THE CLASSICAL RULES OF MOSAIC MAKING | Make mosaics like the Romans

[@christinemareeyoung]

Helen. your videos have a focus and clarity akin to the many elements of a mosaic masterwork. Your instructional design embodies the same methods of structure and flow as mosaic. Thank you for the effort, knowledge, skill, and experience you are so willing to share. Respect from Sydney, Australia.

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

This is just the sweetest comment ever! Thank you so much for your kind and gratefully received words. 😀🙏

[@christinemareeyoung]

You're welcome 😀@@HelenMilesMosaics

[@ratafruity]

I really want to start doing mosaics this year, this is very helpful to know!!

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

So glad it was helpful! 😀

[@matijasteficar3046]

This is the type of videos I simply love, my dad was a tilesetter and he took me with him few times to work when I was in 7-8th grade. I saw a dolphin on the bottom of swimming pool and I knew that is what I want to do. Finished construction schools as stone & ceramic tile installer in 2000, loved working but always wanted to expand my knowledge. After few years I joined with sto e mason in my country (Croatia) who showed me how to work with stone, stairs, floors, pillars and many gravestones, even how to carve simple shapes and finish things like scrolls. Now it's time to expand my knowledge and experience again. This time something more chaotic than modern stone & ceramic tiles. This video helps with breaking my geometric mind, and I thank you for that. I just hope that before I retire, there will be someone younger eager to learn, someone I can pass all my experience onto. Great video 👏

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

Thanks so much for this and it sounds like you have a wealth of experience to pass on. 😀

[@miraanda8357]

If you were in Texas I'd be that person

[@elrey8876]

My goal is to renovate my bathroom with a mosaic of aquatic and graphic motifs found on Minoan vases and Kamares ware. I think these general rules are very useful regardless of the style being used. Thanks.

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

You are very welcome. Good luck with your bathroom mosaic - I love those designs too! 😀

[@tonmarinaxxzz]

You are without exception the best instructor on KZbin. Excellent voice , only necessary instruction without the annoying chitchat so many other KZbinrs use. I would love to try my hand at mosaics. I have sheets of glass when I dabbled in stained glass and wonder if that can be used to create mosaics. Actually it is like a fortune in glass. I love how you have segmented the lessons to address the basic to advanced steps. Your enunciation is perfect as so many KZbinrs mumble and to 90 year old ears it is delightful to be able to understand you perfectly. Thank you for these wonderful tutorials.

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

That is very kind of you to say so and I am glad the videos are helpful. I have never tried stained glass which is a quite different discipline despite the obvious crossovers but there are mosaic artists who use stained glass in their work so it can definitely be done. It would be a shame not to use your supplies!

[@robertafierro5592]

I agree with you COMPLETELY!

[@rzeka]

This is awesome. I love learning about how ancient people made stuff.

[@williambo5989]

deceptively simple. everything was conscience and done with natural skill

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

Yes, that's a good way of putting it!

[@wolfgang4468]

This is answering so many questions I had! Thank you for making this, the graphic elements are extremely helpful!

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

I'm so glad!

[@lilysrq]

Great vid - enjoying your channel 🔆

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

Much appreciated! 😀

[@giovanniantonielli]

Greetings from Brazil, excellent content

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

Many thanks for Scotland!! 😀

[@robertafierro5592]

Thanks!

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

Thank you hugely for this. It is much appreciated 😀🙏

[@MonoFrutti]

Great content. Could you recommend a book that has an A to Z tutorial in this fashion?

[@HelenMilesMosaics]

Thanks. The only book that I know of the covers the Roman rules is mine! www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Own-Mosaics-Contemporary/dp/1399006355

[@MonoFrutti]

@@HelenMilesMosaics Thank you, I will check it out!