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Mosaic workshops
During my exhibition “Passage” I held workshops in the gallery. 4 students attended, 3 beginners and 1 who had attended my Ammerdown course last year. My friend and helper Jean, also came along. Since last year at Ammerdown I have found that it is very useful for students to make a simple coaster before their…
Topps Tiles Award for Achievement in Mosaic
Every year Topps Tiles runs 2 competitions in conjunction with BAMM (British Association for Modern Mosaic). One is a schools mosaic competition and the other is an adult mosaic classes competition. This year I decided to submit some of my students work for the adult classes competition. I submitted 15 works selected from three of…
Kate Rattray — The Face Behind the Mosaic
I was interviewed by Ian Laurie for his blog on mosaic artists … this is the interview … For this seventh and final interview of 2019, I talk with Kate Rattray. Kate manages to combine her unique style with imagination, humour and a shedload of both vocational and research skills to great effect. Based in…
- 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….
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My Lion – progress report
He’s coming on just fine! Roughed up the surface outside the workshed with a wire brush on the drill . (All kitted out with mask, gloves, goggles and a hat) I have started the mane using a gold glass, a bit of orange red and a bit of yellow, and some gold mirror cut into…
- animals | lions | mosaic art
Lions Roar Weekend
If you read my last post about the glass on glass technique, you may have recognized the blue glass mosaic with the orange circles. It is a design based on Zillion’s body. This was the first of a small series of designs based on his body and his mane that I will be exhibiting in…