Mosaic

===As a popular craft===
[[File:Bottlecap mosaic.jpg|thumb|upright|A detail of mosaic mural made of bottle screw tops. A high school in [[Jerusalem]].]]
Mosaics have developed into a popular craft and art, and are not limited to professionals.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to... Mosaic |url=http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/supplyimages/wf1002/how-to-mosaic-tiles.pdf |publisher=Hobbycraft |access-date=29 July 2015 |archive-date=16 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516164750/http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/supplyimages/WF1002/How-To-Mosaic-Tiles.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Today's artisans and crafters work with stone, ceramics, shells, art glass, mirror, beads, and even odd items like doll parts, pearls, or photographs. While ancient mosaics tended to be architectural, modern mosaics are found covering everything from park benches and flowerpots to guitars and bicycles. Items can be as small as an earring or as large as a house.

[[Trencadís]] or pique assiette (a French term – "stolen from plate") is a mosaic made from pieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, or jewelry which are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator's imagination.
[[File:Kunst-am-campus.jpg|alt=Art mosaic, University of Bremen, Germany.|thumb|upright|Art mosaic, [[University of Bremen]], [[Germany]].]]