In search of rare orchids: The Mosaics of Jordan I would hazard a guess that being a lover of ancient mosaics is much like being a bird watcher or a seeker of rare orchids. You read books about them, browse the internet in search of them, communicate with fellow obsessives …
The Nature of Mosaics: A New Theory About What Makes Mosaics Different. I have a new theory about the nature of mosaics. Hold on, stop right there. Don’t flick forward quite so fast. This theory has been bobbing around in the back of my mind for some time and I …
The Pique Assiette House in Chartres, France, was made by Raymond Isidore over a 25-year period starting in the 1930s and evolved into a temple of mosaic creation. The reason I love the Pique Assiette House in Chartres, France, is simple: it’s bonkers. It is a physical manifestation of the …
It’s time to take a look at the tile adhesive method. I have walked you through the direct method using glue, the mosaic mesh method (small and large scale) ,the mosaic fragment method in reverse and now it’s time to take a look at the principles of the tile adhesive method. …
Through neglect, theft, natural disaster, acquisition, iconoclasm, lack of resources or simple ignorance many of the ancient world’s mosaics are gone. This is the story of those lost mosaics. Lost Mosaics _ fragments in the grass The ancient city of Jerash, an hour’s drive from Jordan’s capital, is an …
Intuitive Andamento: a new way of working. I was ready for a shake up. I needed, nay, craved, to press the mosaic ‘refresh’ button. After years of making mosaics which, let’s face it, had a certain Helen-y look, I felt I needed to break free; to become the mosaic equivalent …
