Colin Hazlehurst
@colinhazlehurst.bsky.social
Amateur polymath = interested in everything, not very good at anything.
Tessera-by-tessera construction of an imbricated border pattern as seen in Roman mosaics. First, a warning: be prepared to mute the music 😄.
#MosaicMonday #Roman #mosaic
#MosaicMonday #Roman #mosaic
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Tessera-by-tessera construction of an imbricated border pattern as seen in Roman mosaics. First, a warning: be prepared to mute the music 😄.
#MosaicMonday #Roman #mosaic
#MosaicMonday #Roman #mosaic
If I were a character in a Dickens novel, a baker by trade, he would name me: Mr Tightcrumb.
#SaturdaySourdough #bread #baking # sourdough
#SaturdaySourdough #bread #baking # sourdough
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
If I were a character in a Dickens novel, a baker by trade, he would name me: Mr Tightcrumb.
#SaturdaySourdough #bread #baking # sourdough
#SaturdaySourdough #bread #baking # sourdough
Every day is #MosaicMonday when I have something to share. Continuing my exploration of #Roman #mosaic border patterns, here's the start of an imbricated border. Imbrication is the arrangement of something in an overlapping pattern. The imbrex was a semi-circular tile that overlapped the...1/2
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Every day is #MosaicMonday when I have something to share. Continuing my exploration of #Roman #mosaic border patterns, here's the start of an imbricated border. Imbrication is the arrangement of something in an overlapping pattern. The imbrex was a semi-circular tile that overlapped the...1/2
If I had been a Roman mosaicist I would have specialised in mass producing Greek meander units. These are repeated as required until a corner is reached when a transition pattern is used to change direction. "Yes sir, we make Greek meanders, any colour as long as it's black and white." #MosaicMonday
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If I had been a Roman mosaicist I would have specialised in mass producing Greek meander units. These are repeated as required until a corner is reached when a transition pattern is used to change direction. "Yes sir, we make Greek meanders, any colour as long as it's black and white." #MosaicMonday
I wonder if this is how the Romans constructed a Solomon's knot for inclusion in their mosaic designs (with or without musical accompaniment). This one was completed just in time for #MosaicMonday
Comments, hints. and tips from 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 mosaicists will be warmly received. 🙂
Comments, hints. and tips from 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 mosaicists will be warmly received. 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I wonder if this is how the Romans constructed a Solomon's knot for inclusion in their mosaic designs (with or without musical accompaniment). This one was completed just in time for #MosaicMonday
Comments, hints. and tips from 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 mosaicists will be warmly received. 🙂
Comments, hints. and tips from 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 mosaicists will be warmly received. 🙂
This is my initial setup for the creation of a Solomon's Knot mosaic. The first task is to position the white tesserae around which the loops will turn.
#MosaicMonday or thereabouts. 🙂
#MosaicMonday or thereabouts. 🙂
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is my initial setup for the creation of a Solomon's Knot mosaic. The first task is to position the white tesserae around which the loops will turn.
#MosaicMonday or thereabouts. 🙂
#MosaicMonday or thereabouts. 🙂
A selection of windows in #Neoclassical #Liverpool, designs influenced by The Baths of Diocletian in #Rome (circa 300 CE).
#WindowsWednesday
#WindowsWednesday
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A selection of windows in #Neoclassical #Liverpool, designs influenced by The Baths of Diocletian in #Rome (circa 300 CE).
#WindowsWednesday
#WindowsWednesday
Here's Vladimir, or maybe it's Estragon, still 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘵. I really don't think he's coming.
#Halloween
#Halloween
October 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here's Vladimir, or maybe it's Estragon, still 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘵. I really don't think he's coming.
#Halloween
#Halloween
OMG - Oh My Guilloche! I have a powerful sense of following in the steps of Roman mosaicists as I learn how to build a guilloche. The main lesson today was switching from wheeled pincers to straight-edged pincers for making keystone tesserae. #MosaicMonday
October 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
OMG - Oh My Guilloche! I have a powerful sense of following in the steps of Roman mosaicists as I learn how to build a guilloche. The main lesson today was switching from wheeled pincers to straight-edged pincers for making keystone tesserae. #MosaicMonday
#SaturdaySwans on the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#SaturdaySwans on the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
Not so much the 𝘉 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨, more like the 𝘎 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦.
This is the starting layout for creating a two-strand three-colour guilloche (courtesy of a YouTube video I watched - credits to follow)
#MosaicMonday /Thursday
This is the starting layout for creating a two-strand three-colour guilloche (courtesy of a YouTube video I watched - credits to follow)
#MosaicMonday /Thursday
October 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Not so much the 𝘉 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨, more like the 𝘎 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦.
This is the starting layout for creating a two-strand three-colour guilloche (courtesy of a YouTube video I watched - credits to follow)
#MosaicMonday /Thursday
This is the starting layout for creating a two-strand three-colour guilloche (courtesy of a YouTube video I watched - credits to follow)
#MosaicMonday /Thursday
My task on #MosaicMonday, as mosaicist's apprentice, was to build these mounds of tesserae, in preparation for creating a two-strand, three-colour guilloche. It will be the ceramic equivalent of a Victorian embroidery sampler.
