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Each year, the city of Berkeley, California has a celebration called, “How Berkeley Can you Be?”. This is an excerpt from the associated parade, specifically, some of the art cars that participated in the 2004 event.
Mosaic car on Flickr - Photo Sharing! by dogs old clothes
Jeweled bug, originally uploaded by Arlette.
The Glass Quilt, a mosiac-covered VW Beetle.
Glass Quilt on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
LET IT BEGIN on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The California Fantasy Van, a 1975 GMC van completely encrusted in brass — sculptures, belt buckles, bells, coins, canes, you name it.
Side mirror on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Lion Fish on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Carthedral on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cobra on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosiac, originally uploaded by theplug.
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
smalti
smalto (pl. smalti) - smalti is characterized by its dazzling range of brilliant opaque colors. Smalti is prepared by adding crystalline material (corpo) and coloured material (anima) to the colourless or coloured fused glass. Smalti is literally available in thousands of colors, is a very stable glass, easy to cut and very durable. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold)
gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold) - 24k gold-leaf tesserae are made up of a glass support layer (usually transparent, at times opaque red or coloured) less than one centimetre thick. The 24k gold metal leaf is then sandwiched between the support and a thin protective glass layer (the cartellina). In tesserae the colour shade is determined by the purity of the metal, the thickness of the leaf, the colour, if any, of the cartellina and of the support. m.a.s.mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
tesserae - small, usually square pieces of glass or other material used to make a mosaic. Their size generally ranges from a few millimetres to two centimetres long and five to ten millimetres thick. The term derives from the Greek word meaning “four-sided”. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Pretty colors on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Pretty colors on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Pretty colors, originally uploaded by shepoots.
These shots are from the exterior of the Saint Jude Chapel directly in downtown Dallas. I am bad with dimensions but the mosaic wall is about 20′x8′. And is BEAUTIFUL!
I don’t know who the artist is. But next time I go down there I will stop in. (we were just passing by that day). I found this info on the web…Holy Trinity Diocesan Seminary was established in 1965, and St. Jude Chapel was opened to serve downtown Dallas.
Full Image of the St. Jude Chapel Exterior Mosaic
Thank you so much for the great added info shepooots! 
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