#MosaicMonday
Even seemingly workaday floors in #Roman buildings can be a delight.
This from Oplontis/Villa Poppea reminds me of 1950s/60s kitchen linoleum.
But the bits of coloured stone and marble in the mix show it's rather posher than that - maybe even Nero's wife's villa.

Returned to its original splendour, looking magnificent. Congratulations to all the team. I’ll be hosting workshops with the public in the church on 12th January. Participants will be able to see and enjoy the newly restored Eric Newton mosaics and have a go at making their own!

Back at St.John the Baptist RC Church in Rochdale tomorrow to enjoy the amazing Eric Newton mosaics. Two groups will be joining me to create their own mosaic masterpieces inspired by what they see!!
#mosaic #EricNewton #Oppenheimer #Rochdale

Photos of the intricate Santa Costanza 4th century mosaics from my recent trip to Rome! So many birds in the first picture, zoom in to see the details!

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Lots of brilliant memories shared including the women's footy team and the miner's daughter from Parr #LizzyAshcroft .

It's officially the first day of summer! ☀
These Roman mosaic roundels have representations of the #Summer season (Latin aestas, Greek ΘΕΡΟΣ).

From an idea 12 years ago, to bidding for funding 4 years ago For Tyldesley to children starting to design & make tiles for the Tyldesley Mosaic 1 year ago today Tracey Cartledge….the final stages @OfficialTfGM have started this morning. Final piece in place soon Wigan Council

It was such an honour and a delight to be photographed by this talented crew…

We need your help - do you know who made this mosaic?The Mosaic of St Michael Vanquishing Satan belongs to St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School in North London.  It was made in the late 1950s. Please let us know. #MosaicMonday #MosaicsInLondon #HeritageUnderThreat #MosaicArt

Please take a look at the amazing work of @simon_crofts and @sylwiassta of Cro + Kow. croandkow.com/blog/next-in-o…

Went to Toledo, Spain to see this. Museum shut early, didn’t realize till I was on the train, ran up a hill to arrive 10 mins before closing. Worth it - those colours! 3rdC CE, Santa Cruz Museum.

Something exciting to look forward to in 2023! Have you pre-ordered your copy?

#ComingUpIn2023 Popular #preorder : 📖 Make Your Own Mosaics – Ancient Techniques to Contemporary Artby Helen Miles Mosaics from White Owl Books

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This looks fantastic!

⚠️🚨 Free half day conference alert 🚨⚠️

A reminder on #MosaicMonday that the East Dorset Antiquarian conference:

THE RISE AND DECLINE OF THE DRUCE FARM #ROMAN VILLA (60-650 AD) BAR Publishing

is this Saturday Nov 26th Bournemouth Uni 1–5pm 👇👇

For this particular #MosaicMonday , a delightful pachyderm.😉

An interesting lecture on Youtube on inscriptions in ancient mosaics. It's only an hour so worth getting a coffee and taking some time out to watch. youtu.be/5LeShFgrLAY

This and many other gorgeous mosaics are discussed in my latest article 'Seasonal Animals in Roman Mosaics' just published in the Journal of Mosaic Research. dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr, open access. My favourite discovery: purple gallinules nearly always = Autumn, for a good reason.

This #mosaicforafghanwomen Hanging By A Thread installation is looking stunning!

Creative Stirling 17/11 - 01/12/2022

A beautiful collaboration to raise awareness of the plight of Afghan women

Tamara Froud BAMM North West

NEW EXHIBITION: BAMMosaic are exhibiting 'Hanging by a Thread' at 44 King Street, 17th Nov - 1st Dec

Mosaic pieces have been joined together to create a scarf symbolising culture, traditions and textiles, as well as coming together to spread awareness and call for change.