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The Angels Who …
Re-Formation Exhibition 22 July – 6th October 2019 A fine art exhibition taking place with Somerset artists at the Bishop’s Palace and Heritage Courtyard Gallery, Wells As well as the Seraphim (The Watcher) which hangs on the outside cafe wall at the Bishops Palace, I made two small angels for the exhibition. These are displayed…
- bird mosaics | mosaic art | skies | sunrise | wind
The Wind Eagle
Whilst researching Norse myths for my ash tree trunk sculpture I came across a poem telling the origin of the wind. It went like this: Hraesvelg, he is called, who sits at heaven’s end, a giant in eagle’s shape. From his wings, it is said, the winds blow over all men (The Sibyl’s Prophecy. 37)…
The culture of popular art versus humble pie
This story was sent to me today: A musician played the violin in a Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 60 minutes. During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After: 3 minutes A middle aged man…
- leaf mosaics | mosaic art | sun mosaics | sunsets | trees
Thank God for Chocolate Coins!
You won’t believe the trouble I had trying to find suitable gold foil for the underside of my sun! In the previous post I showed you the transparent smalti laid onto some gold foiled tape. I thought this is the stuff I would use, I have a big reel of it, however it is sticky,…
- animals | lions | mosaic art | sculpture
My Lion – progress report 5
I wanted to carry on tiling onto the tummy. I know not many people will look underneath him, but there is always one, and besides it doesn’t feel right to leave any bits out. I do however, think I am able to be a little less precise and use more whole tiles. So here is…
art | bird mosaics | leaf mosaics | mosaic art | moths | photography | photomontage | sea | sun mosaics | windNew Designs – It’s not what it seems!
I have various different projects on the go at the moment…a large commission, bird baths for the Bishops Palace garden festival in June and some new work for an exhibition at Glastonbury Abbey in September. All exciting stuff that is keeping my left and right brain buzzing and pinging. During the in-between times I like…



