New to the planet…emerged and emerging mosaic art for you to peek at! Lorna’s seascape coming to life Caroline’s 2nd mosaic! (yup, only her second!) Fiona’s penguin (he has a proper, 3d belly…too cute!) My butterfly stepping stone… …which will have to wait as I am working on a commission A triptych moonscape… Ooooooh….I love […] Read more...
Art biz musings & fruits of a mosaic workshop…
We are in Wales this week enjoying beaches, coves, caves, castles and LOTS of ice cream. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy beach combing for treasures. The stones on the local beaches are just beautiful, one type in particular is jet black and formed into geometric shapes by nature and very flat – perfect for […] Read more...
Crafty suncatchers, emerging butterflies and an amazing mosaic loo!!
I like all things glittery and shiny (had you guessed?!) and hanging pretty things in trees just does it for me. Here’s a quick crafty activity I did with the kids the other day – a winner on all fronts as its easy, involves recycling stuff you would normally throw away and you can hang […] Read more...
Mosaic Making Workshops
I started running mosaic workshops in my small studio last summer. The current course is nearly at an end and I am just having a ball with yet another wonderful group of students. I have a professional training background, so facilitating learning is not new to me, but I am surprised just how much I […] Read more...
Isabella’s Land Art
Have you come across Land Art? A few years back, I discovered a book by Andy Goldsworthy and sat for ages enjoying this delicious feast for the eyes. The other day, I was doing the first garden tidy up of the spring and out of the corner of my eye I saw a very industrious […] Read more...
Caught in the act of mosaic making!
Here are some works currently being made by me and three of my students – two more students are just getting going so will post them soon. My current work – just for fun! Julia’s Freddie’s Jane’s They are all beginners in mosic – aren’t people’s creative minds and hands so amazing? Read more...
The Vandalism of Beauty
I met with mosaic artist, Gary Drostle yesterday to talk about helping out on this amazing, 50 foot mosaic project he is doing for the University of Iowa and as we were chatting I mentioned one of his public mosaics – one that, in my mind, is iconic. I say this because whenever I am […] Read more...
Mosaic Memory Garden
There is a beautiful place, two minutes from Waterloo station, perfect for relaxing, enjoying beauty and being in touch with the broken reality of life. It is the garden of St. John’s church, in whose crypt live many creative projects including the wonderful Southbank Mosaics. We spend a lot of time on the South Bank […] Read more...