Capital of the Allobroges The City of Vienne is one of France’s biggest repositories of Roman Tile work. Located 35 km (22 miles) South of Lyon, Vienne was originally the…
Mythology and Hunting were a great source of inspiration for Roman mosaicists. The story of Meleager and Atalanta combines both mythological and hunting themes. We have several mosaic representations of…
South of the Loire River, the Empire lasted… While Britain and Northern Gaule had been lost for the Empire since the late 3rd century, Roman culture and values were still…
The Gallo-Roman villa of Lalonquette Close to the Roman road from Aire-sur-l’Adour (Vicus Iluii) to Lescar (Beneharmun), on the edge of the Gabas river, the Villa of Lalonquette is a…
An other gorgeous but no so simple Roman pattern This Roman Tile 04 is quite elegant and gives an impression of volume. Here is an example using the 3 basic …
MosaicBlues scarves are at East River I am so honored East River now carries some of my creations, beside the works of so many other talented artists and craftsmen. For…
Ktisis – the process of becoming in 5th and 6th century Byzantine mosaics. The personification of Ktisis often appears in different contexts, religious as well as profane, in floor mosaics…
An other gorgeously simple Roman mosaic pattern. This is an other simple and elegant pattern. Its architecture allows for 3 colors to be used. Roman Tile – 087, 3 x…
March in Rome Martius was the first month of the early Roman calendar. The original Roman year consisted of 10 months and counted 304 days followed by an unnamed winter…
An other gorgeously simple Roman mosaic pattern. This is an other simple and elegant pattern. Plain bicolor, it has been used in many places. Roman Tile – 003, 3 x…