I wanted to take a stab at #PixelArt, and I thought, "what is a mosaic, but art made of physical 'pixels,'" so I did my best to recreate the #Chedworth Winter #Cupid!

I learned pretty quickly there are actually a lot of differences between #mosaic and #pixel art (lol), and I'm sure this could be improved on in a lot of ways, but it was a fun project anyways:

For #MosaicMonday, one of my favorite works is this unique depiction of #Cupid as #Winter, from the #Chedworth Villa in Britain.

It shows an impish looking Cupid, bundled up in a #Celtic hooded garment called the "#birrus". His cloak flies behind Him in place of wings, as He darts off to some unknown mischief.

Also note the Late Roman mosaic patterns here that would later develop into Medieval "Celtic #knotwork".