THE ARROYO CAFÉ & MARGARET’S FAMOUS HOMEMADE PIES Knowing very few Spanish words besides “Hasta la vista”, (sometimes with the Anglo word “baby” added), I guessed Arroyo was a Spanish family name which adorned the front face of the café on Speedway Boulevard in Tucson, Arizona. This was January 1960, my second day in Tucson, [...]
This essay was prompted by a mosaic I made in late 2019 and the mosaic was first posted on Facebook December 5. THE EMPRESS – a mosaic of stained glass, vitreous glass, marble, and leather on an aluminum substrate. (42in x 20in x 1.5in) (107cm x 51cm x4cm) Here is what I said in that post: [...]
3/10/19 MOSAICS WITH ROSANO – A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Artful Mosaics – Comments and Early Reviews (some appear on AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE) I have that book, and Oh. My. Gosh. Is. It. A. Great. Book! Each chapter takes you step by step thru the process of creation. Everyone who does mosaics, or [...]
On my 1960 scooter trip across the US, mid-afternoon somewhere near Manchester, Kentucky, I pulled into the dirt parking lot of a small, well-worn café for a cup of coffee. A six stool counter was the serving area, with two of the stools missing altogether. So it now seated four rather well-dispersed patrons. At that moment [...]
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CREATING ARTFUL MOSAICS My mosaic book is available. Mostly a "how-to" for mosaic beginners. There are quite a number of "extras'' included, but the ‘How-To” part is a printed version of the basic mosaics class which I teach here in Tucson. 142 pages, at least 350 full color photos and over 1000 [...]
Note: This is one of eight "Cultural Moments" included in my book MOSAICS WITH ROSANO - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CREATING ARTFUL MOSAICS. Copies of this and other of my books can be purchased by contacting me. Email: aprosano@gmail.com Facebook Private Message Snailmail: 2550 W. Moore Road Tucson, AZ 85755 Tel. 520-297-3606 WHEN GINO [...]
Note: This is one of eight "Cultural Moments" included in my book MOSAICS WITH ROSANO - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CREATING ARTFUL MOSAICS. Copies of this and other of my books can be purchased by contacting me. Email: aprosano@gmail.com Facebook Private Message Snailmail: 2550 W. Moore Road Tucson, AZ 85755 Tel. 520-297-3606 SOME [...]
MOSAIC CLASSES - BASIC INFO ... flexible scheduling allows the beginning student to start at any time. Use my email aprosano@gmail.com or Facebook private message or my phone 520-297-3606 Here is preliminary class info: If you have any questions after reading this, please contact me. BEGINNING MOSAICS CLASS - (Flexible Schedule). Class is designed for and [...]
TOUGH LITTLE LADY In 1960 I drove an Italian motorscooter across much of the US. Some 55 years later, in 2015 I wrote of that crazy journey in “Scoot Across the USA”, a book published this year, 2016. The final sentence of that story says “… and I returned by auto (driving a Nash Rambler Station [...]