Colored Glass
Wed, January 9, 2013 at 12:00PM Imagine my delight at finding a little mosaic shop on the little island of Murano, Italy, a water taxi away from Venice. I'd seen little charms and paper weights made from glass at a bunch of stores and asked a store owner where I could find the little mosaic pieces and he looked at me with a bit of confusion and then directed me to this shop. It was a gem.
On the island of Murano, I found a little mosaic supply shop and could barely contain my enthusiasm. With the tessarae I brought home, I want to make little mosaics. We bought some italian glass tile cutters to help with the job.
A tiny shop with 4 walls like this! Heavy bags of tessera on the walls and bin after bin of glass.
This was the mosaic in the entry to the little shop, a rectangular frame of large pieces around a mat to wipe your feet.
I found inspiration on the wall of the shop.
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Oh my gosh! You are going to have some great fun with that. They are beautiful!
They look like beautiful candy and jello! or is that the foodie in me coming out?? Either way they're stunning and I look forward to seeing what you do with them
Way Cool!!! Love all the bright colors. As a kid my mom did mosaics with us. Just regular colored tiles not fancy bright glass. It was great fun. I liked putting the grout in.
Have you checked out Kaffe Fassett's mosaics from broken china etc.. Everything he does is colorful, knit, needlework, quilts, mosaics. You can't miss with him. A great eye for color and design.
What a beautiful find! And sounds like the trip of a lifetime, so many beautiful sights, thanks for sharing them!!