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“LEGEND PROCLAIMS THAT it is physically impossible, upon entering the Baptistry of San Giovanni, not to look up. Langdon, despite having been in this room many times, now felt the mystical pull of the space, and let his gaze climb skyward to the ceiling. High, high overhead, the surface of the baptistry’s octagonal vault spanned more than eighty feet from side to side. It glistened and shimmered as if it were made of smoldering coals. Its burnished amber-gold surface reflected the ambient light unevenly from more than a million smalti tiles—tiny ungrouted mosaic pieces hand-cut from a glassy silica glaze—which were arranged in six concentric rings in which scenes from the Bible were depicted. (Dan Brown, Inferno) 😊 it really is impossible not to look up. . . #florence #italy #firenze #duomo #tourist #tourism #wanderlust #travel #travelphotography #farsgemworld (at The Duomo, Florence, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTyi4KaokRE/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art - Mosaic Glass Cutters

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

Wheeled glass cutters are essential for creating glass mosaics. I use it to cut and shape vitreous glass and stained glass. It can also be used to cut smalti. The wheeled cutters make cleaner cuts than tile nippers. The two carbide wheels (or steel, if you buy cheap cutters) are fixed in position. Instead of scoring and breaking, the wheels apply even pressure to the top and bottom sides of the glass, causing it to fracture along the line of the wheels.

The wheels are replaceable and eventually go dull, but not before several thousand cuts. Each wheel is held in place by a setscrew (usually an Allen screw). As your cuts become noticeably less clean than when the cutters were new, use an Allen wrench to loosen the screws, rotate each wheel about 1/8-inch, and then re-tighten the screws. By changing the location of where each wheel touches the glass, you have, in effect, replaced the blades. It'll take a long time and many cuts to use the entire circumference of the wheels, especially if they're carbide.

When the wheels finally do become dull, I suggest buying a whole new tool. The wheels make up the bulk of the tool's cost, so you won't save much by just buying replacement wheels. With a brand new tool, not only are the wheels sharp, but the rubber handle grips are new and clean (the rubber wears down and becomes dirty) and the spring is secured in-place. Every now and then, the spring breaks free from my cutters. The tool still works with a loose spring, but there's nothing to keep the handles from spreading too far apart. When that happens, the spring falls off. It's quite annoying to drop the spring, watch it bounce out of reach, and then have to get out of my chair to retrieve it. I tried soldering it permanently in place, but it didn't work because I couldn't get the metal hot enough. So, until I buy a new tool, the spring constantly falls off. Another reason to buy a new tool instead of just replacement wheels is, if you drop the tool, it's possible to knock the wheels out of alignment. So, after several projects when you think the wheels need replacing, I suggest buying a whole new tool.

When your new tool arrives, use an Allen wrench to tighten the screws as tight as possible. Then, use an engraver, paint, felt-tip marker (or whatever you have that makes a permanent mark) to make a small tick mark on the side of each wheel where it touches the glass when cutting (the two tick marks should be aligned opposite each other). I use an engraving tool for making the tick marks so I don't have to worry about paint or ink eventually rubbing off. After a few hundred cuts, loosen the screws, turn each wheel slightly, and then re tighten the screws. After several of these adjustments, the tick marks have gone full circle indicating that it's time to replace the tool (or just the wheels, if you prefer).

Don't be surprised if the wheels rotate by themselves. No matter how hard I crank down on those screws, it apparently isn't tight enough because the wheels slowly rotate by themselves from the pressure exerted during the cutting action. After several days and many cuts, I notice the tick marks are no longer aligned directly opposite each other, which indicates the wheels have rotated slightly. Maybe I'm a weakling, but I just can't get the screws tight enough to keep them static. However, that's okay with me because, if they turn by themselves, then I don't have to manually do it.

Remember, making mosaic art is easy. You can do it. Yes, you can!

Bill Enslen has created lovely mosaic [http://www.glassmosaictileart.com/] art for 30 years. Please visit his website at Glass Mosaic Tile Art [http://www.glassmosaictileart.com/]. While browsing his mosaic gallery, you may think, "I wish I could do that." Well, you can! It's easy, fun, and you don't even have to be artsy. Have you ever read a mosaic book or website and thought, "Okay, so now what?" or "How in the world am I supposed to do that?" or "What does that mean?" You're not alone. To solve this dilemma, Bill wrote a new eBook, Mosaic Pieces: Essentials for Beginner and Professional Mosaic Artists. It gives you step-by-step details for creating your own mosaic masterpieces. It's jam-packed with color photographs and illustrations that make the process extremely easy to understand. Visit his website and read the free sample chapters. Let him show you just how easy it is. With Bill's help, you can do it. Yes, you can glass cutting tools!

