Tag Archives: Britain

The Magnificent Art of Roman Mosaic

I’ve always loved mosaics. From jewellery set with tiny pieces of glass to sprawling floors, I’m fascinated by the alchemy of creating pictures from pieces of coloured stone. Years ago I even took several workshops on how to create my own mosaics, working in both the regular and reverse transfer processes. I ended up makingContinue reading “The Magnificent Art of Roman Mosaic”

Wednesday Wander – Stonehenge

I do love a stone circle. There is something fascinating about the fact that, millennia ago, our ancestors expended the effort to place giant stones in specific patterns across the landscape, and we no longer really know why. And when it comes to stone circles, Stonehenge is arguably the best known of them all. WhenContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Stonehenge”