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
My task on #MosaicMonday, as mosaicist's apprentice, was to build these mounds of tesserae, in preparation for creating a two-strand, three-colour guilloche. It will be the ceramic equivalent of a Victorian embroidery sampler.
#decoupage
Moena, Trentino Alto Adige, Italia
Moena, Trentino Alto Adige, Italia
October 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#decoupage
Moena, Trentino Alto Adige, Italia
Moena, Trentino Alto Adige, Italia
#MosaicMonday
A mosaic inspired by an arm of the Aberlemno Cross. I imagine a Pictish psychologist asking an experimental subject, "Which pattern did you see first, the black or the white?" 1/n 🔗
A mosaic inspired by an arm of the Aberlemno Cross. I imagine a Pictish psychologist asking an experimental subject, "Which pattern did you see first, the black or the white?" 1/n 🔗
October 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
#MosaicMonday
A mosaic inspired by an arm of the Aberlemno Cross. I imagine a Pictish psychologist asking an experimental subject, "Which pattern did you see first, the black or the white?" 1/n 🔗
A mosaic inspired by an arm of the Aberlemno Cross. I imagine a Pictish psychologist asking an experimental subject, "Which pattern did you see first, the black or the white?" 1/n 🔗
#Thursgate
The Stanley Steps take the Leeds-Liverpool canal down to the level of the River Mersey.
The Stanley Steps take the Leeds-Liverpool canal down to the level of the River Mersey.
October 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#Thursgate
The Stanley Steps take the Leeds-Liverpool canal down to the level of the River Mersey.
The Stanley Steps take the Leeds-Liverpool canal down to the level of the River Mersey.
#ReliefWednesday
A royal procession as Queen Victoria arrives at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
A royal procession as Queen Victoria arrives at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
September 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#ReliefWednesday
A royal procession as Queen Victoria arrives at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
A royal procession as Queen Victoria arrives at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
The final image of the completed Bignor Villa Medusa copy before I bury it, causing future archaeologists to speculate whether the Romans created a model village in my back garden. #MosaicMonday
September 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The final image of the completed Bignor Villa Medusa copy before I bury it, causing future archaeologists to speculate whether the Romans created a model village in my back garden. #MosaicMonday
Only the grouting remains in order to complete this reproduction of the Bignor Villa mosaic.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
September 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Only the grouting remains in order to complete this reproduction of the Bignor Villa mosaic.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
These before and after images show the Medusa mosaic as it appears at Bignor Villa along with my small-scale imitation. I feel the makeover has added extra bounce and writhiness to her hair. (1/2)
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
These before and after images show the Medusa mosaic as it appears at Bignor Villa along with my small-scale imitation. I feel the makeover has added extra bounce and writhiness to her hair. (1/2)
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
Four sourdough loaves fresh from the oven this morning. This size of loaf, based on 350g of very strong bread flour, fits the toaster perfectly. Not for me the burnt ear and the large holes where I want there to be bread which are so favoured by the YouTube bakers.
#sourdough #bread #baking
#sourdough #bread #baking
August 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Four sourdough loaves fresh from the oven this morning. This size of loaf, based on 350g of very strong bread flour, fits the toaster perfectly. Not for me the burnt ear and the large holes where I want there to be bread which are so favoured by the YouTube bakers.
#sourdough #bread #baking
#sourdough #bread #baking
All snakes finished. I'm using two shades of grey for their undersides. This has allowed me to sign the mosaic by translating COLIN HOC FECIT into Morse code and applying the pattern to the longest snake. I've also encoded the What 3 Words location of the mosaic at Bignor Villa.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
August 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
All snakes finished. I'm using two shades of grey for their undersides. This has allowed me to sign the mosaic by translating COLIN HOC FECIT into Morse code and applying the pattern to the longest snake. I've also encoded the What 3 Words location of the mosaic at Bignor Villa.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday well, it's Monday already, somewhere to the East. So many snakes and not a ladder to climb.
August 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#MosaicMonday well, it's Monday already, somewhere to the East. So many snakes and not a ladder to climb.
Too late for #TesseraeThursday
I want to believe I'm halfway through the construction of this mosaic. I can feel myself climbing the experience curve - to the extent I'm wondering if I should start again and improve the face.
#Roman #mosaic #Medusa
I want to believe I'm halfway through the construction of this mosaic. I can feel myself climbing the experience curve - to the extent I'm wondering if I should start again and improve the face.
#Roman #mosaic #Medusa
August 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Too late for #TesseraeThursday
I want to believe I'm halfway through the construction of this mosaic. I can feel myself climbing the experience curve - to the extent I'm wondering if I should start again and improve the face.
#Roman #mosaic #Medusa
I want to believe I'm halfway through the construction of this mosaic. I can feel myself climbing the experience curve - to the extent I'm wondering if I should start again and improve the face.
#Roman #mosaic #Medusa