Crockery fountain, originally uploaded by croald.
This fountain was begun circa 1740 and is made up of not only Mexican pottery but also Chinese porcelain including Ming. Note if has whole plates, lids and cups.
There is even a manulua pattern at the base.
While looking for material to blog on mosaics I somehow ended up at Amazon looking at Giorgini's "Handmade tiles"
Looking at the rave reviews, it seems to be the book to buy on the subject and it even tells you how to make the tools to make the tiles.
I can so easily seeing myself doing a ceramics course just so that I can make my own tiles. The commercial tiles available just don't always cut it and there definitely is a role for making your own tiles in this hobby.
Just a few photos from flickr that I found of mosaic in Iraq. The mosques of Iraq are incredibly beautiful and one of the tragedies of the Invasion is the destruction of so much beauty and the efforts of so many people.
War does so much that is ugly.
There are people who are trying to protect what they can, and we need to be thankful for that.
the dome, originally uploaded by –Ben–.
IMG_3191, originally uploaded by TwoCrabs.
Baghdad mosque, originally uploaded by The Poss.
Iraq – Baghdad – Reporter, originally uploaded by Jeff_Werner.
Mosque, originally uploaded by nevadog.
Khadhimiya Mosque, originally uploaded by masser.
110-84, originally uploaded by World Picture Service.
Samara Golden Mosque, originally uploaded by The Poss.
samara today, originally uploaded by fipa.
sorena.mozaiek, originally uploaded by Jonathan & Sorena.
Mosaic is the background for this lovely black and white photo.. The lines of the mosaic contrast well with the curves of the person. I think it is more interesting than just a plain white wall…
PICT0547, originally uploaded by De foto's van Jan Hendrik van Oers.
I found this great photoset "Romeinse Mozaieken in Tunesië" by De foto's van Jan Hendrik van Oers. It is well worth perusing. The mosaics are mostly heavily Roman but there are a few that have a much more obvious Arabic influence. There are even a couple that dare to put in a few subdued colours.
Mosaic door, originally uploaded by vera_bing.
I absolutely love this. I wonder if the kids ever would let me do this at home…
What's a bedroom door or three?
This mosaic business is going to get me into BIG trouble LOL.
croatia2-11, originally uploaded by rae.
There are plenty of Roman mosaics in Croatia so it is great to see a photo of this one. Now what a shame that Croatia is in the same group as Australia in the World Cup because normally they are a team I like to see win.
Detail of mosaic mural, originally uploaded by Jenny Mackness.
Since I did a couple of posts about Japan inspired by Australia's soccer success in the World Cup, our next opponents are Brazil. I don't expect to see a victory for the Aussies there but Brazil is beatable and I can still dare to dream that given a lot of serendipity that Australia does well.
So I went looking for a Brazilian piece of mosaic and here is part of a mural in Florianopolis.
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