here” tag.
  

And that’s just the beginning. The true gift of this course lies in Rachel’s endless inspiration—she shares sketches, cartoons, and lists of fresh ideas to help you find your own voice in this work. You’ll discover how to choose color combinations that make your mosaics sing, how to set your clay tag seamlessly, and how to think like a designer while still working intuitively.

By the end, you won’t just gain skills and techniques—you’ll be part of something bigger. You’ll carry forward a message that is both timeless and deeply personal, a piece of art that connects your art to a worldwide community of mosaic artists.

Inside the course, you’ll find a direct link to purchase your handmade “You Are Here” tag from Sager Mosaics.