(This is a re-post as I just re-read it and it makes me smile!!) Or asked another way, how much fun do you allow yourself to have? I’m a hard working kind of girl and often get teased by my beloved for being too serious. A ‘World on My Shoulders‘ kind of thing has been […] Read more...
Work in progress…
This is a very precious piece, based on a drawing made for me when I was a little girl, by a cousin who meant the world to me. He died in a tragic accident when I was 12 and his death left a void and much grief…but his life also placed in me a ‘knowing’ […] Read more...
A new mosaic and some thoughts about the web…
Hi friends, Here is one of my latest mosaics – a small one of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, where I ran some mosaic workshops a couple of years ago. I feel rather attached to it, having had the privilege of going right into that dome to see the mosaics close up. This mosaic was […] Read more...
Flowers
Me and my girl… a spontaneous mosaic making activity today… I let her be in charge – colours, shapes of petals and where each flower was to go – the start of something colourful! Read more...
Newness…
A new month…and I love April! Yesterday at our allotment, we were greeted by fruit trees in blossom. We bought home some branches from our damson trees and made our Easter tree this morning… It has been a season of teaching mosaic art – the most I have ever done and loving it! I have […] Read more...
Mosaic gatherings
It was this little idea that I had many months ago, to gather students I have met through my Glittering Shards mosaic workshops and classes. There have been many, and all so lovely. Some students have returned again and again and, really, they have become friends. There is something about sharing this creative journey that […] Read more...
Therapuetic mosaics – an invitation to you…
I have mused for years about why mosaic making is so therapeutic an art form. Having recently undertaken the process of applying for a Masters in the Neuroscience of Mindfulness (with research on the role of creative making), I took some time to organise my thoughts on the subject. The reasons are likely to be […] Read more...
News…on mosaics, art, mindfulness and neuroscience…(phew!)
Hi folks Excuse the little blog silence – half-term holidays kicked in and those quiet moments for blog writing have been filled with the sound of squeaky recorders, giggling (yes, a little fighting), singing, funny shows (yesterday was Spoon Man meets Rolling Pin Man!) and some trips into the center of London. We even managed […] Read more...
Elaine Goodwin’s new mosaic exhibition
The contrast with the biting cold January evening was apt. I stepped out of the bustling London street into the gallery space filled with Elaine Goodwin’s latest work, a mosaic expression of her immersion into desert lands. The exhibition contained 50 small pieces representing 5 deserts in Libya, Morocco, Iran, Pakistan and Egypt. All the […] Read more...
New online learning opportunities
Hi Friends, I have been a busy little bee, creating a range of online learning opportunities for people who want to start or deepen their mosaic practice. Do you want to be the first to hear about my new online resources and courses? Sign up here and read more about it below… Glittering Shards […] Read more...