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Coral Reef bird pool
I had a day off the other week so I went to Lyme Regis on the Jurassic coast on the Devon/Dorset border. I had a hunt for some fossils on the beach but the best finds were on a stall on the front. I bought this wonderful piece of polished fossilised coral which is 345…
- art | bird mosaics | exhibitions | mosaic art
The Merry Month of May
I am jumping around my garden today like a Morris dancer, not just because it is the 1st of May! I woke up to two exciting email announcements. Firstly two of my mosaics “Chorus at the Wake of the Sun” and “Unfinished Symphony” have been selected for a prestigious mosaic exhibition in Chartres, France….
- art | bird mosaics | bones of saints | exhibitions | feathers | legends | mosaic art | saints | sculpture | stained glass
Saint Dunstan Guardian Bird of Relics
The penultimate guardian bird of relics made for the Traces Revealed exhibition at Glastonbury Abbey. Born in Baltonsborough near Glastonbury, Saint Dunstan was guided by the Irish monks in the 10th Century A.D at Glastonbury Abbey. Later he became abbot of the Abbey. When he was canonised after his death, his patronage included metalsmiths, goldsmiths,…
The Last Tree at Delamore
As luck would have it I got a message from a friend from Somerset Crafts who saw my post on facebook asking if anyone could recommend a courier for my 150kg sculpture. He is a stone sculptor so he has a heavy duty trolley and used to lifting heavy lumps of stone. Not only that…
Mosaic Mix Weekend
An enjoyable weekend. It was a small class this time, but fun, and I was impressed with the work produced. I have posted photos of students with their work on the workshops pages. This is a piece by Felicity that I found particularly impressive. The aim of the workshop was to make textural mosaics using…
London Olympics 2012
London Olympics 2012 I hope you were as inspired as I was by the London Olympics 2012! See more about this Olympic Sculpture 2012: Art at the Edge That Thing in the Garden Sweat and Tears – detail photos Thank you London Olympics 2012! 🙂