Have I shown you this? It is the first of a a range of 3d pieces that I have had in my mind to do for quite a while. I want to create a whole load of mosaics that can be used in the garden (or indoors or both!). This chicklet was the first of […] Read more...
Happiness and sadness…
Teaching children about emotions is such a big part of being a parent. So easy to get it wrong – to send messages that cause a denial or surpression of feelings (‘don’t cry, cheer up, don’t be silly’…) or to be shy in setting boundaries of what behaviour is OK/ not OK in response to […] Read more...
Mosaic in the bloggy silence
Hello friends an unusually long blog gap for me – Easter holidays combined with a stream of wonderful visitors and house guests meant that blogging was put to one side. But in the midst of it, there has been a surprising amount of mosaic making considering the hectic, go-with-the-flow nature of the last few weeks! […] Read more...
Mosaic feelings & a little competition…
One of the things I teach in my class is to embody feeling in your mosaic. Of course, you do this partly by your choice of colours and tone. But in mosaics, special attention goes to the shape, layout and texture of tiles as well as the effect of grout lines and the gaps and […] Read more...
Make mosaic eggs and crosses
We have been enjoying making these little mosaic beauties to celebrate Easter (mummy has been using her two little ones as guinea pigs for the workshop that I am running at St. Paul’s Cathedral this week!). I feel very excited to be running a workshop for children in this amazing place (which is filled with […] Read more...
Mosaic adventures
Running my mosaic classes and workshops is so fulfilling – watching people discover this amazing art form and their own creativity within the four walls of my little studio. I have been doing mosaic classes and workshops at least twice a week for around 4 years now and I now see a pattern emerging in […] Read more...
Mothers day loving…
Today was my 7th mothers day and I am still not sure if I am used to it yet. Being a mum is so intense – you are thrown in at the deep end. And yet it is also a slow unfolding, like wearing in a new pair of shoes (I guess by the time […] Read more...
How to spot a mosaic artist…
You know you are a mosaic artist when you find bits of broken tile in your clothes at night… You know you are a mosaic artist when, on an evening out, you realise that you still have cement under your finger nails… You know you are a mosaic artist when you buy a plate with […] Read more...
Make an at-a-glance planner for sowing and planting!
It is our second year of being allotment holders. Any of you who are veg growers will know that its time… Time to get the seed packets out.. To sow… To plan… To plant… So many veggies on our wish list (about 40 to be precise) and being a big urban hippie, we are growing […] Read more...
Living from your heart? A gift for you…
Look what landed in my inbox this morning! This free e-book, put together by the lovely Louise Gale as part of the heART movement, it pulls together the wisdom of many creative souls (including yours truly), reflecting on how we can live from our hearts. Appropriate for this day of hearts don’t you […] Read more...