Month: January 2018

  • Re-Imagining Classic Geometric Mosaic Designs

    Re-Imagining Classic Geometric Mosaic Designs

    One of the things I always notice in cities like New York or San Francisco are the older buildings that still have entrance ways and bathrooms with mosaics made from whole porcelain tile. These mosaics are very simple in design, sometimes merely a border around plain tile, or maybe a simple repeating geometric pattern. If…

  • The Power Of Black in Mosaic Design

    The Power Of Black in Mosaic Design

    I have written many times about black grout and why I recommend it for making tile colors look more intense, but I don’t think I have ever taken the time to talk about using black tile for the same reason. Artist Carol Jasin recently emailed me some photos of her work, and she makes great…