They need to be seen in the flesh. Designed and hooked by Germaine James, Colborne, Ontario, Canada, 1987. In Roman times, the marble stones of floors in lesser rooms were laid out in geometric shapes and patterns that dazzled the eyes with their brightness and colors. Geometric designs are the most basic form of mosaics, and so I usually have my students start with such patterns. The easiest mosaic to design is one based on squares, rectangles, or circles.
Simplicity is the key to creating a geometric mosaic.
Fair Isle knitting, needlepoint, and cross-stitch will give you ideas. Experiment on graph paper first. Play around with a design to make it your own-add or change borders or change spaces between borders. Decide what object your hooked mosaic will be, such as a floor covering, wallhanging, cushion, chair seat, or table runner. Its function will help you decide on an overall shape for your pattern.