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Design & Services, History & Archeology, How to Mosaic, Resources

A Roman mosaic relocated in a 18th century palace. The Royal Palace of Portici was built in the 18th century a few kilometers Southeast of Naples, Italy. It is located right by the Roman town of Herculanum, destroyed with Pompeii in 79 AD. When building the foundations of the palace…

Yezidi Mosaics in DC

20 October 2019

Events, Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Shows & Events

A genocide. When ISIS started their eradication campaign against the Yezidi people in 2014 they murdered a great number of boys and men and systematically enslaved and raped women and girls. Several hundreds of them are still missing. Many Yezidi escaped the terror by trekking through arid lands and became…

Byzantine mosaics of Notre Dame de la Garde.

3 October 2019

Trips & Visits, Unclassified

The modern byzantine mosaics of Notre-Dame de la Garde perfectly illustrate how mosaics were incorporated in the Neo-Byzantine sacred architecture of the 19th century. Built on top of the highest natural peak of the area, Notre Dame de la Garde, also known as “La Bonne Mere” – the good mother…

Grout coloring

2 September 2019

How to Mosaic, Unclassified

Grout color is important. Beside protecting the mosaic, grout has a visual function. Just like the frame of a painting brings attention to it, grout is there to get people’s attention to the actual tiles. There are many theories about how you should use various colors to achieve different visual…

Principles of Opus Pixellatum

22 August 2019

Basics of grayscale Opus Pixellatum This a first post of a series dedicated to my Opus Pixellatum Technique © and the many variations it allows. It resshuffles a post created in my first mosaic blog a few years ago… This first post describes the original, basic Opus Pixellatum technique as…

The Art of Mosaic

15 August 2019

Shows & Events

I am very pleased to announce that my work will be featured at The Peanut Gallerie From next August 22nd onto September 28th While “The Art of Mosaics” will of course feature many of my mosaics, some of them never seen until now, you will also be able to see,…

August in mosaics

4 August 2019

August in the Julian Calendar In 46 BC. Julius Cesar instaured a 365-day solar calendar (plus a 366 every four years). Our modern western calendar is based upon it. Mosaic of the seasons, El Djem, Tunisia AUGUST Before the adoption of the Julian calendar, August was the sixth month of…

Grouts and Thinsets

15 July 2019

Grouts, Thinsets, and when to use them. Before synthetic adhesives were invented, since the beginning of the Art, floor layers and mosaicists have been using cement based Thinset Mortars and Grouts. This articles is about these materials and when to use them. It is not about how to use them.…

Roman mosaics in Germany – Nennig

4 July 2019

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Visiting the Nennig mosaic was my first goal in a trip I took in June 2019 to Northeastern France and Western Germany. I give practical information about this trip (itinerary, accommodations, costs…) in my previous post “Mosaics of Northeastern Gaul” NENNIG 2000 years ago the Moselle valley became part of…

Mosaics

Wearable Art at MosaicBlues

30 November 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Life around the Studio, Wearable Mosaics, Works in Process

Yezidi Mosaics in DC

20 October 2019

Events, Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Shows & Events

Lepus Vexus, Corinium’s style

17 June 2019

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Frederic Lecut's Mosaics

Once upon a time in Britannia The Corinium Beeches Road Hare mosaic dates from the 4th century. It was excavated in Cirencester in 1971. The Beeches Road Hare mosaic Hares and rabbits are often shown in other Roman mosaics, either part of hunting scenes, or feeding from grapes. We…

May at Mosaic Blues

27 May 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Works in Process

Running full speed Things have not changed much since late March, I am still pretty busy, wishing there would be 36 hours each day ! ! For the past 5 weeks I have mostly focused on my minaudieres, building inventory for a group unveiling here in Alabama in early August.…

Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition

25 May 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Shows & Events

One of my mosaics has been selected to show at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts The 43rd Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition will be held June 1 through July 21, 2019. Carola is one of about 100 pieces selected to appear in the show, I feel very honored to…

The Griffin Minaudiere

30 April 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, History & Archeology

The Griffin Minaudiere is inspired by actual two Roman mosaics built in very different parts of the empire. The Greek island of Rhodes, The Fishbourne palace in the UK The Griffin mosaic of Rhodes This mostly black and white mosaic comes from the Acropolis of the city of Rhodes. It…

March at mosaicblues

27 March 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Life around the Studio, Works in Process

Is there such a thing as Too many irons on the fire ? I always have many projects going on… It would drive some people nuts. but when it comes to mosaics, it is almost a necessity. When you work with glues and mortars it is very important to give…

Flying pigs & Clutch bags

9 March 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics

A mosaic minaudiere or clutch bag on the theme of flying pigs

MosaicBlues Logo

19 January 2019

Life around the Studio, Works in Process

I will launch in 2019 two lines of products derived from my own mosaics and inspired by ancient Roman mosaics and frescoes. (I will soon expand about this little secret. I have been working on this for several month, and am almost ready… Surprise !) Medusa Silk scarf with printed…

