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“That Thing in the Garden”
I went to Bath today to get some photos of my sculpture “Sweat and Tears” I made as a guest artist for the Art at the Edge public art project. The project aims to celebrate the Olympics whilst raising money from sales of work for causes that improve opportunities for disadvantaged young people. I thought…
Mosaic Mix Weekend
This weekend I am running a mosaic mix workshop. I mentioned in a previous post that the aim of the course is to make a textural mosaic with a variety of mosaic materials. Each student receives a 3 page ideas file prior to the workshop. This is a photo of a small sample mosaic in…
How to Move a Swan!
The final days of “swanning” were long and arduous, day became night and night became day, I was losing sight of reality, I wondered if there was life outside my shed! I emerged hungry and tired, in need of refreshment… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… A name has chosen by my sponsor – “Odile” – The Black Swan from…
Somerset Art Weeks
I have several pieces of work on display at the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Courthouse Gallery, Somerton, Somerset, UK for Somerset Art Weeks which runs from 19 September – 4 October 2009. They include a series of nine mosaics: “How the Sun Wakes Up in the Morning” (see my website), “Cygnus”, and various others. This is…
Frozen in time
It isn’t long now before I have to get some new work finished for an exhibition at the Craft Gallery at the Dartington Cider Press Centre (famous for its Dartington Glass) . It has been a busy year with lions and workshops and the work I have been planning for this exhibition has had to…
Bah Humbug! It’s (almost) that time again!
You might remember last year I made some gilded glass brooches, bees (Bah Humbug Bees) and fish (Fish for Funky Punks). They were sold so quickly from various outlets, so this year I thought I would make some more. This time I have redesigned them so they are more refined and they are made of…