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"The Roman Pool at Hearst Castle is a tiled indoor pool decorated with eight statues of Roman gods, goddesses and heroes. The pool appears to be styled after an ancient Roman bath such as the Baths of Caracalla in Rome c. 211-17 CE. The mosaic tiled patterns were inspired by mosaics found in the 5th Century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy." ... The Roman Pool is decorated from ceiling to floor with 1″ square mosaic tiles. These glass tiles, called smalti, are either colored (mainly blue or orange) or are clear with fused gold inside. The intense colors and shimmering gold of the tiles combine to create a breathtaking effect. The designs created by the tiles were developed by muralist Camille Solon. The inspiration for some of these designs came from the 5th Century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia."

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#僕の苦悩と彼女の憂鬱 #女性像 #ズマルト #アート #女性の絵 #タイルアート #モザイクタイル #モザイク #モザイクアート #タイルで作る #ガラスタイル # smalti #smalto #mosaic #mosaico #tile #tileart #art #object #tileartist #katsu (江戸川区一之江) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR27-MWIBdu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Marble Mosaic Artworks

After wandering among many mosaic art designs, we noticed a great variety of mediums. Some artists upgraded mosaic art into a widely extended dimension with a second-sighted vision, using unusual materials like Rubik cubes and apples.

Other artists stuck to more traditional mosaic techniques and used natural and synthetic stones. They emphasize on the creativity of the design rather than on the medium. They handcraft with marble, glass, granite, quartz, pebbles and ceramic tiles. Marble tiles and smalti glass tiles were the most common mediums used in mosaic projects.

Smalti glass is produced from large slabs of glass, to provide pure hues that can’t be found in marble tiles. Glass tiles are regularly seen in the walls and vaults of churches. Marble is more durable than smalti glass. In fact, marble and limestone have been frequently used in floor designs since 200 BC. Also marble was the main medium used for portraits and figures that need meticulousness and precision.

Below artwork is one of the most amazing marble artworks amongst many other designs.

Mozaico Art

More than 16000 marble tiles were used to create this mosaic mural. This mosaic marble perfectly portrays the Saint Basil Cathedral of Moscow. The brash color contrast brings in a new dimension to this piece.

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Tsa Tsa Ke K'e - Iron Foot Place by Alex Janvier • 2016 • Mosaic • Glass Smalti Tile • 14 Metre Diameter • 1600 square foot • Ford Hall • Rogers Place • a multi-use indoor arena Edmonton, Alberta. Description: The painting pays respect to the land area where Edmonton is located, highlighting the colours of beautiful sky, the stories of the area, and clear waters from far away mountains. The white areas depict the coverage of the winter snowfalls and also the many days of clear skies. Then comes spring weather, delightful flowers, and farming begins on new life surrounding the city. When the beautiful blue skies become covered with rainy clouds they bring a refreshing blessing to the earth life of plants, and other living things flying or living on the ground. Stunning river valley scenery adds more beauty to the area. All roads lead to the area, Edmonton, as it is a central destiny for all who came before, and who came after. – Alex Janvıer, February 25, 2015. Website: http://www.alexjanvier.com/ Alex Janvier was born in 1935 and is of Dene sųłı̨né and Saulteaux descent. At the age eight, he was sent to the Blue Quills Indian Residential School near St. Paul, Alberta. Janvier speaks of having a creative instinct from as far back as he can remember, and says he was given the tools to create his first paintings at the residential school. Unlike many Aboriginal artists of his time, he received formal training and graduated with honours from Calgary’s Alberta College of Art in 1960. Immediately after graduation, he took up a post at the University of Alberta. Roger's Place, 10220 - 104th Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Source: http://www.edmontonpublicart.ca/#!/details/157 . #travel #wanderlust #globalgypsy #architecture #details #godisinthedetails #wandering #details #traveladdict #travelbug #traveladdicts #traveladdiction #worldtraveladdict #photoart #awesome #adventurist #AlexJanvier #adventure #Edmonton #Alberta #fordhall #Canada #NHL #Rogersplace #YEG (at Rogers Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xDlUKnoOt/?igshid=c32vq3508st8

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Making Mosaics - The paper-face technique. Stage Four: Cutting. The cutting and shaping by hand of each tessera is the language of mosaic. A number of different tools can be used depending on the material chosen. Here you can see the traditional hammer used for marble and glass smalti, a selection of nippers usually used for machine made tile, and a chopping machine used for bulk pre-cutting and harder materials. #craft #stepbystep #architecturalmosaic #makingmosaics #mosaic #toolsofthetrade (at Drostle Public Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtVXVFyAkvO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m212l015ahtl

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10 CONTEMPORARY MOSAIC ARTISTS TO TURN YOUR MOSAIC MINDSET UPSIDE DOWN

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Though mosaics date back to the 3rd millennium BC, this art is going through an unheard of rebirth. We’ve assembled the selection of artists that, in our opinion, are making a huge contribution to the contemporary mosaic art movement.

