For my mosaic, I decided to do an olive branch, which is one of the most famous Christian symbols. The olive branch represents prosperity and peace. In the Bible, God decides to punish all human-kind for their wickedness and sinful lives by creating a giant flood. However, he tells a noble and kind man, named Noah, about his plans in a dream. He also tells him to build a giant arc, and stay in it with his family, as well as with one female and one male of all species from the animal kingdom. The flood lasts for years, until Noah decides to send a dove to search for land. The dove returns with an olive branch, meaning that the fierce floods were over. Thus, the olive branch represents the beginning of peace and prosperity on Earth.
Honestly, the creation of this mosaic was much more difficult than I thought it would be. It was a very tedious job, especially with the challenging shape of the olive branch. The branch had many curved and round bits, which were difficult to cover with square tiles. I also made a very big mistake, which took me a lot of time to correct. I believed that purple background would fit well with the green frame, as well as the dark green color of the olive branch. However, the purple showed to be too dark, and the branch was barely visible. So, I had to take yellow, which was a much lighter color, to make the branch the central figure of the mosaic. It was very difficult glueing the yellow tiles over the purple ones, and covering them completely.
I had trouble creating a small A4 mosaic with paper, even though all the tools were available to me, from paper, to scissors, glue, etc. However 1500 years ago, it must have been very hard to even get the glass tiles, the strong cutters, and all other tools, before even beginning the making of the mosaic on church walls. The actual planning and creating of the mosaic must have been extremely difficult. The scale of the Byzantine mosaics is also magnificent, and it must have taken the artists a very long times to successfully complete them.
Honestly, the creation of this mosaic was much more difficult than I thought it would be. It was a very tedious job, especially with the challenging shape of the olive branch. The branch had many curved and round bits, which were difficult to cover with square tiles. I also made a very big mistake, which took me a lot of time to correct. I believed that purple background would fit well with the green frame, as well as the dark green color of the olive branch. However, the purple showed to be too dark, and the branch was barely visible. So, I had to take yellow, which was a much lighter color, to make the branch the central figure of the mosaic. It was very difficult glueing the yellow tiles over the purple ones, and covering them completely.
I had trouble creating a small A4 mosaic with paper, even though all the tools were available to me, from paper, to scissors, glue, etc. However 1500 years ago, it must have been very hard to even get the glass tiles, the strong cutters, and all other tools, before even beginning the making of the mosaic on church walls. The actual planning and creating of the mosaic must have been extremely difficult. The scale of the Byzantine mosaics is also magnificent, and it must have taken the artists a very long times to successfully complete them.
