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Lion designs
When Richard Hall, chairman of Zenith International, contacted me about their wish to sponsor me, we discussed designs and names for the lion. The company are specialist consultants to the food and drink industries worldwide, and they were keen to get the global idea across. A product they often market is water. The name of…
art | bird mosaics | exhibitions | mosaic art | Odyssey | skies | windAnglo – Greek Mosaic Odysseys Festival
The Whirlwind That Takes Me There I’ve been making some new work in the last few months for a festival of mosaic art involving 6 Greek and 4 other UK mosaic artists. We aim to promote a cultural exchange between Greek and British mosaic artists in order to develop friendships and a professional network between…
New Years Morning 2010
I was up at dawn to watch the sunrise this morning. I tramped over the field to get some photos. The moon was full. It was very cold, the ground was crunchy with frost. The sky had a muted pink glow and it was gradually brightening. My fingers were numb (wearing my newly acquired fingerless…
The Golden Section, the Butterfly Effect, Mandalas, Dragonflies and other Beautiful Patterns
I was teaching the glass on glass technique again this weekend at Bristol Creative Glass Guild. I had 7 fabulous creative students. Here are their wonderful pieces of art lit up by that beautiful bright blue sky.
art | bird mosaics | leaf mosaics | mosaic art | mosaic glass tiles | opus sectile | sculpture | skies | sun mosaics | sunrise | sunsets | treesDo Swallows Eat Olives?
This commission for a private customer was a delight to make. My clients wanted a mosaic for their wall outside their house. After initial discussions by email and a site visit I made three drawings and they chose this one. As my clients didn’t want very strong or bright colours I chose to use stained…
art | bird mosaics | landscape | leaf mosaics | moon | mosaic art | skies | sun mosaics | sunsets | treesThe Propagation of Birds
As I was returning from one of my daily walks around the lanes and fields in December last year, full of wonder and awe at the grey skies and the skeletons of trees, I found myself being fascinated by the hedge tops holding on steadfastly to the few remaining leaves from the summer. The light…