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…
Founder of this blog and into mosaics since my studies in Naples, Italy. I have an M.A. in Cultural studies and spent two years in Spilimbergo in North Italy at Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli for a fulltime mosaicista training. Back in Düsseldorf, Germany since 2015, I now make, teach and write about mosaic art. Yoga and running help me clear my mind and whenever I can I travel – if possible to meet new faces for the section 'People' in this blog.
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…
Do you remember my post on the mosaics for the church in Sardinia? Emilie Baudrais and Babylon Mosaic were asked to make 12 floor…
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…
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….
Last week there was a new first time for me: My first time giving a workshop in Germany, along with Ruth Minola Scheibler, about…
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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.
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.
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We have been choosing and preparing materials, creating work samples, testing the overall effect: the final mosaic work of the second year is approaching!
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’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….