Playing with Colour by Joanna Kessel At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic the British Association for Modern Mosaic introduced a series of six online ‘events’ called Prompts from the Pros (PftP). The idea was to encourage mosaic artists to use the strange hiatus induced by lockdown to explore different …
Graffiti mosaics _ the story I started making graffiti mosaics in 2017. I had returned to Edinburgh from Athens the previous summer and needed to rebuild my life from scratch. Mosaic wise, that is. But really pretty much everything else wise too. My husband was still working in Greece and …
There are plenty of mosaics in Chicago. From ornate mosaic floors in turn-of-the-century municipal buildings, to Marc Chagall’s famous Four Seasons mosaic, subway station platforms, community art projects and Jim Bachor’s iconic pot holes – Chicago is a great city to explore if you want to see the best of …
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 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 …
