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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

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

Mosaics

All Frederic Lecut's Mosaics9 Works in Process6

Lepus Vexus, Corinium’s style

17 June 2019

Audrey GAUNE

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics

May at Mosaic Blues

27 May 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Works in Process

Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition

25 May 2019

Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, Shows & Events

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…

Awesome original gifts

1 December 2018

Design & Services, Frederic Lecut's Mosaics, History & Archeology, Others

Roman art in your kitchen. In September 2018 I started working on a line of designs based on my studies of Roman mosaics Roman frescoes , and my own mosaics. I want to share the elegance of those wonderful pieces of art and craftsmanship. Making them available by printing them…

Medusa square design by artist Frederic Lecut

Perseus and Medusa

28 November 2018

History & Archeology, Works in Process

With a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses the myth of Perseus and Medusa is one of the best thriller in Greek Mythology . Perseus holding Medusa’s head. Perseus and the Oracle When Acrisius, the king of Argos, was told by the oracle of Delphi that…

Process

All How to Mosaic12 Technical Videos5

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

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…

Stunning rendition of the Author in the last Episode of Pirates of the Carribean

Designing Perfect Mosaic Borders.

16 May 2018

History & Archeology, How to Mosaic

Perfect mosaic borders ? Careful observation of Roman mosaics, beyond obvious beauty and awesomeness, sometimes reveals imperfections in their realization. These defects mostly are of two kinds. They result either of poor design or of poor execution despite a good design. In Roman and Byzantine times mosaics were realized by…

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

All History & Archeology22 Life around the Studio3

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…

Discovery

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

Roman floral patterns

22 June 2019

Design & Services, History & Archeology, Resources

The Mosaic of the Seasons in Corinium

11 June 2019

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.

March at mosaicblues

27 March 2019

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

Mosaics of Volubilis – Dionysus and the four seasons.

24 March 2019

the mosaic of the four seasons decorates the triclinium of the house of Dyonisus in Volubilis, Morocco. It is composed of 3 parts. At the entrance to the room, 2 apotropaic Gorgons ward off the indelicate guests and evil eye. A unique composition of Dionysian and seasonal themes ornates the center of the room, while a wide geometric border is set on the space where the banquet's bed would be set.

Welcome to March !

4 March 2019

Martius The Month of March : Martius or mensis Martius was the first month of the ancient Roman year until 153 BC. After that time, Martius became the 3rd month, following Februarius (February) and preceding Aprilis (April). September, October, November and December also became the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th…

Videos

Zellige mosaics

25 January 2019

History & Archeology, Technical Videos

Mounting a Mosaic on Wood.

27 May 2018

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

14 February 2018

Design & Services, How to Mosaic, Technical Videos

How to Mosaic : Color Simulations on Opus Pixellatum model

5 February 2018

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 & Events4

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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