Rain
Just made this stop – motion animation using two photos of the mosaic “Rain” that I made in 2005.
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Just made this stop – motion animation using two photos of the mosaic “Rain” that I made in 2005.
The Somerset levels and moors have been such a source of inspiration lately, not only have Egrets arrived for the first time this year (see last post) but last year saw the re-introduction of cranes to the area. Cranes were thought to have become extinct in the UK 400 years ago although they still visited…
Yesterday was the swan launch for the Swans of Wells public art project. 20 of the 60 swans were flown in and they settled down on the Cathedral Green while us artists and passers-by mingled and wilted in the heat of the late morning sun. Photographers and TV reporters came and went and after a…
I have spent a good couple of weeks intensely programming my website. A complete re-design. The slide shows were programmed by my son, Dan. (Nerdy geek in Manchester!) So I have been on a bit of a steep learning curve of css and added to my knowledge of html. Now you can shop in my…
If you are a musician, you probably know what “andamento” means. In mosaic terms, “andamento” is the directional placement, course, or “flow” of tiles in a mosaic. Some of the first mosaics using andamento in interesting ways were made by the Romans. Have a look at this mosaic – this is a section from…
Last night I went to the preview of “Shift : What is the Work of Art?” at the Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome where I have the pleasure of being one of the artists chosen to take part. Curator, Kim Wood, picked my animations “The Storm” and “Rain” . Outside a glass blower was making a…
Five Golden Birds. My latest commission was for a couple who wanted two mosaics to sit inside a couple of outside window recesses. We met in a coffee shop in Glastonbury after they had been to see my exhibition at the Abbey in January, and discussed designs and sizes etc. They were quite into eagles…