The following is an autogenerated translation from a Facebook post by Dālet Prosokè and reproduced with his permission. A surprising discovery happened in the distant 2011 in which, for the first time, I realized the relationship between the geometric modules created by Pictor Imaginarius and the behavior of matter subjected…

Blog post 9th January 2022 Ever been working at a table and dropped one of the tesserae on the floor then spent ages trying to find it? I’m sure we all have, especially that one you’ve cut which was ‘just right’ for the space left, but what can it suggest…

A look at the past to understand some things about how fast we should be able to work and why it is so important. To answer the question of how fast can you work we need to look at how fast we think the mosaicists from the time of Rome…

The world of marble is an endless and challenging venue for mosaicists. With all the different colors, textures, and finishes to choose from, it can be difficult to understand what you’re working with. Do you know the difference between polished, honed, and brushed finishes on marble surfaces? Here is a…

Supply What is the first thing I look for in getting stone for making copies of Roman mosaics? It’s supply, can I get more of it, is it easy to get hold of or would it just be a limited supply? I need to know I can get more of…

What do I look for in a finished mosaic? Here is something from the teaching course, but you can use it when looking at your own work. This is what I use every time, it works whatever the mosaic subject. Below are the main points to go through. Look for…

First you need to find out what size the mosaic would be if you completed it using the same number of tesserae as the original, effectively making a piece for piece copy. The main thing to remember that in Roman mosaic work your unit of measurement is a tesserae, not…

(For my Youtube playlist (@romanmosaics) on using the hammer & hardie click here) In mosaic work if you were asked what tools are represented the most it would have to be either nippers or the hammer and hardie. Here I’m going to look at the argument for and against getting…

Evelina Della Vedova (2008). The Mosaic…from the copy to the interpretation. Udine, Italy: Litho Stampa. This book is presented as the ‘Technical manual of the Scuola Mosaicisti del Fruili’ This mosaic school in Spilimbergo, Italy has been in existence since 1922 and has a very high reputation in the world…