The Mosaic Kite trail has got its wings! It’s an idea I had years ago – to start a mosaic trail that becomes a map that people can follow in an area as well as a symbol that gives a sense of belonging to people as they walk round their neighbourhood. The idea lay dormant […] 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...
Paper mosaic heart (or whatever takes your fancy!)
Paper mosaic making is a great activity for children and grown-up’s alike. I just did it with a group of 30 adults at Crafty Pint (crafts in a London pub, no less!) and it was great seeing how absorbed people got making this. Here they are in action… Whilst it seems pretty obvious how to […] Read more...
Learning mosaics – workshops in action!
Goodness, I have just checked and its been 9 months since I did a round up of my students’ mosaic art work. So its about time to reveal some eye candy of mosaic works (in progress and completed) – mostly by people who are brand new to mosaic art. At the start of my 7 […] Read more...
Inspiring women create community mosaic exhibition
I have just finished a wonderful 4 week series of mosaic workshops, teaching a group of total beginners, in the “jump straight in and mosaic” method! Each person designed their own mosaic and got straight to smashing and sticking! And in four 2 hour sessions, didn’t they do well? Here are some pics of the […] Read more...
Topps Tiles Mosaic Award success!
Last Thursday was a little bit special. It was my usual mosaic drop-in class here in South London and two of my lovely regular students were here. Also visiting was a mosaic friend, Jane. We had met on a mosaic course 8 years ago and hadn’t seen each other for 7 years. It was on […] Read more...
London mosaic classes unleash mosaic magic!
Its been a while since I did a round up of work from my South London mosaic workshops – so its about time I showed you some of the wonderful examples of completed mosaics and works-in-progress, most of them first mosaics (yes, truly!). Some of the photos are just after grouting (before the grout is […] Read more...