FULL-DAY
(11:00-13:00 AND 14:00-18:00)
This course allows you to create a beautiful small mosaic inspired by an ancient Byzantine, Roman, or Medieval detail. You will craft a replica using the same materials as the ancients did — and as we still do today at Koko Mosaico. At your disposal: marbles, precious Venetian smalti, and even a touch of gold tesserae.
In the morning, you’ll dedicate yourself to cutting the tesserae using ancient tools such as the hammer and the hardie. In the afternoon, you’ll be ready to work on the cement mortar, learn how we transfer the design, and discover all the small details and care that go into creating a faithful and elegant reproduction from the past.
At the end of the course, the mosaic will be yours to take home as a unique and personal memory of this experience.
Whether you’re an experienced mosaicist or trying mosaic for the first time, attending this course and working with this technique on a subject inspired by the ancients will allow you to learn, experiment, and fully immerse yourself in how we create mosaics here in our atelier.
COST
The total cost of the course is € 250,00 per person.
COST FOR GROUPS
Cost for groups (minimum 10, maximum 20 people) 200,00 € per person
DURATION
1 day, 11:00-13:00 e 14:00-18:00.
GOAL
The goal will be to create one mosaic of about 7x7 inches.
Are you attracted by the ancient art of mosaic, do you want to get involved, but you have very little time available? In this short course, you will discover the steps of the direct technique on thinset, you will have the opportunity to create a small mosaic that will remain yours.
At your disposal marbles, smalti and small ceramics, the result will be a beautiful souvenir of Ravenna!
COST
The total cost of the course is € 95,00 per person.
COST FOR GROUPS
Cost for groups (minimum 10, maximum 20 people) 80,00 € per person
DURATION
The total duration of the course is 2 hours
GOAL
The goal will be to create one mosaic of about 4x4 inches.
(9:00-13:00 OR 14:00-18:00)
You will make a copy of an ancient mosaic from the Roman, Byzantine or Medieval period, cemented directly onto a substrate.
You'll participate in every phase of the creation of your piece (except for the cutting of material into small pieces using traditional tools, the hardie and the hammer, however you will see a cutting demonstration). You can choose between marble, glass (smalti) and/or gold tessere, depending on which design you have chosen to copy.
COST
The total cost of the course is € 160,00 per person.
COST FOR GROUPS
Cost for groups (minimum 10, maximum 20 people) 120,00 € per person
DURATION
The total duration of the course is 4 hours with lessons in these hours 9:00-13:00 or 14:00-18:00.
GOAL
The goal will be to create one mosaic of about 7x7 inches.
HALF-DAY, ABOUT THREE HOURS
With this course you'll have the opportunity to create something special with your family, while learning the techniques of an ancient craft. Have you ever wondered how a mosaic is made? And what materials are used? How is the design transferred onto the cement? How does one cut the material into small bits (tesserae)? In this course you'll have fun while making a mosaic from start to finish. The course consists of a tour of our studio, the explanation of just what a mosaicist does, a demonstration of cutting material into 'tesserae' using the traditional hammer and hardie, preparation of the cement, the transfer of the design, and the creation of your own mosaic measuring approximately 25x 25 cm (a mosaic of this dimension allows up to six people to work simultaneously).
The final piece is yours and is ready to take home and hang on the wall a memory of a shared time and a souvenir of Ravenna, made with your own hands.
COST
The total cost of the course is € 200,00.
DURATION
The total duration of the course is about 3 hours.
GOAL
The goal will be to create one mosaic of about 25x 25 cm.