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There is a reality TV programme about random families or couples watching the TV, and we watch their reactions and comments on the programmes they are watching. I quite like the concept of watching people watching, it’s a sort of voyeuristic voyeurism. I suppose if you were studying psychology or sociology, you might find it…
I was delighted to receive another commission from my customer who commissioned the hob back splash Sunset over the Solway . The brief was to make a smaller picture that would have echos or elements of the larger mosaic whilst also adding something of the magic from a piece she had just bought from my…
Yesterday evening just before the sun went down I managed to close shop at Somerset Crafts down on the Avalon Marshes in Somerset in time to see thousands and thousands of starlings swooshing over the gallery and on down to the heath. This happens every year at about this time and we have many visitors…
Oh yes it’s that time again when we are all scrabbling around trying to find interesting presents for our families and friends. And there is news that we might have a white Christmas here in the south west UK, so all the more reason to get the shopping done now and then hopefully we can…
I have been thinking about transferring mosaic designs onto fabric for years, longer than the big fashion companies such as Dolce & Gabbana! The trouble is they beat me to it! But seriously I know I will never get as big or famous as they are, (who would want to be that rich and famous??)…
My second “representational” landscape mosaic (see last post for the first) was inspired by the intensely bright yellow wild rape and the white cow parsley edging the road on my way to Somerset Crafts on the Avalon Marshes. I made a sketch I decided to make this indirect as my yellow stained glass was thinner…
I take so many photos of the landscape around me, usually they serve as reference points for work that takes me somewhere beyond that which is seen. This time I decided to make a couple of pieces that are purely representational. At least more or less ! The first inspired by this dramatic sunset last…
I have been working on some new pieces of art that incorporate my drawings and photos, set in box frames and featuring mosaics of birds, bees and fish as well as eyes and suns. I like the association of the box frame with memories and treasured items. Most of the pieces I have made are…
I have been playing with my jigsaw again and made four new pieces of work for “Six” – an exhibition showcasing six local makers – at the Hawthorn Gallery, Blandford Forum, Dorset. The exhibition began on 14th January and runs until 22nd March 2014. The series is called “The Three Trees” and illustrates the four…
Thank you to my customers and supporters this year and all the best for 2014! 🙂 x
Today the weather is wild! The wind and rain is whipping around my house in a continuous surge of chaotic energy. Nothing at all like my mosaic here depicting winter on a beautiful evening in the snow. I remember an evening like this a few years ago, a bit later on in the winter, January…
Fancy shopping in the woods? All that fresh air and nature. See more woodland inspired mosaics here And sun inspired ones here If you like my work you might want to sign up to my newsletter. I offer discounts of my work and you’ll get invites to my exhibitions. You can sign up here 😉