California Hosts One of the Largest Glass Mosaic Murals in the World

Among the largest works of art of its kind in the world is a 43 feet wide and 72 feet tall glass mosaic mural hanging on the west face of the Villa Harvey Mandel in San Diego, CA. The glass mosaic artwork is one of the last works of world-renowned artist and designer Italo Botti, who died four months before its completion.   The mosaic mural was created to celebrate the volunteer spirit... READ MORE

Oldest Cartographic Depiction of the Holy Land in Mosaic Form

Part of a floor mosaic in the the Church of St. George, Madaba, Jordan, the Madaba Map is a map of the Middle-East including the oldest cartographic depiction of the Holy Land. ​ Depicting an area of Lebanon, the Nile Delta, the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea among others, the largest and most detailed part of it depicts Jerusalem in the centre of the map. Dating to the 6th century... READ MORE

Origami Mosaics

\ Known as a “paper engineer” in Japan, Kota Hiratsuka started creating geometric origami shapes entirely paper-based, to become today the artist of impressive “Origami Mosaics”. Trying to fold a difficult origami design one day, Kota realized the folded paper had many good lines and a beautiful geometric pattern. This is when he was inspired to use a ruler and... READ MORE

Recycled Mosaic Portraits by Sandhi Schimmel Gold

Ever heard of Recycle Art? Artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold uses junk mail and other paper waste most people throw away to create portraits, calling this technique Acrylic Mosaic Fusion. When in Venice years ago the artist saw a portrait made of small colourful glass fragments, she felt inspired to start creating mosaic portraits. After experimenting with different material, SandhiSchimmel... READ MORE

Jimi Hendrix Portrait Made of 4,000 Guitar Picks!

When the name “Ed Chapman” is involved in any work of art, you know it’s going to be a masterpiece. Britain’s leading mosaic artist impressed its audience again with another brilliant piece of mosaic for guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. The portrait used more than 4,000 plectrums made by Fender, known to have been one of Hendrix’s favourite guitar brands. The... READ MORE