I feel like I have been away from this but I was busy with Vacation Bible school, so I took a small hiatus from blogging. Helping teach art was so much fun. We made some very colorful projects. I loved the rainbow that we made with colored tissue paper. Thinking about all the small pieces made me think of Mosaics. While the craft we did was not exactly a mosaic I was inspired to blog about them because of the small pieces, also because of a project I did with my brothers. Mosaics are made of small pieces, laid out to show a design. Mosaics are a form of art that was invented by the Greeks. They are very beautiful and often were used in buildings, on columns and ceilings. Some times you can find them in older churches. Some feature a geometric design and others are pictures of people and things.
You can learn about the history of Mosaic's here.
In modern day, mosaics can be found on garden stepping stones and many craft supply store sell the parts to make them. Think of some other places you have seen mosaics.
Here are some examples of mosaics.
My next post will show you an easy way to make a mosaic at home, great project to do with the kids, but you may need a trip to the craft store .
Love, Saige
