tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post29763322510041504..comments2023-06-13T07:25:26.630-07:00Comments on Things You May Have Missed: Santa Cruz Bridge Mosaicsseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-81386107223007507712012-02-17T17:35:32.056-08:002012-02-17T17:35:32.056-08:00Yes, do tell her Janet--I haven't checked in o...Yes, do tell her Janet--I haven't checked in on their fundraising project, but I know they have to have 5000 by March 1st to do the next bridge.<br /><br />We should go take a look at it the next time you're in town.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-37150098938240759142012-02-17T10:43:45.731-08:002012-02-17T10:43:45.731-08:00Seana, This is so interesting. Thank you for shari...Seana, This is so interesting. Thank you for sharing. What a great project. I'll have to tell my daughter about this too. -JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-48506249834130009842012-02-13T21:19:27.512-08:002012-02-13T21:19:27.512-08:00One of the reasons I was unhappy that Boston’s Car...One of the reasons I was unhappy that Boston’s Cardinal Bernard Law was called to Rome to take custody of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore rather than getting thrown in prison was that that church has gorgeous, fluidly classical-looking fifth-century mosaics, precursors of the sixth-century examples in Ravenna, you might say.<br />=======================================<br />Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /><a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-35480805193268647832012-02-13T21:03:30.457-08:002012-02-13T21:03:30.457-08:00I haven't been, unfortunately. I think one of ...I haven't been, unfortunately. I think one of the beauties of mosaics is that learning the craft takes the kind of concentration that frees you from the anxiety of having to come up with something original.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-47850109774172984452012-02-13T20:07:47.794-08:002012-02-13T20:07:47.794-08:00I visited Ravenna about fifteen years ago to see t...I visited Ravenna about fifteen years ago to see the great late antique/early Byzantine mosaics, and I was pleased to see that the city still hosted a mosaic school. I saw some photos of what looked like some pretty interesting modern mosaics. So the art there has been alive for almost 1,500 years.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-45458646061356967962012-02-13T19:49:25.093-08:002012-02-13T19:49:25.093-08:00I like mosaic art a lot, though I wouldn't hav...I like mosaic art a lot, though I wouldn't have the patience ever to do it.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-18494196720195356022012-02-13T19:43:10.997-08:002012-02-13T19:43:10.997-08:00They look pretty cool, and its nice that people ca...They look pretty cool, and its nice that people can get excited about that sort of thing.<br /><br />My v-word: lammentPeter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-66550532379133460162012-02-12T23:08:35.756-08:002012-02-12T23:08:35.756-08:00Yes, and the mosaics on the Water Street bridge, w...Yes, and the mosaics on the Water Street bridge, which I used to walk daily look pretty cool. I'll have to go check them out some time.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4328390965492317026.post-2206571627553535572012-02-12T22:35:33.978-08:002012-02-12T22:35:33.978-08:00It gives a good sense of the town even for those w...It gives a good sense of the town even for those who know it -- or who have met it once, at any rate.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com