Ravenna Mosaico 2015
Every two years in autumn, Ravenna attracts even more mosaic enthusiasts than usual: Ravenna Mosaico, the festival with exhibitions and events opens with a weekend full…
Church mosaics installed in Sardegna
Do you remember my post on the mosaics for the church in Sardinia? Emilie Baudrais and Babylon Mosaic were asked to make 12 floor…
Back to school: Finally in 3rd!
So here I am again back to school, at Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, here in small Spilimbergo, not far from Udine and the Carnic Alps to compete…
Studying the grammar: 5 day colour and material workshop with great results
How to use the martellina efficiently and plan the andamenti of a mosaic had been subject of the preceding workshop Mosaic– The ABC: focus on andamenti & tools….
How to go with the flow: Andamenti + tools workshop successfully completed
Last week there was a new first time for me: My first time giving a workshop in Germany, along with Ruth Minola Scheibler, about…
Thou shalt not…
Anyone out there who can recite to me the 10 commandments? Not sure about them? No worries, me neither.
At sea
What could be more beautiful for a mosaicista in the summer than working on a mosaic made of blues and greens that form a foaming sea and wild waves?
How yoga can improve your mosaic practice
Make better mosaics with a positive mindset and more self-esteem through yoga.
Popup mosaic school – few places left!
You haven’t signed up yet? Get one of the last places to learn more about andamenti, cutting and using different materials and colors in making mosaics!
Saggio finale: Phoenix rising
After cutting the lava stone into chopsticks, cubes and halves, I finally found the form I liked for my final mosaic work of second year.
Mosaic portrait finished!
It really feels like magic when tesserae made of stone begin to form the eyes, the nose, the mouth, and finally the face gets its shape.
3 years anniversary
Thank you for 3 years of reading, commenting and sharing articles, for your feedback and for your ideas!
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!
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.
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….