Alison Mac Cormaic
Alison Mac Cormaic
Mosaic artist - Educator
Mosaic artist - Educator
Drawing, Designing and Making Mosaics with Mexican Smalti
Lagou Raxi Hotel, Pelion, Greece
29th June - 6th July, 2026
Drawing from life
Selecting the colours
Student’s Progression
In this workshop participants will draw or copy images, investigate colour combinations and complete mosaics based on images of flowers.
Course Content:
Students will begin by making drawings of flowers and plants, both from the gardens surrounding the hotel and/or the printed flower image. These drawings will then be translated into mosaic. Mosaic theory will be introduced, including andamento and Roman design principles. Elements of design will be discussed including scale, colour, tonality and composition. The mosaics will be made from Mexican smalti, a luxury mosaic material which has unique colour changes and beautiful textures with each tiny piece of tesserae.
Students will make a mosaic in Mexican smalti in the double direct method of construction.
Mosaic adhesive
Finished mosaics
The course is held at
Lagou Raxi Hotel
To find out more details or to book go to:
https://lagouraxi.com/drawing-designing-and-making-mexican-smalti-mosaic/
Lagou Raxi Country Hotel is a 3 star hotel in the heart of South Pelion, Greece.
It is situated on the edge of the picturesque and unspoiled village of Lafkos with views over the islands of the Pagasitic Gulf – and Mount Pelion. They have been organising courses for almost a decade. Participants the opportunity to focus on learning and improving their skills, meeting new people and having fun.
Honesty
Development of mosaic from drawings from life
