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Life around the Studio : The Cooper’s Hawk

21 August 2018

When I first started to build mosaics 15 years ago, I worked on my deck. Very quickly the Alabama monsoon convinced me I needed a dedicated and waterproof building. I…

Mosaic Tombstone

19 August 2018

Frédéric LECUT

History & Archeology, Others

clapton, Croatia, Dalmatia, eric clapton, John Mayall, salona

Roman Mosaics often depicts scenes of everyday life, of farming, fishing, playing… They make us feel closer to our ancestors involved in the same kind of activities we often are.…

Frederic framed with House of Greaat Peristye

Roman mosaics design – Vieux la Romaine

7 August 2018

Frédéric LECUT

Design & Services, History & Archeology

archaeology, checkerboard, mosaic, Normandy, Peristyle, Vieux la Romaine

Roman mosaics design evolved over the centuries when different styles developed in various parts of the empire. Roman mosaicists often composed them by surrounding a small meaningful and figurative scene…

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

Designing Perfect Mosaic Borders.

16 May 2018

Frédéric LECUT

History & Archeology, How to Mosaic

border, defect, design, dimensions, execution, germany, imperfection, mistakes, Spain

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…

Mosaic of the BIrds, House of the BIrds, Italica, Spain, 1st century AD

The Mosaic of the Birds in Italica, Spain

6 February 2018

Frédéric LECUT

Design & Services, History & Archeology

baetica, bird, border, frame, Hispalis, Hispania, Italica, mosaic, pattern, Santiponce, Seville, Spain

The Hispania Baetica Roman province in Spain. The mosaic of the birds was the first one among a plethora of incredible mosaics I stumbled upon during my last expedition to…

Five Gorgeous Roman Mosaic Portraits

9 January 2018

Frédéric LECUT

History & Archeology

Amphitrite, Bulla Regia, Gaziantep, Gipsy, Israel, Italy, Julia, Mona Lisa, mosaic, Opus Tessellatum, Pompeii, portrait, sephoris, Tunisia, Turkey, Urfa, Venus, Zippori

JULIA Location : National Museum of Archaeology, Pompeii, Italy Date : 1st century AD This incredibly detailed mosaic portrait of a young woman of a patrician family can be admired…

ISIS tried to sell me a mosaic looted from a Syrian Museum

19 November 2017

Frédéric LECUT

History & Archeology

DAESH, ISIS, looted, mosaic, museum, Shahba, Syria, Turkey

The offer In January 2016 a guy offered to sell me a mosaic from Turkey. His offer came through Facebook direct messenger. The mosaic – supposedly excavated from the area…

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Life around the Studio : The Cooper’s Hawk

Mosaic Tombstone

Roman mosaics design – Vieux la Romaine

Designing Perfect Mosaic Borders.

The Mosaic of the Birds in Italica, Spain

Five Gorgeous Roman Mosaic Portraits

ISIS tried to sell me a mosaic looted from a Syrian Museum

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Life around the Studio : The Cooper’s Hawk

Mosaic Tombstone

Roman mosaics design – Vieux la Romaine

Designing Perfect Mosaic Borders.

The Mosaic of the Birds in Italica, Spain

Five Gorgeous Roman Mosaic Portraits

ISIS tried to sell me a mosaic looted from a Syrian Museum

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