Byzantine Mosaic Workshop
Create a work with marble and hard stones
In Brief
🏛️ The Experience: A dive into the ancient art of Byzantine Mosaic, led by Francesca Gulizia and Paolo Pratesi, to rediscover the patience of the great masters.
🧩 What will you do: You will compose handmade marble and semiprecious stones following a personalized design (your initials or a symbol), creating an authentic and durable work.
📅 Details: Intensive 3-hour laboratory in Italian (translation on request); it is necessary to send the graphic 15 days in advance to prepare the materials.
The Byzantine Mosaic Workshop, with the guidance of Francesca Gulizia and the assistance of Paolo Pratesi, takes you inside one of the most fascinating and long-lived arts in the Mediterranean.
During the meeting, participants will create a mosaic in the style of ancient Byzantine masters, using handmade marble and semiprecious stones tiles, prepared by Officina del Marmo.
The process involves:
- Preparation of the personalized design (based on the initials or symbols sent by the participants).
- Application of the tiles in a frame with specific glues.
- Phase of drying, disassembly, cleaning and protection of the mosaic.
The workshop is not a simple 'kit' pastime, but a real one artisanal itinerary, where patience and concentration become creative tools to obtain an authentic and precious work.