I love a good bonfire, trying my best not to stand too close, even though all of the magnificent colours do their best to draw me in, the reds, the oranges, the yellows, & the little flashes of gold!

Based on my love of bonfires, I’ve created this little Smalti Mosaic,

Using Rotti Smalti, which I think looks as delicious as it sounds! & luxurious Gold leaf Smalti.

It’s made with only the finest of materials, is built to last, comes on a lightweight board, which is ready to be hung, & can handle moisture, but I recommend that it be an inside piece only.

The board is made from marmox, & the edge is glossy, black, recycled glass.

Measurements - 20 x 20 cm.

Smalti (the plural of smalto) are specilised mosaic tesserae made from richly coloured glass. Originally developed for Byzantine mosaics, the glass contains metal oxides which produce an almost infinite range of colour possibilities. The molten glass is poured into flat slabs which are then broken into individual smalti with rough, irregular surfaces that may be pitted with air bubbles. A thin layer of gold leaf can be embedded in smalti to produce gold tesserae. Smalti mosaics are normally ungrouted.