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NORTHERN ITALY MOSAIC STUDY TOUR – VENICE, SPILIMBERGO AND RAVENNA

August 10, 2023 By

The Northern Italy Mosaic Study Tour kicked off in Venice with a spectacular after-hours, fully illuminated private tour of the Basilica of San Marco. This dazzling beginning was followed by a private water taxi guided tour of Venice – La Serenissima, guided visits to Orsoni glass factory in Cannaregio and the Basilica at Torcello, the islands of Burano and Murano, Peggy Guggenheim Museum and Venice’s opera house, La Fenice. The Venice visit was beautifully book-ended with a private tour of the  Venetian wooden boat museum, Arzanà Squero, and a night ride home through quiet canals back to our Palazzo in Cannaregio.

A short scenic journey by chartered bus to the Roman city of Aquileia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, revealed unimagined archaeological treasures from this little known ancient city, a place arguably rivalling Pompeii for scale and historical importance.  Then to the nearby town of Spilimbergo, home to the world famous Scuola di Mosaico, for a visual blast of the best of contemporary mosaic practice, and a short course led by Maestra Carolina Zanelli.

The third and final destination was the Emilia-Romagna city of Ravenna, famous for its UNESCO World Heritage Byzantine monuments and their resplendent golden mosaics. Tour participants got their hands dirty once again, doing a fascinating double-reverse method mosaic course at Koko Mosaico, using feature details from Ravenna Basilicas as inspiration. Evenings enjoying fine wining and dining across some of Ravenna’s best restaurants completed another memorable mosaic study tour, before the tour ended in Ravenna.

VENICE

WHAT A LOVELY GROUP
SMALTI BOX
SAN MARCO FLOORS 3
SAN MARCO FLOORS 2
SAN MARCO FLOORS 1
SAN MARCO BASILICA PRIVATE TOUR
MOTORING UP THE GRAND CANAL
COLOUR OPTIONS AT ORSONI

SPILIMBERGO

AQUILEIA BASKET
AQUILEIA BASILICA BIRD DETAIL
AQUILEIA PARTRIDGE DETAIL FROM UNDER BASILICA
AQUILEIA UNSWEPT FLOOR DETAIL 1
SPILIMBERGO SCHOOL FOYER
AQUILEIA FLOOR UNDER THE BASILICA
SPILIMBERGO BOOK LAUNCH WITH CAROLINA ZANELLI AND PAOLO VENTI
PALETTE SWATCHES
CHRIS HARD AT WORK
SPILIMBERO WORKSHOP WITH CAROLINA ZANELLI

RAVENNA

PAUL HELPING ELIZABETH
LAMBS FROM MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA
KOKO MOSAIC'S LOVELY SMALTI BOARD
FIRST INSTRUCTIONS
FINISHED WORKS
DETAIL FROM MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA
APPRECIATIVE BOOK CROWD

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Helen Bodycomb’s studio is located at Lot19 in Castlemaine, nestled within the beautiful Djandak (lands) of the Dja Dja Warrung people. Helen pays her thanks and respect to the Djaara people, and all Elders past, present and emerging.

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