Meander… “A circuitous journey or excursion”. Picking up on the last post “Meandering with Piece by Piece: Part 1 , we’ll see how artists in Los Angeles made the sinuous journey, one curve at a time, through four workshops on geometric...
Meander… “A circuitous journey or excursion”. In the spirit of sinuous unfoldings I offer this story as a series— one curve at a time… The Greek Key is probably THE most famous ‘meander pattern’. Even if you don’t study art...
CAN YOU GET EXCITED about little stone cubes that are 3000 years old? YES! Greek and Roman mosaics are pavements from ancient architecture, and are among the most durable forms of decorative art to have survived from antiquity. What kind of knowledge did it take to...
Everywhere I look I see mandalas. Pattern of the Universe—Matter of Life. The geometry of our inner beings, shadow or light. The swirl of my dog’s fur. There are many ways to shift the awareness in preparation for drawing a mandala: you might light a candle,...
The kids are back to school, and you can be too – time to MAKE STUFF ! I am teaching a wonderful variety of mosaic techniques and traditions at Institute of Mosaic Art in Oakland. IMA is the premier school for mosaic training in the US. We are celebrating the...