There is something special about making mosaic art. If you have already been captivated, you will know what I am talking about. If you have not come under its spell, let me explain. Mosaic making has some (almost mystical) ability to take us beyond ourselves and into ourselves, both at the same time. In connecting […] Read more...
Summer in the City
This week, being a tourist in our beloved London. Houses of Parliament from the Abbey Gardens (free to enter, very quiet and peaceful place) Despite recent events just up the road from us, scary and unnerving, we keep …our eyes locked on the overwhelmingly bigger amount of good (see here and here and here) ..our […] Read more...
One fabulous launch and an amazing work of the heart
The Hospital Mosaic Project was launched last Thursday – unveiled by internationally renowned mosaic artist, Martin Cheek (photo left) and Philip Holmes (photo right) to reveal a wall of over 100 mosaics by artists from all around the world (including yours truly). Everyone gasped – and rightly so. My mosaic is bottom row, second in […] Read more...
Changing the world…
My sweet firstborn is 5 years old today! I still look at her and am full of awe at how this little human life IS. Joyat how she is unfolding into her years. Everyone says (and we know), that it goes fast, so fast. Over the last few years, I have often had this phrase […] Read more...
Online mosaic exhibition…just for you!
Photo’s can never do mosaics justice…its all about texture, touch and reflectivity and its hard to capture these elements in pictures. Nonetheless, here’s a snapshot (pardon the pun!) into my first solo exhibition which ran for two weeks and finished on December 11th. My ‘real’ visitors book is full of wonderful comments, a testament to […] Read more...
A creative space…near you?
I was contacted a few weeks ago by a lovely lady, Debra, who runs a place nearby in East Sheen, called the Artyard, asking if I was interested in running some mosaic workshops. I clicked on the Artyard website and immediately started doing internal skips and hops of excitement! One real time visit yesterday with […] Read more...
Mosaic art from the heart
You Catch My Tears and Keep Them in a Bottle Again she cries alone Tears fall like diamonds Into the nothingness Her heart lost, unknown She cannot see The veil that surrounds her Tears of others also bent over, sobbing Connecting the broken-ones in their alone-ness And the great Other… Catching every precious drop Nothing […] Read more...
How to be an entrepreneur
This poster has followed me around all my workplaces for the last 10 years and is now on the door of my studio. I bought it in Haight Ashbury, the most wonderfully hippy district of San Francisco, from the Red Victorian Peace Centre where they produce a range of inspirational arts posters (you can order […] Read more...
Rooster mosaic & grouting top tips
I love this moment…hours and hours of cutting, placing and sticking are over… Before grouting, I cover the slate with masking tape to stop it getting ingrained with grout. This is a good mosaic tip to keep in mind when you are grouting things such as slate, shells, beads. Petroleum jelly (vaseline) is also a good […] Read more...
Easter happenings…
Since my post several weeks ago about how many bugs and viruses we have been battling with, I have struggled and struggled to kick off this sickness. I had to pull out of my 10K sponsored run on 14th March and the one that I booked in its stead on 27th March (the real one […] Read more...