The thinking (with head and heart) and preparing is done. The class is full. The first Mindful Mosaics class is in full flow. And… …loving it! It’s been a long time in gestation, but oh so worth it. Read more...
Starting out…inspirations
Friends, Finally, after an 18 month break while I undertook my MSc at King’s College London, my classes are starting again! I’m picking up the golden threads from the last 7 years of classes and weaving in some new ones! On offer will be an eclectic mix – all the foundational and experimental mosaic […] Read more...
What’s in a year?
Friends, A whole year has passed – one whole lap around the sun – since I last wrote. In 14 years since I began writing and publishing my blog, the only other time that so long elapsed between blogs was after the birth of my children – but I guess the process of learning at […] Read more...
Behind the Glass online is live!
Thanks for all the wonderful submissions to the online exhibition… Behind the Glass : the inner world of mosaic artists A wonderful array of work from professional and amateur (lovers of) mosaic, all accompanied by thoughtful, insightful and at times very moving descriptions of each artist’s inner process. The themes are strong and clear – […] Read more...
‘Behind the glass’ mosaic exhibition: call for submissions
Behind the glass: the inner world of mosaic artists We live in a time of art and craft revival, where people are re-discovering the joy of making and the connection between creative expression and well-being. Running quietly alongside this welcome trend is a long history of art as therapy, both in the clinical sense […] Read more...
Large mosaic wall emerging…
This is a repost from nearly a year ago with an update because… …drum roll… …I finally started sticking the mosaic to the wall (*takes a bow*)! Read the original post and then scroll to the bottom for the pics of how its looking. It’s a modest start (there is a lot of wall) but […] Read more...
How much fun can you have..?
(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...