Christ Pantocrator
Blessing right hand, detail. Made largely by our colleagues in Ravenna, this mosaic displays a masterful use of colour. Note how the colour of the finger outlines vary, the shades darkening towards the base of…
The Mother of God Enthroned
Virgin Mary Enthroned, detail. In Orthodox painted icons Mary is usually shown in red and blue, but in their mosaics she is usually depicted in blue only, as the Queen of Heaven and regal Mother…
Christ Pantocrator
Christ’s hand, the Pantocrator, detail. The Greek term Pantocrator, usually translated as All Powerful, also means to hold all things. In this hand we therefore emphasize the spread and hold of His majestic hand, for…
Christ Pantocrator
This dome mosaic was created for a private chapel. Because it was to be seen close up, we used smaller than usual tesserae, around 5mm (1/4”) square. Each artistic medium has its unique characteristics, and…
The Archangel Michael
Archangel Michael, detail. The angel’s eyes follow us wherever we stand, for angels are with us to help and guide wherever we are. The flapping headband symbolizes the angels’ quick obedience to the Lord’s commands.
The Resurrection, St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas
Resurrection mosaic, south aisle. We make our mosaics to suit the specific space within the church. In this case we tilted the gold tesserae up to 30 degrees to reflect the greatest amount of light…
The Archangel Michael
Hand, detail. When considering who will make your mosaic, look closely for quality. A mosaic will be around for a long time. Many commercial workshops will use the quickest method, without considering the aesthetics.
The Resurrection, St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas
Eve and John the Forerunner, detail. In order to create a harmonious colour scheme, we limited our main palette to one third of the colour wheel: deep red, purple and deep blue. This also helped…
The Archangel Michael
Archangel Michael garment, detail. At Aidan Hart Mosaics we use only the best materials, be they handmade glass smalti from Orsoni, Venice, gold tesserae from Murano, or stones from around the world.
The Resurrection, St George’s Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas
St John the Baptist, detail. John was the forerunner of Christ both on earth and in Hades. He had to die before Christ in order to prepare those in Hades for the Lord’s coming.