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

Perfection

Isn't this Victorian micromosaic pendant just PERFECT?

Life ...(Empress Zoe)

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!

Let's talk about men

I know that Winter is "officially" over and this was a Menswear A/W 2013 trend but I had to post this picture!

Look at the tile patterns on the jackets.......

Would you like to see your man wear this?

pic from a post dated 29 January 2013 from blog http://patternbank.com.

Everypiece counts in large amounts. ARTAIC's mosaic patterns

Even though I truly admire mosaic artists that work on very small scale mosaics, there's something about large scale mosaics covering entire walls and spaces that fascinates me. It's like with huge jewelry. They make a statement.

Whereas small mosaics or micro-mosaics embellish a space and give a special aura of dicontinuity among other decorative items, the role of giant mosaics is to make a statement. To define a space. Mosaic is what calls the shots. Every other element should follow the rules set by this mosaic work.

 

I'm particularly impressed with the "links" mosaic here. Perfect for high-tech spaces or anywhere. Strict, formal and chic. Absolutely chic.

images from Artaic.com