I have always been fascinated by ancient art and architecture. Why and how did our ancestors build the Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Pont du Gard, the Cathedrals ? Even today, building such monuments would represent a technical challenge.
Volubilis in blooms. A mosaic bucket list I may never get to see some places i would love to see which are set in dangerous areas : Syria, Libya, Algeria……
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…
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…
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.…
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…
A unique mosaic. This unusual Roman mosaic was discovered discovered in Cantillana, a Sevillian town, and can be seen on weekends – Saturday and Sunday – from 6:30 p.m. to…
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.…
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…
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…
Mosaics can teach us a lot about history. Helena Helena, or Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; c. 250 – c. 330), was an Empress of the Roman Empire, and mother…