How does one put a value on works made by hand? The SLOW ART of mosaic is a complex process – designing the pattern, choosing material, cutting units of tesserae that are congruent in size to the geometry and scale of the pattern, placing and setting each...
8 Sept. 2014 I have been having some wonderful STONE ENCOUNTERS since living in Great Britain this year, allowing me to have my first experience with the ancient stone circles. I have been in three circles now. I’m sorry to say that sometimes the vibration feels...
Nancie Mills Pipgras, editor of Mosaic Art NOW has just launched her beautiful, new online magazine covering all the latest buzz from the ever-expanding universe of mosaics. I’m proud to be a contributing writer, and we are premiering my new video on the LOD...
Looks like the famous mosaic “bikini girls” may have some competition! A recent Syrian excavation depicts everyday Roman life, including a nude bathing scene. The Sweida discovery is being considered one of the most beautiful mosaics in the country. Hard...
I’m heading to Chicago for ‘Natural Wonders: A Roman Mosaic from Lod Israel’, opening this Friday Dec. 9 at the Field Museum. Now at it’s 3rd US tour venue, the Lod Mosaic coincides this time with another major exhibition at the museum...
