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Post Lion activities
I am having a “quiet “ week this week. Zillion is now prowling Kingsmead square with a painted lion called Uhuru. And now my workshed seems huge! I gave it a good clean up ready for my next project which I am now about one quarter of the way through. It is a commission for…
“Crust” – Exhibition of Mosaic Art with Marcelo de Melo
Last week I had an exhibition of mosaic art at Bath Artists Studio Gallery with Brazilian artist Marcelo de Melo. I spent 6 days in the gallery studying the reactions of visitors and talking to them about the work. I exhibited some older pieces such as Spirit of the Leaves and How the Sun Wakes…
Pelican Mosaic
During the final exhausting 12 hour “swanning” days to finish my swan for the Swans of Wells public art project, I was also preparing a mosaic project for Kings Hall School in Taunton. (I have a time turner like Hermione Granger !) The brief was to use their school emblem “the Pelican” for a mosaic mural…
Autumn Leaves
Earlier this year I made some leaves using gilded glass and stained glass. They are quite chunky because they are covered in mosaic both sides but I quite like them. I’m not alone either as two of them have been bought from Somerset Crafts gallery in the last week. I decided to make some more…
Sweat and Tears – part 2
The next stage of the Olympic sculpture was to organise and order tiles. I want the sweat and the tears to look as if they are on skin, so the tiles I choose are very like water glass tiles – they have a coloured base with thick clear glass on the top, and represent the…
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Flight from the Waves of Solway
I was delighted to receive another commission from my customer who commissioned the hob back splash Sunset over the Solway . The brief was to make a smaller picture that would have echos or elements of the larger mosaic whilst also adding something of the magic from a piece she had just bought from my…