  SERGIO POLICICCHIO

Sergio Policicchio skillfully balances photography, mosaics, and installation. His naturally “imperfect” tesserae that dramatically ranges in size breathes life into forms too flawless to be created by a human.

Copyright © SERGIO POLICICCHIO

  MARIE-LAURE BOURBON

The mosaic designs of Marie-Laure float between metaphor and actual natural phenomena. Her sparkling tesserae decodes anything from frozen rivers to unseen galaxies.

Copyright © MARIE-LAURE BOURBON

  BEATRICE SERRE

In her futuristic tile mosaic artworks, Beatrice Serre rediscovers past. In her Big Bang series, she “restored” the big moment of our universe.

Copyright © BEATRICE SERRE

Copyright © BEATRICE SERRE

  LAURA HARRIS

River stones, bicycle gear, or ceramic tiles – nothing sinks into oblivion with Laura Harris. According to the mosaicist, that’s how she pulls the fragmented world together.

Copyright © LAURA HARRIS

  Copyright © LAURA HARRIS

  NATALIE VIN

Her mosaic artworks tell stories. The famous “Multiuniverse” (smaltis, lego pieces, and clockwork parts, just to name a few) creates a show-stopping 3D illusion. How not to get lost in it?

Copyright © NATALIE VIN

  JULIE SPERLING

Sperling’s works bear the message to both current “epoch-alypse” generation and the future one. Her jaw-dropping “We Were Here Now” is no way about humankind’s accomplishments.

Copyright © JULIE SPERLING

  LYNNE CHINN

No words, just a fact – her tile mosaic designs are slightly billowing in the wind.

Copyright © LYNNE CHINN

  Copyright © LYNNE CHINN

  ANGELA ZIMEK

Angela Zimek merges graphics with mosaic art. Her Atmen [Breathing] series is a breath of fresh air.

Copyright © ANGELA ZIMEK

  Copyright © ANGELA ZIMEK

  JULIE RICHEY

Julie Richey utilizes “the innate opulence of mosaic materials” to craft unexpected forms. Will you dare to put on this piece of “draping” mosaics on?

Copyright © JULIE RICHEY

  Copyright © JULIE RICHEY

  GIULIO MENOSSI

The whimsical arcs of Giulio Menossi are no strangers to everything – from lego pieces to traditional marble. You’ll never stop finding new curves and details in this colorful intricacy.

Copyright © GIULIO MENOSSI

These are only the icing of the “mosaic” cake. How about the filling?

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Glass Tiles and Its Types

For centuries, glass has been a featured material in mosaic media to decorate and articulate a building. Glass tiles are essentially pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes. Glass mosaic tiles are suitable for both internal and external applications as they are impervious to frost, sunlight, and water. This quality makes it best suited for wet or constantly submerged areas. They are easy to clean, maintain, and they never discolor. Glass tiles have a varied application in black slashes of drawing-room, dining, kitchen, bath-room etc..., They are also used to highlight certain features. The spot lighting has further increased their use. Although glass tiles are complex to install the benefits and beauty makes us over see.

Production methods determine look and feel of a glass tile. There are four major types of glass tile based on their manufacturing method. They are smalti, fused, sintered, and cast. In addition, there are two other eminent glass surface treatments for these tiles: slumping and etching.

Smalti tile is type of tile which is an opaque glass. It has been in use from ancient times. "Smalti" is an Italian word, and refers to a glass paste. Smalti is made by mixing molten glass with metal oxides for color. Translucent Smalti is a popular variant of smalti glass tile. It looks like stained glass with uniform colors. Byzantine Glass is another smalti variant made from thinner slabs of glass. Metallic Smalti is a swirl of a copper-bearing mineral added into the molten glass before it is pressed. Gold Smalti are made by applying a gold leaf and a thin layer of blown glass.

Fused Tile is manufactured using the fusion method. In this type a flat glass is cut into tiles shapes and then fired in a furnace. The clear glass will show the tile until treated with a color. In this method colors are added to the top or bottom of the glass. Fused glass tiles are characterized with a translucent area and a layer of opaque color visible through the tile. These tiles are further treated with an etching or other coating, for aesthetics or abrasion.

Sintered tile is a variety made by pressing glass powder into dies and then heated until the particles fuse. The color is either added into the powder or added topically after cooling. Unlike smalti tiles, sintered tiles tend to have a uniform look. This milky and scratch-resistant finish makes it versatile.

Cast tile is made by inserting chunks of glass into a mold which gives it a layered look. Most recycled glass tile products are made using this method making it environment friendly. All these variants can be treated to slumping and etching. Slumped glasses are curved into convex/concave shape during firing. Etched glass is a process of applying a thin-translucent layer on the surface of a tile.

