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Blog13. May 2015<18. November 2016

Final weeks in Spilimbergo

We have been choosing and preparing materials, creating work samples, testing the overall effect: the final mosaic work of the second year is approaching!

Blog25. April 2015<18. November 2016

A portrait made of marble

Creating a portrait with marble is surely the most fascinating thing I have been doing until now here at the mosaic school in Spilimbergo.

People18. April 2015<15. March 2017

Takako Hirai

Takako’s story is as unique as her works: After studying painting in Hiroshima, she looks for new inspiration, something to enrich her way of working with color….

Blog15. April 2015<18. November 2016

Hangs like hell!

Finally, our Byzantine group work was hung and of course we have posed proudly for a photo.

Blog3. April 2015<18. November 2016

Can you smell the spring?

One of the most beautiful projects so far at school due to its simplicity and experimental approach: the Ikebana interpreted by us in mosaic.

Blog25. March 2015<7. July 2015

Popup mosaic school in Germany: Sign up now!

Along with the wonderful Ruth Minola Scheibler, I offer two workshops on andamenti and color theory in September in Cologne, Germany!

Blog9. March 2015<26. March 2017

From interview to installation: With Nicole Zäch in Geneva

Nearly 150 square meters of iridescent, matte and transparent pieces of glass with names like Ginger, Apple and Avocado are installed by us here in Geneva.

Blog24. February 2015<18. November 2016

Inspired by Ikebana: 3D mosaic

The Japanese art of flower arranging serves as inspiration for a 3D mosaic that incorporates foreign objects.

Blog, Tutorials17. February 2015<18. November 2016

Combining direct + indirect method: the trick with the dough

A nice trick to work precisely when combing direct and indirect method without too much effort of preparation is to use a template made out of dough.

Blog23. January 2015<18. November 2016

Mucha meets Facchina 2.0

Our approach to modern mosaics is an interpretation of Mucha’s ‘Pole Star’.

People12. January 2015<16. January 2015

Michela Mazzero

Inspired by fabrics and textures of tissues and ceramics, Michela creates patterns and shapes with traditional materials like marble, pebbles and smalts and combines them with plastic.