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...
Values, pricing and the safety of community
I spent a lovely evening with some of the other BAMM South London members a couple of nights ago and, yet again, I was struck by just how non-competitive, open and inclusive I have always found the mosaic community to be. We chewed over the perrenial issue of how to price our work and I […] 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...
Mosaic Memory Garden
There is a beautiful place, two minutes from Waterloo station, perfect for relaxing, enjoying beauty and being in touch with the broken reality of life. It is the garden of St. John’s church, in whose crypt live many creative projects including the wonderful Southbank Mosaics. We spend a lot of time on the South Bank […] Read more...
That was the week that was
Nearly bedtime, nearly Friday…and I am looking forward to some downtime with my two sweet bunnies tomorrow. I have had a week of a topsy turvy house due to major plumbing work that disrupted several rooms in the house, including the kitchen – arghh! At last, all is back to normal and my nerves are […] Read more...
Launched!
The evening sun shone, catching the glass and making it shine. People came, lots of them. The sangria flowed. Then the moon came out, full and brilliant. It was a special night and the ‘room of mosaics’ was launched into the sea of September, for all to see (88 visitors yesterday – our first day […] Read more...
Ooooh, ahhhhh, wow!
There was a lot of oohing, ahhing and wowing today! At the gallery, 7 of the band of 10 mosaic maniacs gathered. We unwrapped our contributions to the exhibition, so now hopefully you understand… The variety, the beauty, the uniqueness, the feeling and colour and texture of each of these beauties. Mosaic exhibitions have to […] Read more...
Colour colour colour
The long weekend is over and all the little tasks of preparation for tomorrow’s hanging of the exhibition are underway. Grouting, cleaning up, naming and signing pieces, putting hooks on, painting frames, taking photos, grinding away sharp edges and doing a small repair on fellow artist, Mireille’s, piece that has come from France. Snatching a […] Read more...