The author Fred in a radiant scales background

2019 projects

16 December 2018

History & Archeology, Others, Works in Process

Documenting the empire’s mosaics For the past 5 years I have been traveling the Roman empire. I still have a lot to see. Political upheavals in some parts of Africa won’t allow me to visit all I’d like to in this lifetime. I pay great attention to technical details, the…

Process

All How to Mosaic15 Technical Videos5

Roman mosaic patterns : the Rosace of Portici

10 November 2019

Design & Services, History & Archeology, How to Mosaic, Resources

Grout coloring

2 September 2019

How to Mosaic, Unclassified

Principles of Opus Pixellatum

22 August 2019

Grouts and Thinsets

15 July 2019

Starrett Nippers

20 April 2019

Really great nippers ! Starrett Nippers are fantastic tools to cut effortlessly and very accurately glass, smalti, ceramic or stone no thicker than 1/4″. These tools were originally developed to cut hard tempered steel wire such as spring steel or piano wire. Their special designs provides powerful leverage for efficient…

Creating mosaic models – Graphic softwares

1 February 2019

There is much more to Art than the final product. The work of a mosaicist sometimes includes some some weird and unusual operations. Craftsman or Artist ? I have met artists who work without roadmap, they begin something without having a clear idea of what they will end up creating.…

Zellige mosaics

25 January 2019

History & Archeology, Technical Videos

A tradition dating back 12 centuries Zellige is the name given to the ornate and colourful mosaics that can be admired in many elegant buildings around North Africa and the Middle East. Temple Mount mosque in Jerusalem The craft originated in Fez, Morocco, in the late 8th century and it…

Thinset and grout

2 September 2018

Thinset and grout have been used by mosaicists and tile masons for 2500 years. This post is about : what they are, when and why use them. Thinset versus Grout Thinset and grout are Portland cement based materials with different purposes : Thinset is a structural material. It bonds your…

Mounting a mosaic with hanging rails.

14 June 2018

Hanging rails for heavy mosaics mounting… Hanging rails are an excellent solution to mount mosaics on walls. Mosaics being made of heavy material, Stone, Ceramic, , glasses, they are much heavier than other media. They usually cannot be mounted on a wall as would a painting of photograph. Most of…

Mounting a Mosaic on Wood.

27 May 2018

How to Mosaic, Technical Videos

Ancient mosaics were directly built or mounted on stone and concrete substrates. I usually mount my mosaics on framed concrete boards, Hardi Backer in the USA and Vedi boards in Europe. I glue the mosaics on their support with thinset mortar and later fill up the gap between the tesserae…

Discovery

All History & Archeology23 Life around the Studio4 Trips & Visits1

Wearable Art at MosaicBlues

30 November 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Life around the Studio, Wearable Mosaics, Works in Process

Roman mosaic patterns : the Rosace of Portici

10 November 2019

Design & Services, History & Archeology, How to Mosaic, Resources

Byzantine mosaics of Notre Dame de la Garde.

3 October 2019

Trips & Visits, Unclassified

August in mosaics

4 August 2019

Roman mosaics in Germany – Nennig

4 July 2019

Mosaics of Northeastern Gaul, June 2019

27 June 2019

History & Archeology, Others, Resources

A five days mosaics trip. The itinerary and logistics of a 5 days trip to sightsee Roman mosaics of Northeastern France and Western Germany. Detailed articles about the actual mosaics I saw will follow. Gallia Belgica and Germania Shortly after the conquest of Gaul by Julius Cesar the Romans invaded…

Roman floral patterns

22 June 2019

Design & Services, History & Archeology, Resources

Political stability promotes creativity. In the provinces of Gaul, as in the rest of the Occident and Roman empire, the 2nd century, thanks to political stability beginning with Trajan, saw a spectacular rise of the decorations of floors and walls. This came in connection with intense architectural creation activity, both…

The Mosaic of the Seasons in Corinium

11 June 2019

An old book… I just received from Britain an old book, published in 1850 “Illustrations of Remains of Roman Art in Cirencester, the site of ancient Corinium”. Title page This book is remarkably illustrated with drawings and I wanted to share some of these beauties. In August 1849 During…

The Griffin Minaudiere

30 April 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, History & Archeology

The mosaics of Notre Dame de Paris

23 April 2019

Notre Dame de Paris has no mosaics but it was built on top of 4th and 6 th centuries basilicas decorated with them. Some of fragments were unearthed during archaeological digs on the parvis Notre Dame.

Videos

Zellige mosaics

25 January 2019

History & Archeology, Technical Videos

Mounting a Mosaic on Wood.

