Category:MosaicArtWiki

Definition

Mosaics is the ancient art of using many small pieces of Tesserae to create a larger work of art.

Groups and Resources

• AmericanMosaics.org SAMA— Society of American Mosaic Artists
• bamm.org.uk BAMM- British Association for Modern Mosaic
• tileheritage.org Tile Heritage Foundation
• mos-oz.org Mosaic Association of Australia
• aimcinternational.com International Association of Contemporary Mosaicists
• communitybuilt.org Community Built Association
• mozaik.lap.hu Hungarian Mosaic Resources Page
• mosaicmatters.co.uk Mosaic Matters — Online Mosaic Magazine
• cpag.net Chicago Public Art Group
• rawvision.com Raw Vision Magazine
• artanddesignonline.com Art and Design Online

Chat Groups

• [1] Yahoo group Northern California Mosaic Group
• [2] MAO
• [3] Institute of Mosaic Art Yahoo group

Mosaic Supplies

Mosaic artists need many different supplies. From Tesserae to Adhesives for Mosaics, here are some good sources:

• Orsoni.com Makers of smalti, at type of mosaic Tesserae
• MosaicMercantile.com
• MosaicSmalti.com
• MosaicArtSupply.com
• Mosaic-WitsEnd.com
• Xinamarie.com
• Smalti.com
• MosaicStudioSupply.com

The above sites are included on the list of best sites for Mosaic Supplies.

Education

• Mosaic Art School in Ravenna mosaicschool.com
• Institute of Mosaic Art instituteofmosaicart.com
• The Chicago Mosaic School chicagomosaicschool.com
• Mosaic Workshop, London mosaicworkshop.com
• Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo, Spilimbergo Mosaic School scuolamosaicistifriuli.it
• Orsoni Workshop in Venice orsoni.com
• Mosaic Sphere Studio- Ann Arbor, Michigan mosaicsphere.com

• New Orleans Glassworks neworleansglassworks.com
• The Crucible thecrucible.org
• Esalen Institute esalen.org
• Maverick Mosaics, - Vienna, VA maverickmosaics.com

Artists & Studios

• Niki de Saint Phalle nikidesaintphalle.com
• Isaiah Zagar isaiahzagar.org
• Brit Hammer brithammer.com
• TallerMosaico tallermosaico.cl
• Faducci faducci.com
• Sonia King MosaicWorks.com
• Laurel True TrueMosaics.com
• Mosaiclegs Art Studio mosaiclegs.com
• Martine Blanchard Contemporary Art Mosaic martine-blanchard.com
• ArtMosaika artmosaika.com.ua

Styles of Mosaic Art

[4] Pique Assiette

Tesserae

Mosaic Art Supplies

To create a piece of mosaic art, usually, you will need:

• Substrate
• Adhesive
• Tesserae
• Grout

Mosaic Tools & Techniques

Tips for Mosaics