The Ruins Podcast #17 Anabella Wewer

Same rules, different voices.

The Ruins Podcast #17 Anabella Wewer

Anabella Wewer has crossed the world many times over, searching out the finest practitioners of our beloved medium. She has tiptoed down the cloistered back alleys of mosaic studios in Italy and studied with many of the maestros. Her multilingual status and interpreter skills have helped her communicate and break down barriers, both for herself and for us.

Anabella and I talk mosaic language, mentors, the big difference between Ravenna and Spilimbergo, why the old rules still matter so much and how it’s up to us, as contemporary mosaicists, to turn them into unique creative communications. A great listen for all you mosaic eccentrics who love to geek out on the finer points of technique.

A bit of behind the curtain trivia:

The Alexander mosaic, properly called The Battle of Issus, has been mention…