Mosaics

This visually arresting volume showcases mosaics from all corners of the globe and teaches the skills needed to produce 15 beautiful pieces of your own.

Italian Mosaics: 300-1300 is the first comprehensive and well-researched overview of the many stunning examples of the art that still survive. It is lavishly illustrated with superb color plates, the majority of them new, specially commissioned photographs. This volume focuses on Early Christian and medieval mosaics in Italy. Each of the nineteen chapters is concise and authoritative, offering a descriptive and interpretive essay on all aspects of mosaics covering the artists and their patrons in the context of their cultural and political history. Most essays conclude with a diagram of the site, followed by a series of full- and double-page color plates showing the entire cycle. While this volume is the predecessor to the Italian Frescoes series, it also stands alone as a masterpiece of art and scholarship, which will be welcomed by art lovers and art historians alike.

This text traces the history of mosaics, examining its chronological evolution from Hellenistic to Early Christian times and its regional variations. Topics discussed include mosaic technique and workshop organization and the relationship of mosaic to other forms of interior design.

An analytical history of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, and Early Abbasidmosaics in the Holy Land from the second century B.C.E to eighth century C.E.

“Of greatest use to beginners. The dozen projects will introduce first-time mosaicists to the art without...frustration.”—Booklist “You’ll never look at a shard of glass in the same way again.”—Glass Craftsman Innovative techniques, in tandem with striking and original designs, will make you revel in the creative pleasure of fashioning beautiful mosaics. An overview covers four basic mosaic methods: pique assiette, which uses fragments from plates, mugs, and pictures; direct (just lay it down and glue); indirect, where the work is done on a temporary surface before being cemented; and three dimensional applications. Magically transform everyday objects into art by replacing a standard kitchen counter with one covered in fragments of stone, glass, and pottery, or turning a simple lamp into a finely crafted sculpture. For additional inspiration, 50 artists provide invaluable hints and tricks of the trade.

MYSTERY QUEST is a unique ACTIVITY PUZZLE book for COLOR-BY-NUMBER fans. It consists of 25 PICTURES on various topics formed with 4 different GRIDS, such as HEXAGONS, TRIANGLES, CIRCLES, and SQUARES. The multi topics of this MYSTERY QUEST include the VARIETY of SUBJECTS to choose: animals, birds, flowers, buildings, patterns, still lifes and more. While COLORING the shapes BY NUMBERS according to the COLOR PALETTE, you get a COMPLETE ART-WORK. To make it MYSTERY there are no keys of pictures included in the book. Every time it will be a SURPRISE for you as the image becomes obvious only by the end of coloring! LETTER-SIZE format and LIGHTWEIGHT of the book is ideal FOR TRAVELERS. The only thing you need is to choose your preferable standard 22-COLOR SET of pens, pencils or markers. The Color By Number Quest series includes: ANIMAL QUEST Color by Number POKEMON QUEST Color by Number BABY ANIMAL QUEST Color by Number ANIMAL LOVE QUEST Color by Number CHRISTMAS ANIMAL QUEST Color by Number FANTASY QUEST Color by Number Coloring Quest ART ANIMALS Color By Number Quest MYSTERY QUEST Color by Number

A beginning yet thorough mosaic course with master mosaic artist Aureleo Rosano of Tucson, Arizona. Lessons and explanations about glass, grout, surfaces and techniques, with a bit of history and some cultural moments. Full color photos and demonstrations throughout.

Gives step-by-step instructions for fifteen projects as well as materials and techniques.

One of America's most popular music artists bares her heart and soul in her first autobiographical work. With honesty and depth, Grant offers poignant and often startling insights on motherhood, marriage, forgiveness, and faith--revealing a life blessed with jagged edges as well as vivid colors.

Unbelievable animals come to life with easy sticker masterpieces Take your coloring to the next level by doing it with stickers instead of pencils! Each one of the 12 designs in this book has spaces for mosaic shapes that you fill in using the pages of different colored stickers in the back, allowing you to create one-of-a-kind mosaic designs. Color-by-sticker is a fun new way to express creativity and explore color, and this series gives readers the freedom to create their own unique designs, no artistic ability required. Sticker Mosaics: Exotic Animals offers 12 different animals to color by sticker. Whether you choose the brightly colored macaws, a curious chameleon, or a friendly alpaca, you’ll be creating a truly unique work of art that any animal lover will adore.