{"id":886,"date":"2013-12-10T11:20:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T11:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaicschool.com\/art\/?page_id=886"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:03:16","slug":"micro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaicschool.com\/art\/micro\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro Mosaic: Vermiculatum (5 days)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaicschool.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/micro_mosaic_2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaicschool.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/micro_mosaic_2.gif\" alt=\"micro_mosaic_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>March 02-06, 2026<br \/>\n<em>(contact us for more dates)<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The <em>Opus Vermiculatum<\/em>, from the Latin <em>&#8220;worm-like work&#8221;<\/em>, is an expressive technique, considered one of the most demanding and elaborate forms of Roman mosaic.<\/p>\n<p>The tesserae were laid along the contours of the image to put emphasis on the main design and foreground details of the work, using a smooth and flowing halo effect.<\/p>\n<h2>Roman Micro Mosaic<\/h2>\n<p>In those small carpets called \u201cEmblema\u201d, the tesserae were tiny up to 1 or 2 mm each, that makes possible up to 5 rows of tiles, with different color shades, in just one centimeter!<\/p>\n<p>Historical facts have demonstrated that Romans developed a technique to remove those precious mosaics from a floor to another one, since they were so expensive and complicated to make, even at that time.<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaicschool.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/micro_mosaic_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-903\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaicschool.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/micro_mosaic_1.jpg\" alt=\"micro_mosaic_1\" width=\"299\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Course Topics<\/h2>\n<p>In this 5-day class is taught how to make a mosaic in miniature (size approx 10 x 15 cm \u2013 4\u201d x 6\u201d inches) following the Vermiculatum &#8220;andamento&#8221; rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DURATION:<\/strong> 5 days. 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