This weekend has seen me doing the Wandsworth Artists Open House whilst the capital basked in this most bizarre but lovely 30 degree heat. Lots of people came, ‘oohed’ and ‘ahhed’ at the gleaming glass art of Sally Dunnet combined with the shimmering mosaics of yours truly. It has been lovely meeting so many […] Read more...
Origin contemporary craft…or is it art?!
Please excuse the silence on this blog. I do aim to post at least once a week, but sometimes life takes its own twists and turns, which it did last week with the sadness of a family bereavement. On Saturday, I appreciated the opportunity for some space to just think and be, as I went […] Read more...
Must see…!
What an amazing treat. An invitation to the private view of the most delicious collection of mosaic sculpture here in London. I walked in the door and began ooohing and ahhing right away. The Piecemaker exhibition at the wonderful London Glass Blowing Centre (worth a visit in its own right) brought together the collection of […] Read more...
Mosaic exhibition pictures galore!
On Wednesday we went to see the mosaic exhibition at Fishbourne Roman Palace. Here’s some pictures. Photos never do mosaics justice and the lighting in the place wasn’t brilliant so please excuse the quality. Enjoy. My little beloved with my new big piece, Beloved! By Karla Duterloo Sorry, didn’t get the artists name. If anyone […] Read more...
New (he)art work…
Some stuff comes from deep within… Here is my latest offering to the world. It’s 51cm x 77cm and made from vitreous and porcelain tile, glitter tile, ceramic tile and glass nuggets. There is a lot of iridescence in it (so hard to capture well on photo). If you are in the South of England, […] Read more...
Flying Lessons for artists….reflections one year on
Its just over a year since I took Kelly Rae’s amazing “Flying Lessons” e-course on developing your creative business (with a big focus on being an artist online). This post is a reflection on the last year- what I learnt and what I have achieved. Its been a full-on and amazing year for me and […] Read more...
A HUGE welcome!
Truly huge! About 3 1/2 metres long… Last week saw the launch of the mosaic Welcome project I facilitated with Wandsworth Social Services, here in South London. The pictures say it all….and there were lots of smiling little faces (not shown due to confidentiality, though you can see my little smiler who came along to […] Read more...
View from a mosaic maker’s bench
Just flying by to show you that I am busily working, nipping away in my south London mosaic workshop, making new art work for forthcoming exhibitions… Read more...
Mosaic scatter paintings for you to try!
I read in Elaine Goodwin’s Encyclopedia of Mosaics about a mosaic technique that involves freely scattering mosaic tiles over a substrate prepared with mortar – it intrigued me for two reasons, firstly that it is much more random than normal mosaic making processes and secondly that it provides for a way of using up left […] Read more...
One fabulous launch and an amazing work of the heart
The Hospital Mosaic Project was launched last Thursday – unveiled by internationally renowned mosaic artist, Martin Cheek (photo left) and Philip Holmes (photo right) to reveal a wall of over 100 mosaics by artists from all around the world (including yours truly). Everyone gasped – and rightly so. My mosaic is bottom row, second in […] Read more...