I have finished my latest piece. When I look at this piece it makes me feel…happy. The simple shapes, muted colour palette, mixed materials (I love using slate) and the little glittery bits of broken jewellery all just work so nicely together. And my obsession with swirls continue (I just can’t get away from them). […] Read more...
Caught in the act of mosaic making!
Here are some works currently being made by me and three of my students – two more students are just getting going so will post them soon. My current work – just for fun! Julia’s Freddie’s Jane’s They are all beginners in mosic – aren’t people’s creative minds and hands so amazing? Read more...
Creative life, creative hands
This blog straddles two distinct but intertwined aspects of my life – being a creative parent, mother and home maker and being a “Creative” – someone who has chosen a career shift which for me is into the world of mosaic art. On the whole, my posts reflect where my energy is going in a […] Read more...
Milestones
It’s back! My mosaic coffee table (incidentally the first mosaic I ever made, about 9 years ago) has been returned to its place in the living room after a 3 year absence. The table was made with leftover tiles, to a geometric Islamic design and the legs are plant hangers turned upside down and painted […] Read more...
What pulls you?
One of my pieces for the art fair this weekend has sold! This is very wonderful but I have to get my skates on and keep making as I am now one piece down and want to make sure I have enough beauties to sell (here’s hoping!). Sister Sun What really interested me about selling […] Read more...
A life well lived?
The mosaic making fest continues and I have popped in for lunch – one of my favourite meals of nice cheese and crackers (crumbs all over the keyboard…). Here’s one of the latest pieces. My dear husband has toddled off to Manchester this morning for his annual children’s lawyer conference – I miss him a […] Read more...
Mirror, mirror on the wall
There’s a stream of work coming in preperation for the art fair at the Brix in Brixton. Here are two mirrors I have just finished. Their origins go back over 4 years ago, before my children were born. I began the bubbles mirror and nearly finished it before Isabella arrived but its destiny was to […] Read more...
New workshop, new work
Here’s a new piece – my obsession with sun and moon continues! This is a small, ungrouted mosaic, 20cm x 14 cm, made of vitreous and ceramic tiles, stained glass, iridized tiles and beads and it is for sale. I actually spent my first full day (well, 11am to 5pm!) in the new studio yesterday […] Read more...
Studio love and ‘being the best’…
I am a tired bunny. Tired by wonderful stuff but tired nonetheless. I was so encouraged this morning to flick onto the international Contemporary Mosaic Art website and find my Moontree mosaic showcased on the front page. Big smile! I am too excited for words about the fact that my studio is now finished and […] Read more...
Dragonflies and fairies
Dragonflies are really rather special, don’t you think? So delicate, so ethereal in their colouring and see-through wings. They do appeal to my inner child who likes the ideas of fairies a lot! Hee hee, and now I have two little ones to share my fairy glee with! There is a large wall in our […] Read more...