unexpected treasures while googling

Title: St. Olga of Kiev. Drawing for mosaic. «Святая Ольга». Н.К. Рерих. Эскиз мозаики.
Nicholas Roerich

Posting something I accidentally found on the internet for the mere beauty and intensity of the design. A drawing for mosaic.

via http://ookaboo.com

Beautifying a school in Georgia USA with mosaics

Another interesting project again from a school. Beautifying the entrance columns of the Keheley school in Georgia USA. This should look incredible once it's finished!

The Read more about the project HERE

express yourself

photo credit Sue Austreng

There was a very interesting article yesterday on http://abcnewspapers.com by Sue Austreng illustrating a remarkable and honourable initiative to help students express their feelings and communicate what they love about the Transition Plus program, a secondary special education program for children with disabilities in Minnesota.

Initiatives like these should be under the spotlight!

Read the full article HERE

Theodora's Lust Words

''Easter was approaching. The city was glowing. People were intensifying their movements, getting on with preparations for the big day, visiting relatives, attending church masses. You laid your eyes upon the city and your heart just took off. The beauty made you forget about what was happening at the Palace.''

PS: this is an excerpt from the story I am writing which is inspired by Empress Theodora and the "Theodora and her court" mosaic in Ravenna. Writing is rather slow at the moment but I have a few pages done.

Perfection

Isn't this Victorian micromosaic pendant just PERFECT?

Life ...

Her name Zoe (Ζωή in Greek) means life and as I was reading what's on Wikipedia (she was a Byzantine Empress and born in the purple c. 978 – June 1050), I realised how intriguing and fascinating her life was. Which reminds me I have given up on writing my Theodora story. I recommend you read THIS! The stories behind mosaics! WOW...

When history and tradition speak louder than words

I love it when I come across things like these! Full of history, meaning and inspiration. 

The Hopi woman in the picture is wearing turquoise mosaic earrings and a necklace of glass seed beads. Can you believe that the picture was taken in 1901?

as seen in http://beyondbuckskin.blogspot.it/2011/09/some-history-ancient-southwest-jewelry.html

brilliant bubble bowl

 

A rather.. unusual bowl made of little bubbles set as if in a 3D mosaic!

A glimpse on the amazing things you can find on Etsy...

From mkwatelier

I'm Imooized

Some amazing jewelery from IMOOI including a mosaic pattern. I love the polished look of these! They might be a bit "industrial" but they are very classy.

image credit http://www.2modern.com

the most amazing things come from love

via bubble wrapped

I found this in a very extraordinary Etsy shop called Bubble Wrappd on Etsy and I think it's just perfect!

Have a good weekend everyone!