A mosaic workshop titled «Tesserae Vitae – Dintr-un singur izvor» took place in Deva between 15 and 25 September 2026, bringing together students from different years of study, recent graduates and an established artist. The workshop was documented in a personal blog post by Corina Neagreanu, who attended the first three days of the practice and its final day. The account is a personal reflection rather than a formal report, and the source gives no official results, attendance figures, number of participants or costs.
The central motif of the workshop's composition is the Tree of Life. Around it, the design includes a vine, birds, peacocks, and water populated by fish, dolphins and ships. A Christogram monogram sits at the root of the tree, and the borders are built from meander and interlace patterns, traditional ornamental forms that frame the figurative scene. Participants therefore worked with a layered programme that combined symbolic imagery with geometric and ornamental traditions.
The final day of the practice included a visit to the church of Prislop Monastery, where a fresco project is coordinated by lecturer Cătălin Băluț. The visit placed the workshop's mosaic work alongside a wall-painting tradition that participants could see in situ, linking the technical exercise to the broader history of religious art in the region. For a workshop built around a single shared composition, the site visit offered a direct point of reference for the older medium.
The group's composition of experience levels was part of what the workshop brought together. Andreea Halasz had previously held a study grant in Ravenna, the Italian city known for its Byzantine mosaics. Emil Colf is a recent graduate of a master's programme in Byzantine mosaic, while Lucia Conțan won the Grand Prize at a painting contest in Botoșani. Their presence alongside students at different stages of study shaped the workshop's exchange of techniques and approaches.
The project was directed by Cristina Oneț, who oversaw logistics and the workshop's atmosphere. The blog post, which links to a related Facebook post, describes the practice as a shared experience, but it does not record the reactions of participants beyond the author's own account. The number of participants and the cost of the workshop are not stated in the source, so the scale of the initiative can only be described through the roles and backgrounds of those involved.