For mosaic freaks only!
Come join us in Italy for two weeks of full immersion in mosaics.
This stimulating mix of hands-on followed by a week of touring the best mosaic sites and studios in Northern Italy will leave you with a deeper understanding and appreciation of both traditional mosaics and contemporary mosaic expression.
Your hosts, teachers and guides are Arianna Gallo,
Luca Barberini and Stephanie Jurs.
We’ll all meet up Sunday evening in Ravenna for a welcome aperitivo and a delicious dinner of local specialities.
The first five days are spent at Kokomosaico, learning the traditional methods used for both Roman and Byzantine mosaics.
koko staff – arianna, luca & takoko - ari kokomosaico
After an introduction to the history of mosaics and a visit to Ravenna’s world-famous monuments, you’ll make two mosaics of your own under the expert tutelage of Arianna and Luca.
cutting marble – ari kokomosaico
You’ll learn to cut marble
and glass into tiny tessere,
LABORATORIO – SCUOLA KOKO MOSAICO RAVENNA - ari kokomosaico
and using the double reverse method
rosone di Galla Placidia - ari kokomosaico
you’ll make a copy of a fragment of an ancient mosaic.
koko mosaic class - ari kokomosaico
Next you’ll design your own mosaic pattern and create it using the direct method. Both pieces will be finished by the end of the week and you can take with, or ship them home. (For advanced mosaicists, other workshop topics available.)
Stephanie ed io in Turchia - ari kokomosaico
Then in the company of Arianna and Stephanie, an American mosaicist who has been living in Ravenna for over ten years, you’ll begin a week-long tour of some of the finest mosaic sites northern Italy has to offer.
Galla Placidia Mausoleum – Byzantine Mosaics – Ravenna, Italy « Mosaic Art Source
In Ravenna itself and nearby we find mosaics ranging from the first century AD,
panchina detail - ari kokomosaico
through the naive and soulful medieval mosaics, right up to present-day expression.
On Sunday we take off for Pomposa, with the remains of the 11th century Benedictine monastery whose church floor writhes with mosaic animals.
school of mosaic in spilimbergo – pavleeek
During the week we visit Spilimbergo, home to a lively community of mosaicists whose mosaic philosophy differs sharply from that of Ravenna’s;
Aquileia: biggest paleochristian mosaic surviving – andreiopop
Aquileia, northern Italy’s most important archeological site with a Basilica literally carpeted with early Christian mosaics;
Duomo di San Marco – fotopusch
and Venice, where we’ll span the centuries admiring the mosaics of St Mark’s,
Scan: apse mosaic Torcello Cathedral – James Macdonald
the 11th century mosaics on the island of Torcello,
orsoni smalti library – andrea sterling
and the splendour of the Orsoni glass and gold factory.
For more course information and details – KOKO-JU: a mosaic course and tour – Kokomosaico
I want to know if you have micro mosaic courses for this year.
Thanks!!!
Paulina Portes