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Lions of Bath auction
Here is one last picture of Zillion with some of his friends, taken last weekend at the preview by Ian Dart. The auction is this Friday 15th October at the Assembly rooms in Bath. There may be some tickets still available. They are £45 and include champagne reception, dinner and entertainment. Zillion plus 62 of…
Space invaders, cake and mosaic
Yesterday it was my son’s 13th birthday. I bought him this “space invaders” wallett. (He is almost too young to remember space invaders, and for anyone reading this who is also too young – it was designed and programmed by Toshira Nishikado for Taito, Japan in 1978 as an arcade game) It seemed pretty cool to find this…
- mosaic art | skies | trees | wind
The Shadow of the Wind
I know I have used the title of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s fantastic novel, but I couldn’t find another title that seemed right for this piece. “Shadows of the Wind” or “Wind Shadows” just didn’t do it for me – it had to be solid, contained and absolute! The mosaic isn’t directly inspired by the novel , although the…
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An Egg for The Egg
I was asked by my sponsors of my Zillion lion (Zenith International) made in 2010, if I would decorate an egg for the Bath Egg Hunt. It is to celebrate The Egg Theatre’s 10th Anniversary. This isn’t paid work but it is small (about 12 inches high) and gives me a chance to experiment and…
art | bird mosaics | bones of saints | exhibitions | king arthur | legends | mosaic art | Queen | queen guinevere | saints | sculpture | stained glassKing Arthur and Queen Guinevere Guardian Birds of relics
And so the magic begins! …The Guardian birds have risen from their hidden hollows beneath the Tor . The precious relics tightly carried in their claws, to a place of safety in the Abbey, where pilgrims and folk from the kingdom of Somerset and beyond can gaze upon them in wonder. I chose to use…
Sweat and tears – part 5
This is such an enjoyable project, I want to do more of these sculptures! I love the indirect process, it is so much quicker and a lot cleaner (especially for me as I am an extremely messy worker, which I expect you had already gathered if you have looked at my videos of making my…
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All the best to you too, Kate!