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Pool of Dreams I wanted to make a bird bath loosely based on The Whirlwind That Takes Me There only using a different colour palette. Like my Pretty Maids and cockle shell bird baths, I made this one by hand forming the base using wire, glass fibre mesh (I recycle the mesh sheets that mosaic…
For the last two weeks and for the following two weeks I have several pieces of my work in a new pop up shop in Angel, Islington, London. Makers & Friends is at 126 Upper Street, selling hand made jewellery, prints, cushions, soaps and herbal concoctions. I haven’t visited yet but I hear the shop…
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…
The title of this piece came to me through the radio whilst I was making it. That beautiful song written by George Harrison “While my Guitar Gently Weeps,” was playing. All I had to do was replace the guitar for the moon! It was exactly how I saw my mosaic. A waning moon weeping pieces…
Earlier this year I made some leaves using gilded glass and stained glass. They are quite chunky because they are covered in mosaic both sides but I quite like them. I’m not alone either as two of them have been bought from Somerset Crafts gallery in the last week. I decided to make some more…
If you are visiting Somerset this year for Somerset Art Weeks you can purchase my work at Somerset Crafts on the levels (venue number 95) and at the Courthouse Gallery, Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Somerton, (venue number 53). And while you are in Somerset don’t forget to visit my exhibition “Many Faces of the Sun”,…
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…
Yummm, Double Delight conjures up images of a scumptious icecream made with Turkish Delight and lemon meringue topped with melon coulis or dark and milk chocolate biscuits filled with pistachio nut cream! I can’t understand why it isn’t! Instead, this Double Delight is about Art! (It couldn’t be anything else really!) It’s all happening here…
Yesterday I met the Queen Prince Philip A couple of weeks ago the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen asked me if I would like to do a demonstration of mosaics at the Diamond Jubilee Country Fayre in Yeovil where the Queen would be visiting on her Royal visit. Being completely dedicated (posh word for obsessed) to…
On a wet grey day back in March I made my first sunshine pendant. I made it to cheer me up and to remind me always to bring the sun with me! Well maybe it was chance but no sooner had I put it on the sky started to clear and the rest of the…
My new series of three works is now complete. The first piece – “Before the Dawn” is made with matt ceramic and glass tile (the sun is iridescent black glass tile) and gold leaf smalti. The second and third pieces are stained glass. I am off to my framers now so the pieces will be ready…
To add to my collection of 4 wall pieces for the “Flocked” exhibition, (see last post) I made a small group of 3d birds. Hey come on guys, don’t be shy – turn around, let me introduce you: