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Luigi La Ferla

His works result from a creative process that combines music, writing, painting and mosaic making and bring out a very personal story.

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.

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.

A very special Madonna

I stood like a set piece admiring her when she was half finished on my first visit here in school. And now she is beautifully completed.

minola: Portrait in Motion

minola: Portrait in Motion

This video from minola shows miraculously the process of creating a mosaic portraits. You keep asking yourself who the portrayed person is? The artist herself! She…