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- bird mosaics | landscape | mosaic art | skies | wind
Wind Whips
I’m working on a new series of mosaics for my showcase exhibition “Voices of the Wind” at Somerset Crafts in May. It’s a tight deadline but I’m hoping to produce at least 4 new pieces . My first piece is called “Wind Whips“. This was the first drawing: I liked the black “whips” streaming out from the…
- bird mosaics | mosaic art | sunsets | trees
Back In The Real World
I’ve just started a new blog called Back in the Real World. It is my little blog of inspirations – photos, sound recordings and videos – seeds for my work. The first post is a photographic collection of skies. You can see it here Sign up if you like it – I will add new…
Mosaic Mix Weekend
I will be running a mosaic mix weekend at the Corsley Centre , Warminster, Wiltshire, on February 6th and 7th 2010. The aim of the course will be to use many different materials to create a series of small textural mosaics , (or one bigger one if preferred). It will be a great chance to experiment…
Mystic Fred of the Butterflies
As a way to relax and spend some time with my daughter after the Sweat and Tears project we made some butterflies for Eve Lynch’s butterfly project. Eve asked mosaic artists from around the world (through the power of the internet) to contribute butterflies for a nature wall in the Calusa Nature Centre in Florida. They were to…
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…
Sun Worshipper (or the legless Great Crane)
A couple of weeks ago I was gritting my teeth and working long hours in my shed to reach a deadline for an exhibition. I was lucky I had an assistant helping me. My son, Arthur, was doing his year 10 work experience week with me (not by choice unfortunately, he wanted to do something…
