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There are many ways to make a mosaic. Here is an illustration of the Ravenna or 'double reverse' method. This method allows the maker, throughout the process of making, to see the work as it will look when complete (i.e. looking at it from the front, not from the back).
Drawing, and selecting and cutting tesserae (ordred from Venice, hand made)
Transferring the drawing to a lime putty base
Placing the tesserae
Working on a scaffold aims to produce the conditions in which complete mosaic will be seen, high up
Tessearae are removed from the lime putty in one go, and set into a permanent base
Saint Peter,
pray for us!
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