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What’s in a name?
I find that choosing a suitable name for my mosaic artworks is just as important as the piece itself. It makes the story whole. The process I use for this choice often starts with a working title, first thought of at the same time as the first sketch. When the mosaic is complete (or during…
Return of the doves
My doves have returned from their Greek Odyssey to Athens and Mykonos and are home to roost. However they are looking for a good home as I don’t have much room here for them. You can see lots of photos of them and purchase them in my shop 🙂 Save Save
More on zellige, zillige, zellij or zillij
There seem to be many ways to spell this Islamic method of making tiles, but perhaps it is correctly spelt zillij. Having researched it a bit more, I was fascinated to find out that once the biscuit fired tiles are cut into shapes , glazed and put together as whole geometric tiles, it doesn’t end there!…
Shopping in the Woods
Fancy shopping in the woods? All that fresh air and nature. See more woodland inspired mosaics here And sun inspired ones here If you like my work you might want to sign up to my newsletter. I offer discounts of my work and you’ll get invites to my exhibitions. You can sign up here 😉
New Year Sunrise Video
Here is my video of the New Years Sunrise – with added avian content! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RQnIoA6i58] Time lapse animation using 40 photos. It is an unrefined “sketchbook” video!
Topps Tiles Competition Winner!
This year (2010-2011) again one of my students has won a Topps Tiles award for Achievement in Mosaic. I submitted several mosaics from the Ammerdown course last year, and Rebecca Leggett won with her wonderful piece “Autumnal Birch”. Rebecca has won a cheque for £100 and I have won £300 worth of Topps Tiles vouchers,…
