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Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It is a technique of decorative art or interior decoration. Most mosaics are made of small, flat, roughly square, pieces of stone or glass of different colors, known as tesserae; but some, especially floor mosaics, may also be made of small rounded pieces of stone, and called "pebble mosaics".
Mosaic has a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman kingdom in Sicily in the 12th century, by eastern-influenced Venice, and among the Rus in Ukraine. Mosaic fell out of fashion in the Renaissance, though artists like Raphael continued to practise the old technique. Roman and Byzantine influence led Jews to decorate 5th and 6th century synagogues in the Middle East with floor mosaics.
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Mosaics 101: How To Break China for Mosaics Broken china mosaics are so charming. In this lesson, you will learn how to use tile nippers and wheel cutters to break china plates into tiles for mosaics. To get started making mosaics with broken china, go to the thrift store and collect plates with beautiful flowers and patterns around the edge. Get a few very inexpensive china pieces to practice with too. You can use wheel cutters or tile nippers to cut the plates into mosaic tesserae. Tile nippers are good for large cuts. Wheel cutters make more precise “bites” but they are limited in the width of plate they can nip or cut. To use either wheel cutters or tile nippers to break patterned china plates into mosaic tiles, you will need safety glasses to protect your eyes and leather gloves to...
This is a quick walk through the mosaic art form ... from ancient times to just yesterday.
Katy Galbraith, mosaic artist in Crieff, Perthshire, works in her bothy in her garden at Galvelmore House (B&B;). Working in my dry-stone lined bothy in the garden, with views over the hills, I am frequently inspired by this landscape which is reflected in my mosaics. Flowers in abundance feature in the majority of my exhibition pieces, as well as in private commissions. While many of my pieces are considered 'decorative art', I also enjoy making mosaics with a more practical purpose such as mirrors, table tops and garden items. In producing my mosaics, I aim to be true to myself and my interest in recycling and sustainability by incorporating many recycled materials, including those representing me and my home town of Crieff, Perthshire (Crieff Pottery whisky jugs; remnants from a l...
There's more to mosaics than meets the eye. The design and arrangement of hundreds or thousands of tesserae (stone or glass cubes) was a complex process involving meticulous planning. However, before a mosaicist began any project, a solid foundation was necessary. From there, the artist could create a work of art that could last for centuries. In this video, a master mosaicist from the Chicago Mosaic School demonstrates the art of mosaic making by recreating a section of the Art Institute of Chicago's 5th century Byzantine mosaic fragment with a Man Leading a Giraffe. This video was produced with the generous support of a Long Range Fund grant provided by the Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was created for LaunchPad, a program of digital interpretive materials tha...
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Invited by the land owner's daughter, the team have 3 days to investigate the Roman mosaics found in a field whilst dog walking. The Roman villa turns out to be in the top 20 of Roman buildings in Britain. No copyright infringement has been intended by the uploading of this video; I am simply trying to share this amazingly interesting series.
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Just make him beautiful
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All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
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All over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
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To always understand
But that's alright for her
Still it ain't enough for me
I don't care if he's young or old
(Just make him beautiful)
I just want someone I can hold on to
I want muscles
All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
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