Encyclopedia of Mosaics: Techniques, Materials and Designs
The ultimate illustrated reference for mosaic workers, including detailed A to Z entries on materials, tools, design, techniques, and more.
Mediterranean Mosaic Designs (International Design Library)
Mosaic Workshop: A Guide to Designing & Creating Mosaics
In 24 colorful, stylish projects for home and garden, Mosaic Workshop offers a complete course in mosaic design and technique. For both novices and those more experienced, featuring 20 templates and 200 color photos.
50 Mosaic Murals: Projects and Step-by-Step Techniques for Decorating Kitchens, Living Areas, Bedroo
Clear, step-by-step instructions for 50 stunning mosaic designs are included in this guide to mosaic creation for the home. Novices and seasoned mosaic artists alike will enjoy this fresh take on the art form and the thorough demonstrations of core techniques—from choosing materials and utilizing correct tools to applying grout and making the best use of color. Designs include magical nursery murals featuring castles, jungles, or pirate ships; bathroom panels depicting refreshing ocean scenes; and trompe l'oeil views perfect for kitchens. Suggestions for using found objects, such as pebbles, shells, and old pottery, to add further interest and originality to the finished piece are also included.
Art of Mosaic: Contemporary Ideas for Decorating Walls, Floors and Accessories in the Home and Garde
This lavish book is devoted to exploring the design potential of mosaics.
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Domestic and Divine: Roman Mosaics in the House of Dionysos
"Christine Kondoleon presents the extraordinary mosaics of the House of Dionysos on Cyprus in a multifaceted study that explores their technique, style, iconography, architectural setting, chronology, and social import. This richly textured exploration provides a compelling reconstruction of the social and political aspirations of Romanized aristocratic patrons of the first and second centuries. It will be a landmark for the contextual study of Roman art."--Elaine K. Gazda, editor of Roman Art in the Private Sphere
Garden Mosaics Made Easy
Mosaic art is a simple, elegant way to enhance the natural beauty of a garden. With Garden Mosaics Made Easy, Jane Pompilio and Cliff Kennedy show readers how to add the subtle charm of mosaics to gardens, with:
-25 step-by-step mosaic projects, most featuring a convenient, ready-to-use design template
-Projects that teach readers how to make mosaics based on photographs
-Tips on how to use a wide variety of creative materials, including stained glass, china, pottery and shells
-Contemporary techniques including groutless mosaics and both the direct and indirect methods of laying tile
Gardening enthusiasts and crafters alike will love the ideas in Garden Mosaics Made Easy.
Modern Mosaic: Inspiration from the 20th Century
Mosaic and Tessellated Patterns: How to Create Them, with 32 Plates to Color
An expert "op art" designer explains what tessellated patterns are and how they are formed, relates the history of tessellated designs from their beginnings in Rome and shows how to create your own dazzling designs from common geometric shapes. 179 line drawings. 32 full-page plates. Four color illustrations on covers.
Mosaic Crafts: Twenty Designs for the Modern Home
A master of mosaics presents 20 stylish new projects for the contemporary home.
Mosaic Techniques & Traditions: Projects & Designs from Around the World
Mosaic Tile Designs
Rich source of permission-free design ideas. Circles, squares, rectangles, and other geometric figures combined in intricate patterns, symmetrical motifs, interlocking figures, etc. Rich, varied, complex — ideal for stained glass, textile, wallpaper, and other arts and crafts uses.
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Mosaic Workshop: A Guide to Designing & Creating Mosaics
In 24 colorful, stylish projects for home and garden, Mosaic Workshop offers a complete course in mosaic design and technique. For both novices and those more experienced, featuring 20 templates and 200 color photos.
Mosaics by Design
This inspirational and practical book features the fascinating and inspiring work of contemporary artist with clear step-by-step projects for anyone to try.
Roman Mosaics: Over 60 Full-Color Images from the 4th Through the 13th Centuries
Among the most spectacular artifacts from a long-fallen empire, mosaics decorated churches, public spaces, and the homes of the ruling class. Steeped in religious imagery, this glorious collection spotlights over 60 priceless examples of ancient tile art featuring images of Christ, apostles such as Bartholomew, Peter, and Paul, and numerous biblical scenes.
Stained Glass Mosaics: Projects & Patterns
From bits of brightly colored glass, put together magical mosaics. All the information is here—selecting and cutting glass, copying and transferring patterns, and setting up a safe work area. Practice your technique on full-size patterns; helpful hints alert you to common errors, and photos capture every step. Then try 25 fabulous projects: planter boxes, wall hangings, a lily-pond birdbath, mosaic tabletops, and garden stones.
Text/image Mosaics in French Culture: Emblems And Comic Strips
The Art of Mosaic Design: A Collection of Contemporary Artists
Contemporary mosaic art has an almost limitless variety of style and form, ranging from flat surfaces to three-dimensional objects. This album displays the work of 45 international artists with brief descriptions of their lives and artistic philosophies. As a source of ideas, it is similar to Martin Cheek's Mosaics Design Sourcebook (LJ 10/15/98), with a broader range of styles and motifs. There are no projects, but the mosaic works are beautifully photographed with detailed close-ups as well as views of entire pieces, many of which are outdoors or are architectural features in buildings. Recommended for arts and crafts collections.
The Aspiring Artist's Studio: Contemporary Mosaics
With this generously photographed guide in hand, even beginners will be able to create fashionable jewelry, home accessories, and religious objects with the timeless beauty of mosaics. Distinguished artist Ronit Attias takes newcomers step-by-step through every phase of making their own pieces, offering the most innovative techniques and ideas—including computer sketching, a valuable new technology that she demonstrates with a collection of images. The dazzling projects all feature a festival of colors and unique materials, and vary in size and dimension from 60-inch sculptures to tabletop lamps, from expansive murals to decorative candlesticks. Select from a flower table on wheels, Cleopatra mirror, sunshine wall clock, theatrical sconce, and Hamsa—an ancient talisman believed to bring good fortune.
The Mosaic Artist's Bible: Over 300 Traditional and Contemporary Designs
The Mosaic Artist's Bible is an invaluable sourcebook for both novice and experienced mosaicists, featuring more than 200 themed, traceable motifs and a wealth of information and instruction.
The Mosaic Book : Ideas, Projects and Techniques
Mosaic work, the art of laying small pieces of ceramic tile, glass, or stone on a larger background, such as a wall, floor, or piece of furniture, originated in the Middle East in ancient times. Today it is used as a visual accent, often in an outdoor setting. The projects in this book, by several mosaic artists, range from small items like jewelry to a large birdbath. Many additional examples of mosaic work in interiors and gardens are also pictured to provide inspiration for those who want to design their own projects.
The Mosaic Sourcebook: Projects, Designs, Motifs