Posted by sfmosaic on September 19, 2018 · Comments Off on Beauty in the Broken
See mosaic art environments from around the world to inspire creative experiments with mixed media materials, gain an intimate understanding of intuitive approaches to mosaic making!
Posted by sfmosaic on December 7, 2017 · 8 Comments
A lively Harlem mosaic covered by a brick wall, and you can help bring it back!
Category 1, Architecture, Art, Mosaics, News & Culture, Travel · Tagged with art, harlem, jazz, mosaic, mural, music, New York, travel
Posted by sfmosaic on November 18, 2017 · Comments Off on Modern Women: Trailblazers in Mosaic
Uncovering the little-known world of midcentury women artists working in mosaic and tile
Category Architecture, Art, midcentury, Mosaics, Workshops · Tagged with architecture, BAMM, British Association for Modern Mosaic, conference, craft, lecture, modern mosaic, modernist architecture, mosaic, technology, women
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Posted by sfmosaic on April 1, 2015 · 2 Comments
UPDATE: Mural goes on the BLOCK….BLACK GOLD: Thar’s Oil in Them Thar Walls. Vintage mosaic mural discovered, but who dunnit? New article by Lillian Sizemore for Mosaic Art Now.
Category Architecture, Interiors, Mosaics, Vintage · Tagged with architectural mosaic, architecture, auction, John Smith, Los Angeles, Max Spivak, midcentury, mosaic, mosaic conservation, mural, restoration, stone mosaics, vintage
Posted by sfmosaic on February 26, 2015 · 4 Comments
RARE VISIONARY ENVIRONMENT: George Ehling’s Mosaic House tours in Los Angeles and two exclusive essays due Spring 2015 by Lillian Sizemore @musiva
Category Architecture, Art, Interiors, Mosaics, News & Culture, Travel · Tagged with architectural mosaics, architecture, art, BAMM, creativity, Geometry, Los Angeles, mosaic, Mosaics, Ornament, pattern, raw vision, tile, tours, travel, visionary environments
Posted by sfmosaic on February 6, 2015 · 10 Comments
Are Mosaics UNDERVALUED? What would you charge? What would you pay?
Category Antiquities, Architecture, Geometry, Interiors, Mosaics, News & Culture · Tagged with ancient mosaics, antiques, antiquities, architecture, art, artisan, assemblage, auction, contemporary mosaics, craft, craftsmanship, design, hand-made, interiors, making, mosaic, Mosaics, Old Stuff, roman mosaics
Posted by sfmosaic on October 3, 2014 · Comments Off on Ringing the Rocks
Listen to this wonderful AUDIO story about STONE. “the beautiful tones of the quarry bells” from IntheDarkRadio.
Category Architecture, Mosaics, News & Culture, Spirit, Travel · Tagged with audio, Dorset, history, Mair Bosworth, masons, mosaic, Portland, Portland stone, quarried stone, rocks, Sound Bank Grant Scheme, stone, stone mosaics, travel
Posted by sfmosaic on May 2, 2014 · 8 Comments
A round up of UNIQUE CERAMIC TILE spotted over the past several months. Mostly London, one from Paris, enjoy!
Category Architecture, Art, Mosaics, Travel · Tagged with architecture, art, ceramic tile, design, hand-made, London, Paris, tile, travel, vintage
Posted by sfmosaic on February 11, 2014 · 1 Comment
Originally posted on a elegância das coisas:
A casa da minha mãe tem o piso da varanda feito com esse mosaico como tantas outras casas paulistas dos anos 40/50 . Eu amo o piso de caquinhos de cerâmica vermelhos salpicado de cacos? pretos e amarelos. Descobri um texto que conta a história dessa moda.…
Posted by sfmosaic on November 21, 2013 · Comments Off on Hoxton Varieties Mosaic
More mosaic pops up in Hoxton!
Category Architecture, Mosaics, News & Culture, Travel · Tagged with circus, dogs, Hoxton, Hoxton Varieties, London, mosaic, mural, Tessa Hunkin
