THEMES-TECHNIQUES-MATERIALS

I mainly use the technique of faithful copying based on ancient prototypes.
For mosaicking directly on lime mortar, I would prepare a drawing, trace it on the grout into which I would press marble, granite, enamel and stone tesserae. Then I would frame the work. Mosaicking indirectly (reverse technique) after Byzantine style, I would glue the tesserae on a transparent surface with the flipped prototype underneath as a guide. Then spreading the mortar and peeling off of the transparent surface…etc would start. When using the “fresco” technique for the same style, I would trace the pattern right to a permanent sandy lime surface into which I would outline it and start to mosaic.
As for modern creations, I would use the “intarsia” technique for decorating wood or stone surfaces, or I would just glue the tesserae to a permanent wooden panel or to a stone, marble or cement surface.
For my mosaics I would use a wide selection of materials including vitreous tiles which I myself bake.