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Sweat and Tears – part 4
Having already drawn around my polystyrene tears onto brown paper I can make them up indirectly. I could mosaic directly onto the surface of the tears but as some of my tiles are different depths, the indirect method will enable me to get a fairly level surface easier and quicker. I made 12 tears for…
- bird mosaics | landscape | leaf mosaics | mosaic art | sculpture | skies | stained glass | trees | wind
Voices of the Wind Exhibition
It is 14 days into my exhibition “Voices of the Wind” at Somerset Crafts so I thought it would be a good time to share some photos of it with you. Apart from my four new pieces (in previous posts), I have selected some of my past work dating back to 2006 that fits in well…
- bird mosaics | mosaic art | sunrise | videos
How The Sky Becomes Blue
I have posted the animation again this time from vimeo because it fills the screen and I think this looks better! [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/20099871 w=400&h=300] I made the soundtrack by mixing 2 tracks of birdsong that I recorded with my daughters ipod with a drumbeat from a keyboard. All very low-tech!
Where the Earth Meets the Sky
I have been invited back again this year to work with Kings Hall School in Taunton. This time they want to make some colourful mosaics for the music department. I have cut out three instruments from mdf with my jigsaw, but you will see the finished mosaics in the next post. As we will use graduations…
- leaf mosaics | mosaic art | sun mosaics | sunsets | trees
Where the Leaves Meet
Lying on the forest floor looking up at the tops of the trees, the sun shining through fresh green leaves was the inspiration behind this piece. I made several colour drawings using the same design, however I struggled with the green, finding the right shade and how to work it into the design without it looking like a football!…
Sweat and Tears – part 8
I have completed the tears on the other side. This is the side with the face. I found a photo of Jodie Williams on the web and I drew it and distorted it so that it would look like her reflection in the tear. Jodie Williams is a British 17 year old sprinter who will…