Join me for a six day mosaic course in Greece from July 6th to 13th, 2018. The traditional and contemporary mosaic course will take place at the Lagou Raxi Hotel, Pelion, Greece, and is suitable for beginners as well as more established mosaic artists. Six day mosaic course in Greece, …
Part III of my Mosaics in Chicago series looks at the making of Marc Chagall’s Four Seasons mosaic – a monumental 21-metre long mosaic work in Chase Tower Plaza, downtown Chicago. Marc Chagall’s Four Seasons Mosaic_ a musical way of painting. If you stand in front of Marc Chagall’s Four …
The contemporary and ancient mosaics in Chicago are varied, brilliant and inspiring. Ranging from Roman and Byzantine mosaics at the Art Institute of Chicago to public art by Marc Chagall and Jim Bachor’s iconic pot holes, it’s the place to go if you love the art form. Mosaics in Chicago …
The Chicago Mosaic School was founded in 2005 by artist Karen Ami and now plays a pivotal role on the international mosaic stage. Classes run throughout the year on every aspect of mosaic making and the list of teachers and visiting artists who run workshops reads like a Who’s Who of everyone …
This is a short version of the British Association for Modern Mosaic’s guide to the mosaics of Scotland which was compiled to coincide with BAMM’s annual Forum in Edinburgh on September 30 and October 1, 2107. The full guide is available as a pdf through the BAMM website. As a member …
The tearing down of some of the Eduardo Paolozzi mosaics when London’s Tottenham Court Road tube station was renovated sparked a controversy which resulted in the remaking of some of the destroyed sections and the University of Edinburgh offering to house bags of salvaged fragments. But what will happen to the mosaic fragments and why …
