Mosaic Master Class in Istanbul

The class created mosaic art in Istanbul, where Europe meets Asia, a city rich with both Byzantine and Roman mosaics. Our studio, located in a historic 16th century building (now a cultural center), was just steps from Hagia Sophia and the Great Palace Mosaic Museum. It was one of the best classes ever: dedicated and enthusiastic participants, wonderful ancient mosaics to visit, yummy food - all in one of the great cities of the world. (lots of images on this page - allow for slow load time)

Our "get acquainted' dinner	Our view of the Golden Horn
The courtyard of our 16th century courtyard	The class!
In our classrrom	We had class aprons!
We visited Byzantine mosaics at the Kariye Muzesi	Lunch in the courtyard at our school
Visiting Roman mosaics at The Great Palace Mosaic Museum	A border at the Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Gülay (who found our classroom) and Sonia	Some of Gülay's wonderful cooking!
The Deisis mosaic at Hagia Sophia	Our group in Hagia Sophia
Shopping at the Spice Bazaar	Turkey's mosaic ambassador, Oz, and his beautiful daughter
Our class was on Turkish television!	Hard at work
Jackie, Judy, Nancy, Jamie and Elly	Lori, Sonia and Cyndi
Cyndi and Karin	View of the Bosphorus from the private party
Discussing choices	Sonia and Banu
Group learning	Harvey, Sonia and Lori
The last night party, overlooking the Bosphorus	Our supervisors :-)

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