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Cheek, Martin Mosaics in a Weekend
Caxton Editions 2001 1-84067-309-5 / 9781840673098 Hardcover
Hardback with D/J in nearly new condition.The ancient art of mosaic is currently undergoing a revival, becoming popular both as a versatile craft and a decorative feature in contemporary design. Appealing to both beginners and more experienced mosaic artists alike, Mosaics in a Weekend features indoor and outdoor mosaics, using a wide rangeof styles, materials and techniques. Beautifully illustrated with step-by-step instructions and a gallery of finished pieces, this exciting and original book is written with infectious enthusiasm by a leading authority on mosaics.From the AuthorThe best selling book of step by step mosaic projectsSurprisingly, the word 'mosaic' has no literal translation. Some scholars have suggested that it means 'crazy', which even if not absolutely accurate, seems to be entirely appropriate at times. Mosaic is certainly enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment. I have been running three-day mosaic courses for five years now and their popularity has grown as the public have slowly realised that they, too, can make beautiful mosaics for themselves. It never fails to amaze me that what appears at first glance to be such an inflexible material, can produce results that are so stylistically different and individual. The Italian master mosaicists had to train for many years before being allowed to tackle big public works. Understandably, they were (and still are) very secretive about their techniques. What they would think of a three-day mosaic course (or this book, which for some projects works on the principle that a weekend can be a 'long weekend' - three days) is not worth repeating , but
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