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Summer Mosaic Courses
I have joined forces with Somerset Crafts members in their gallery at Westhay (what used to be the Peat Moors Centre) on the levels near Glastonbury. This is the website www.somersetcrafts.com . Like myself most of the members there are also members of the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen. If you are in the area then…
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Catching the Sun (The Sun God)
Some of you will remember reading about a series I am working on called Catching the Sun which is about how we harness the sun’s energy. (I was interrupted by a Swan, a Queen and a “Thing in the Garden”, but have finally caught up with myself. ) So to refresh your memories Part 1…
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“That Thing in the Garden”
I went to Bath today to get some photos of my sculpture “Sweat and Tears” I made as a guest artist for the Art at the Edge public art project. The project aims to celebrate the Olympics whilst raising money from sales of work for causes that improve opportunities for disadvantaged young people. I thought…
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Public Art in Wells
Yesterday was the swan launch for the Swans of Wells public art project. 20 of the 60 swans were flown in and they settled down on the Cathedral Green while us artists and passers-by mingled and wilted in the heat of the late morning sun. Photographers and TV reporters came and went and after a…
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How to Move a Swan!
The final days of “swanning” were long and arduous, day became night and night became day, I was losing sight of reality, I wondered if there was life outside my shed! I emerged hungry and tired, in need of refreshment… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… A name has chosen by my sponsor – “Odile” – The Black Swan from…
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In the Presence of Royalty
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…
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Swan Interval
If you have been following my latest posts, you will know that I have completed 2 out of 3 pieces for my new series “Catching the Sun” . The third piece will have to wait while I finish “swanning“. (That’s Kate slang for mosaicing a swan!) My giant swan will be one of 60 to…
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Catching the Sun (Solar City)
If you read my last post you will have seen the progress so far on a mosaic I am making called “Solar City” which is part 2 of a series called “Catching the Sun”. I am making the mosaic in the double indirect, or reverse reverse technique for reasons described in the last post. These…
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Catching the Sun (part 2)
I am working on the second part of the Catching the Sun series (if you missed the first part then have a look at my last post) The series is about harnessing the sun. This time I wanted to illustrate the city harnessing the power of the sun. It is partly present and partly futuristic,…
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The Embrace
My sun and tree mosaic is finished. I had to redo the leaves because I originally made them onto glass that I cut slightly bigger than the leaf parts laid onto it. I did this as a way to make the grout line around the leaves quite thick, however it just resulted in looking clumsy….
