I am currently facilitating another wonderful community mosaic project at St Nick’s Children’s Centre in Bedfordshire. What a lovely group of people to be working with – mostly mums and little ones (who spread cement on the pavers with great enthusiasm!). These six large (60 x 60) pavers are being transformed into mini beasts to […] Read more...
At last…mosaic insects on the wall!
The culmination of a 3 month mosaic marathon…the sun shone, the sky was blue and the insects arrive to their final home. Big smiles… You can see the process of each insect being made by clicking here and following the link to each insect. I have now added the photos and close ups of all […] Read more...
And so it begins…
One big mosaic project draws to a close just as another begins…with some overlap that makes the task of managing motherhood, art and business a little tricky. In reality, I get done all that I need to (with my perfectionist streak at work!) but often at the cost of balance to my own life. Exercise […] Read more...
The outdoor mosaic insect commission…finished!
At last, all done! The mosaic marathon was slightly interrupted this week by disappearance of Chloe the Cat. She is a breed that is knicknamed “Cat -dog” for the very reason that these animals are more like dogs – very social, following humans everywhere – but also prone to being over friendly and running into […] Read more...
A magical mosaic in the making…
This is the 4th in the series of large outdoor mosaic insects for a local school and it is an absolute beauty . I love love love it so much I think I need to make one for myself!. Here is the process of making it (with tips for mosaic artists along the way). Some […] Read more...
My latest mosaic art
My latest mosaic piece is for a forthcoming exhibition organised by the British Mosaic Association, that will run through March 2012 at The View Tube, which oversees the Olympic Park (oh yes, the Olympics are coming to town..!). The brief was to create a mosaic on a theme of flowers, using an element of recycling. […] Read more...