Putting the pieces together: Isaiah Zagar shares his mosaic methods with others

Zagar has created between 220 and 300 mosaics in Philadelphia alone, according to Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, the nonprofit that aims to keep the structure in-tact. He has traveled worldwide and built mosaics around the globe.   Today, he continues to practice as an artist both in his studio and throughout the city by hosting workshops and teaching his mosaic methods.   Zagar said he is headed toward death. As a result, he aims to spread his techniques and his mosaics around the world whether the work is of his hands or others, and he does so through workshops he has been running since the 1990s.   Zagar’s workshop on July 29 at the Meredith School attracted attendees from across the city and as far west as Chicago.  Many were inspired to be a part of a mosaic that they believe will beautify the city.   “It’s very simple. I do the workshops so I can get my mosaics into the world,” Zagar, 78, said.