27 May 2018

How to Mosaic, Technical Videos

How to Mosaic : Create a Grayscale Mosaic Model on your computer

14 February 2018

Design & Services, How to Mosaic, Technical Videos

In 2017 I created this mosaic portrait : Claire’s Mosaic Portrait I described the way this mosaic was actually built in my post : “Claire’s Portait” As I was using my Opus Pixellatum technique, I created a specific model by pixellizing my original picture : The cropped…

Double color simulations on Asian Face mosaic model

How to Mosaic : Color Simulations on Opus Pixellatum model

5 February 2018

How to Mosaic, Technical Videos

Opus Pixellatum is an amazingly versatile way to create mosaics. From one model the mosaicist can create many different mosaics. The possibilities are practically unlimited. Variations can be as basic as a systematic change of colors (Gray to Bluescale for example) to much more sophisticated manipulations involving other mosaic techniques…

Mosaics look better in Videos

12 December 2017

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Others, Technical Videos

Mosaics reflect light in a unique way Because they are not perfectly level, each one of the many tiles composing a mosaic reflects the light at a very different angle. That’s the magic of mosaics. Under an ideal light, they act like a Mirror ball ! Mirror ball – technically…

Events

All Classes & Seminars2 Community Projects2 Shows & Events5

Yezidi Mosaics in DC

20 October 2019

Events, Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Shows & Events

The Art of Mosaic

15 August 2019

Shows & Events

Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition

25 May 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Shows & Events

A Liquid Mosaic

5 October 2018

Community Projects, Shows & Events

2009 – a liquid mosaic In 2009, Alyson Lyons created in Australia a liquid mosaic portrait of Mona Lisa. I reported the event in my previous blog post : Mona Lisa mosaic created with cups of coffee. Mona Lisa liquid mosaic, Sydney, Australia, 2009 3,604 cups of coffee and 564…

9 individual mosaics realized during the workshop

Fun at Bee Auburn Mosaic Seminar

30 June 2018

Classes & Seminars

Introductory Mosaic Seminar Many participants enjoyed building their first mosaic at the Bee Auburn Mosaic Seminar last Friday June 22, 2018 at the beautiful Auburn Arboretum. Texas Red Star Hibiscus at Auburn Arboretum We had set up tables under the pavilion for the seminar due to start at 5:00…

Bee Auburn Mosaic Seminar

15 June 2018

Classes & Seminars, Community Projects, Shows & Events

Bee Auburn Mosaic Workshop I will be leading a mosaic workshop during the next Bee Auburn event from 5:30 to 7:30 pm next Friday, June 22nd at the Donald E. Davis Arboretum in Auburn, Alabama. Participants will build a 6×6″ mosaic on fiberglass mesh and take it home where they…

References

All Press6 Testimonials4

Starry Night mosaic clutch frame

10 February 2019

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2018 Press Kit

23 April 2018

The MosaicBlues 2018 Press Kit is now available to download … This Press Kit or Media Kit is designed for Media professional Reporters, Journalists and Bloggers. It provides essential information to get started writing about my Art and Actions . If you love my work and have professional friends who…

Featured Artist Frederic Lecut

8 March 2018

In good company… I am very proud to have my work featured last week by online gallery Artsy Shark. I feel honored and privileged to find myself in the company of so many inspiring artists working in many different media and invite to visit that page and the other artists…

Yoko HAMADA HOLLYFIELD’s Testimonial – Tesshu’s Dragon and Tiger

28 February 2017

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I love Mr. Lecut’s art work very much. These two Chinese characters (tiger and dragon) are originally written by Yamaoka Tesshue, the master of calligraphy, zen, and martial arts. It’s amazing to see that sensitive brush work in calligraphy can be transferred into the mosaics so brilliantly. I am sure…

Nathalie STEPHENS ‘s Testimonial

28 February 2017

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I love that Fred combined two of my favourite pictures of my children to make one mosaic. Ella Marie was 3 at the time the original pictures were taken and Davis Layne was 4 days shy of his first birthday. I loved both of the pictures because they capture my…

Geri RIPPE’s Testimonial

28 February 2017

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I love this mosaic yin-yang symbol of tai-chi made by Frederic Lecut. I have been a student of tai-chi with Frederic for about 12 years, and when I saw this mosaic, I absolutely loved it. My husband purchased it for me for my birthday and it has hung where I…

Becky SIMKINS’s Testimonial

28 February 2017

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Frederic Lecut of Mosaic Blues has completed the installation of my commissioned piece in my kitchen. It is so beautiful and incorporates the colours of my home. Looking forward to sharing it with visitors! Becky SIMKINS, Dothan, Alabama

Made in Alabama

6 May 2016

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Publication: Dothan Eagle Wiregrass Museum of Art exhibit puts spotlight on Alabama art Grenadier Tree of Life by artist Frederic Lecut, mosaic on cement board From Butch Anthony’s funky creations to Katie Baldwin’s woodblock prints and Cal Breed’s glass sculptures, the collection of Alabama art currently on display…

Frederic Lecut – a great mosaic artist (interview)

4 February 2015

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Publication: Robert LISAC 1. Frederic, in the mosaic community you are quite known for your exceptional “eyes – mosaics”. When you make a portrait, the eyes are the most important thing and also the most difficult part of the face to master. Why did you chose to make just eyes? Can you tell…

Of Mosaics, Martial Arts and Meditation – Creating Communion

14 March 2014

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