“Ear” by Liane Noddin.

By Emily Blackwood

Some forms of art can be a little intimidating for those who doesn’t believe they possess the creative gene. But with mosaic, mistakes are not only acceptable, they’re encouraged.

“You don’t have to be perfect about everything,” mosaic artist and exhibition co-curator for the New England Mosaic Society Karen Edlund said. “You can cut up pieces of glass or pottery. You can break your grandma’s plate and put it back together and it doesn’t have to be perfect.”

Edlund is one of 60 artists and members of the society who are featured in the upcoming exhibition at The Somerville Museum. Four of those members, including Edlund, are Somerville residents themselves; Ann Collins, Emily Bhargava, and Liane Noddin.

“It’s just different,” said Edlund. “People don’t always think of it as art, but as arts and crafts, but it’s really a wide variety of expression.”

After a decade of creating mosaic pieces, Edlund believes it’s an art form that anyone can learn.

“The Fight for Freedom” by Emily Bhargava.

“It’s a forgiving art,” she said. “If you put a piece there and you don’t like it, you can pick it up. And the grout can cover up any holes or mistakes. You can make it your own.”

The show coincides with the 2018 Society of American Mosaics Conference that’s coming to Boston March 13, and will also feature the work from three internationally known mosaic artists, Cynthia Fisher, Isabel Margolin, and Lisa Houck.

From February 22 to April 7, over 60 different pieces of mosaic art will be showcased. Workshops for both children and adults will also be available throughout the exhibition.

You can find out more about the show by visiting www.somervillemuseum.org or by attending the exhibition’s opening reception from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on February 25.

“Patchwork” by Ann Collins.

“The Sacred Quetzal,” by Karen Edlund.