One thing that became apparent to me right away is that the Casinos spend a lot of money on the esthetics of the interiors. Some of it may be ‘over the top’, but I’m perfectly ok with that since most of it is such high quality – which means superior artisans have good paying jobs. 
In the main areas of the Wynn, these are the mosaics I saw. All kinds of flowers, I was blown away. 
This is on the wall of their Starbucks. Gets a lot less wear and tear.
Then they built the Encore next door and really went to town with the mosaics. I’m only sharing a few of the butterflies, believe me, I took pictures of each and every one.
It’s not just the glass mosaic, it is cutting the marble to fit the mosaics that is very impressive. The Wynn has been around for 13 years, which means a lot of wear and tear on these floors.
Which means Alfredo is working every single day repairing the mosaics. I talked to him for a while and complimented him on his wonderful workmanship. Most people never even saw him. But that’s me, I notice the details and I really notice the people doing this kind of work.
At the Encore they have just as many floor mosaics, but they also have quite a few wall mosaics. The maintenance is so much easier. This grouted, as are the floor pieces.
These are on the wall, they aren’t grouted. It is a different kind of tesserae that is better without grout. They just glow and yes, I touched, I had to. 
Not only is this not grouted, they were able to use some gold tesserae as well.
Glass is an amazing material. This is so well crafted, it will do fine even in the hot Las Vegas sun. The three dimensional sculpture takes the butterflies to a whole new level.
One aspect of this is how the light and shadow play off the sculpure. I’m not sure many people actually see this, it is in area that few people get to. Oh well, I explored, I found it.
Finally, other casinos are putting mosaic to good use as well. This is the floor at the Grand Canal shops. Traditional designs and colors, which is fitting for the setting.
There are other decorative elements that I will share later.
Leah
WOW! Great photos of all the mosaics in LV! Those butterflies are amazing.