Techniques of Byzantine & Early Christian Mosaic
This course provides an introduction to all aspects of traditional mosaic. By making two small mosaics, students will learn the principles with which Byzantine mosaics were designed and the techniques employed to realise them.
Students will use traditional materials, including glass tesserae from Murano in Venice and hand tools that have been in use since Roman times.
Rather than laying the mosaic tesserae in reverse, students will learn a ‘direct’ form of mosaic developed in Ravenna. In the ‘Ravenna method’ tesserae are laid into a temporary lime putty base before being transferred to a permanent mortar.
Over the five days, there will be opportunity to create two small mosaic studies based on a choice of Byzantine and Early Christian models.
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This course provides an introduction to all aspects of traditional mosaic. By making two small mosaics, students will learn the principles with which Byzantine mosaics were designed and the techniques employed to realise them.
Students will use traditional materials, including glass tesserae from Murano in Venice and hand tools that have been in use since Roman times.
Rather than laying the mosaic tesserae in reverse, students will learn a ‘direct’ form of mosaic developed in Ravenna. In the ‘Ravenna method’ tesserae are laid into a temporary lime putty base before being transferred to a permanent mortar.
Over the five days, there will be opportunity to create two small mosaic studies based on a choice of Byzantine and Early Christian models.
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