My project in Rome is to study and research the mosaics and tile work in ceramic, stone, and terrazzo in the city itself, and in various cities in Italy outside Rome: Padua, Venice, and Palermo. Geometric patterning, heraldic motifs, botanical shapes, and color combinations seem to weave through these cities. I’d like to learn how these surfaces were made many ages ago and look for ways to incorporate those methodologies into my current art practice. I’m interested specifically in the mid-twentieth-century terrazzo techniques used by Carlo Scarpa, with elements of glass tiles and wide spaces of aggregate “grouting,” as well as the graphic black-and-white mosaic floors of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. I would research these techniques and ideally find a tile setter or mason locally and work together to create large-scale architectural sketches using those ancient methods. Time in Rome would be so beneficial for this project, as I would draw on the city and the environment itself.