All these features give glass tile a unique appearance which is achievable with the https://morethanglass.com/ conventional tiles. The reverberant and depth of color makes them unique.

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Five stars for illustrations and projects; not "how-to" book The photos are breathtaking, full of inspiration for anyone interested in any kind of craft in which pieces are assembled, whether mosaics or quilting or large-scale projects like creating brick patterns in a patio. Aside from books I have about classical art, no other source seems close to providing the rich visuals. Go to Amazon

Some history and a lot of technique I could use the materials instruction, but from the title I was expecting to find more photos of ancient art and amazing technique. Even the old works shown were photographed from too far away see much other than they were huge.The contemporary art projects were odd choices. I was not inspired by them. Get this book on sale. Go to Amazon

Inspiration for you I saw this book at a Mosaic class and was impressed by it. I found that it had a lot of good ideas; interesting projects and provided a lot of information to the newbie. I love purchasing used books from Amazon, if I see a book somewhere that I like I always check to see if I can find it used on Amazon. By purchasing books this way I don't feel guilty. :) Go to Amazon

Then some good modern interpretations of the ancient designs into the modern Lots of interesting detail and info about history and what has gone before. Then some good modern interpretations of the ancient designs into the modern. Go to Amazon

Five Stars It was a much appreciated gift. Thank you Go to Amazon

Mosaics through the centuries A wonderful collection of stone,smalti,glass,and tiles,have been created over the centuries for us to see through the years. Go to Amazon

great for beginners I enjoy this book because it stimulates my artistic nature, but gives me ideas that are sophisticated yet achievable. The historic background is well presented and well balanced with the hands-on part of the book. Go to Amazon

Best Mosaic book I have seen to-date. I have been trying to find a mosaic book that has three-dimensional designs and this comes as close as I have found. It has beautiful ideas and it not craftsy as some mosaic books are. The designs are more art than crafts. Go to Amazon

Almost great but flawed A Grand Mosaic Book Best Mosaic book I have Glosses over basics Thinking about mosaic art

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Mural Mosaika Escola de Arte (collaboration with Cátia Usevicius Maia and Erin Pankratz) smalti, gold, ceramic tile, tinted mortar, china. Wall+Stairs = 135 x 520 cm (4.4 x 17.1 ft) @mosaikaescoladeartebrasil @catiausevicius @eepankratz #mural #muralart #muralismo #art #arte #mosaic #mosaico #mosaicart #tintedmortar #texture #abstract #abstractart #artist #artwork #portoalegre #color #colours #stairs #collaboration #mixedmedia #mixedmediamural (at Mosaika Escola De Arte)

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Mosaic Art in the Kitchen, turning walls into art

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examples of stunning kitchen mosaic art

Most people agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home – it is a place where food is lovingly made, so it is often associated with warmth, comfort, and affection. It is no wonder that families make it a welcoming space by beautiful decorations like murals and mosaic art. Here are some great examples of stunning kitchen mosaics art. 

  This Marble Mosaic Art by Mikal Otten makes use of patterns to make an intrinsic design. It brings out the beauty of the countertops and white kitchen cabinets.

  This beautiful creeping vines by Alex Steshak provides a lovely contrast to the plain walls and also serve as a kitchen mosaic backsplash for the stove top.

  This Mediterranean tile backsplash by Alpenstrasse makes use of blues and yellows to evoke a feeling of calm seas over a setting sun.

  Rogers and Goffigon handcrafted this stylish tile mosaic design for New Ravenna transforming the kitchen space into something unique and extraordinary.

  Get inspired by this water lily design from Visual Arts Nova Scotia. Made from vitreous glass and gold smalti, it takes advantage of open spaces and transforms it into a work of art with tile mosaic design.

  LeAnn Christian made this stunning kitchen mosaic backsplash with matching stained glass cabinet doors. The wonderful play of colors complement the kitchen cabinets beautifully.

  A great way to transform a kitchen! This kitchen backsplash design by LimegreenUltramarine brings art and mosaics together in a stunning way.

  Wet Dog Tiles specializes in enhancing the beauty of countertops and cabinetry with the use of beautiful and unique tiles. This stunning kitchen mosaic artwork reminds us of beachscapes and endless possibilities.

  Who says only backsplashes are the only areas you can deck out in mosaics? This sunset design by Lily Russo is made from a combination of glass, crystals, tiles, and stone.

  This very distinctive mural backsplash was custom hand cut by Vita Nova Mosaics Inc. Its rich colors come from a blend of glass and stone tiles.

  In most homes, families eat right at the kitchen nook instead of in the dining room which is reserved for more formal affairs. So it is only natural that it becomes a canvas for beautiful designs.

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