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Little Chapel, Architecture & Garden art on Flickr - the-electronic-firefly

The Little Chapel in Guernsey is just five metres by three metres and “possibly the smallest chapel in the world”.

picassiette steps to archway to little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg

In 1913 Brother Deodat, a religious refugee from France, saw the location and received a vision of recreating the Lourdes grotto and chapel on the hill.

picassiette archway to little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg

Little Chapel broken china, plates, crockery on Flickr - photo_blog_farley

picassiette mosaic walls of little chapel on Flickr -zenitpeterburg

walls broken china pebbles of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpeterburg

picassiette mosaic walls of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg

Mosaic Art walls chapel at Guernsey 104 on Flickr - Annemoni

broken china in walls of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg

Little Chapel pique assiette exterior on Flickr - Van Tassel

He actually built it three times, demolishing it twice, the first time as a result of unspecified criticism,

Little Chapel picassiette architecture - Guernsey on Flickr - modogoo

the second because the Bishop of Portsmouth hadn’t been able to get through the doorway.

Little Minature Chapel mosaic architecture on Flickr - Artoo UK

In 1939, he built this version, the smallest of the three attempts.

little chapel mosaic interioron Flickr - zenitpetersburg

The chapel is decorated inside and out with seashells and pieces of china:

mosaic chapel wall texture picassiette on Flickr - dmcneil

little chapel picassiette walls on Flickr - xxxrmt
by the time he had come to the third attempt, his project had become famous and islanders brought him tiles and coloured china from all over the world.

Little Chapel pique assiette mosaic interior on Flickr - dmcneil

The Little Chapel picassiette mosaic ceiling on Flickr - Artoo UK

Little Chapel pique assiette interior stained glass shells tile Flickr - dmcneil

St. Bernadette picassiette mosaic on Flickr - Auntie Doris

infront of little chapel picassiette on Flickr - zenitpetersburg

From a distance the colours and design make a pleasing whole, close-up it’s amazing to see all the different pieces used to create the effect.

Where is Guernsey?

The Bailiwick of Guernsey (French: Bailliage de Guernesey) is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom, Guernsey is not part of the UK but rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man. Guernsey is also not a member of the European Union. The island of Guernsey is divided into 10 parishes. Together with the Bailiwick of Jersey, it is included in the collective grouping known as the Channel Islands. Guernsey belongs to the Common Travel Area. Guernsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:

pique assiette

pique assiette - or picassiette ( a french term -”stolen from plate”) - pieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, and/ jewelry are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator’s imagination. m.a.s. mosaic glossary

Mosaic Art Source picassiette mosaic photo & resource archive

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The Mosaic Art 2007 CD Yearbook is here!


Cover mosaic by Lucio Colusso (Italy)

A collective portfolio of contemporary mosaic art created in 2007 by 615 artists throughout the world. 1111 original mosaics in all mosaic materials and styles on CD-ROM.

Mosaic Art Source Special:

Start your own Contemporary Mosaic Art Resource Library with

Mosaic Art Yearbook 2006 & 2007. Purchase both cds together

Mosaic Art Yearbook 2006 & 2007 CD Special

and receive 50% off Mosaic Art 2006 - (while quantities last)

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Cover mosaic by Lucio Colusso (Italy)

What is the Mosaic Art Yearbook?

Stéphanie Chatelet (France)

The 2007 Edition of the Mosaic Art Yearbook is a celebration of the incredible diversity and creativity of contemporary mosaic art.

Piotr Czapracki (Poland)

This exceptional art form, rich in thousands of years of tradition, is exploding with new ideas and approaches.

left to right: Judy Breau (Canada), Gary Drostle (UK), Will de Vries (The Netherlands)

This CD gallery is one of the largest collections of contemporary mosaics ever assembled.

Shug Jones (USA)

Mosaic Art 3 contains 1111 high-resolution color photographs of mosaics created in 2007 by artists worldwide. The CD is compatible with both PC and Macintosh computers.

Left to right: Laura Rendlen (USA), Richard FREY (France), Sophie Drouin (Canada)

Realistic 3D page-flipping gives you a natural and intuitive viewing experience as you move from one mosaic to the next. A Table of Contents and Index help you locate specific artists.

left to right: Arlene Piarulli (Italy), Helen Bodycomb (Australia), Ingrid Pisano (USA)

Mosaic Art 3 is a testament to the renaissance of the incredible art form that is mosaic. This collection will educate and inspire those new to contemporary mosaic art as well as those who have already discovered the wonder and magic of mosaic.

Brooks Tower (USA), Lynne Chinn (USA), Jinet Mosaique (Canada)

Mosaic Art Source would like to extend a special thanks to Bill Buckingham, creator of the Mosaic Art Yearbook, for his seemingly endless dedication to the Art of Mosaic.

I was going to email Bill personally to let him know how much we appreciate his work but just found this message on his site:

“We are out rock-hounding during the next couple of days and hope to find some great new stones to add to our collection… Rock on!” Mosaic Rocks

I always wondered what he did in his spare time….

left to right: Michael Welch & Bill Buckingham Rock! - mosaicartsource

Actually, I have no idea how he does it all!  Bill also owns & operates Mosaic Rocks, hosts Mosaic Atlas, takes care of the web design over at SAMA, is a SAMA board member & a fine mosaicist himself.

So Bill, I won’t disturb you… hope you enjoy your downtime & if you happen upon this, “Thank you & keep on Rock’n!”

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Who’s included in the Mosaic Yearbook 2007?

Mosaic Artist - Jacki Gran (USA)

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