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Vatican Shop: She’s a handcrafting a micromosaic
Mosaic Studio @ the Vatican on Flickr by Picture_To_Paint
Mosaic Studio @ the Vatican on Flickr – Picture_To_Paint
Mosaic Studio @ the Vatican on Flickr by Picture_To_Paint
Mosaic glass at the Vatican on Flickr – Picture_To_Paint
Smalti & filati micromosaic supplies
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:
filati
filati - (thread) rods of smalti that are melted and drawn out extremely thin, then clipped or cut into tiny pieces. Used in micro mosaics. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
micromosaic
micromosaic – mosaic made of tiny tesserae (at times less than one millimetre long) obtained from thin rods of uniformly cut polychrome glass paste or filati.
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Traditional Mosaic on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
A mosaic being pieced together in a traditional method. The artist who was working on this piece also did the “Imagine” mosaic at Strawberry Fields in New York. We happened upon his small shop while in Italy.
Rome on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Mosaics in last photo created in the Vatican Studio & for sale in the Vatican Store.
Mosaic Art Source – Micromosaic Images Archive
Thank you so much Picture_To_Paint, I’ve added your Vatican Studio micromosaic works in progress above. They’re absolutely incredible! 
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September 26, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Kathleen
I truly appreciate your site. When I am depressed and oppressed, I just click on your site and my spirits are lifted, my soul is artfully fed and I can dream again. THANK YOU for the inspiration, elation and fulfillment!
August 12, 2008 at 8:00 am
Cece
Much more than art – a labor of love. Thank you for having the patience a normal human being does not possess.
December 23, 2008 at 2:00 pm
John Sweeder
I was wondering if you have ever heard of a mosaic artist whose last name is spelled Franelino or Framlino. My wife and I bought a piece created by him or her a few years ago from the Vatican studio. Any info would be much appreciated.
John Sweeder
May 4, 2009 at 10:07 pm
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May 10, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Tom
I wonder if you have any info about Studio Del Mosaico. S. C. della REV. Fabrica di S. Pietro in Vaticano No. 1979 A. The mosaic of St. Gemma Galgani. I received this mosaic as a gift this spring from a friend of mine. If you can provide me with any info about this mosaic, I would appreciate it.
Thank you for your help, .