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Inspired by a trip to the Lake district when I saw fields of them. I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. ( William... |
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Series of Mosaics created for Colchester Art Centre a former church now fabulous performance venue.
Ladies, gender neutral, accessible and staff toilets were all transformed with panels and mirrors. All the blue crockery and pennies were donated by local people and photographic transfers see performers featured and... |
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Native flora again. This was the third piece I did; when I finished the basic art and before grouting I was in total disillusionment about what I had done. I didn’t think it was that good, looked very basic and lots of craters between glass and tiles. Then I grouted the piece and I couldn’t have been more surprised... |
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Slate, Smalti, Litovi |
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Large mosaic looking glass mirror. Approx 90 cm x 60 cm. Constructed from vintage china including Limoges and Royal Worcester.
Photo credit: Steve Russell Studios |
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Whispering and Screaming
This is one of my favorite mosaics. I like the combination of materials, from the rugged rock to the smalti, marble and slate.
6" x 11"
slate, smalti, marble, rock |
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This mosaic was made for an exhibition at the beerhouse of an independent Manchester brewery specialising in distinctive Craft Ales. |
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Pop art image of Singer/Actress Madonna. The contemporary stained glass mosaic has been created on an antiquated window frame contrasting the old with the new.
Materials - Stained glass, water resistant adhesive, latex fortified grout, exterior all weather stain.
Size: 660mm x 820mm
Each piece is a one of a... |
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LARKIN WITH TOADS 2010
Larkin with Toads was a large scale, mass participation public art event that populated Hull with enormous decorated toads for 10 weeks during the summer of 2010.
This formed part of the Larkin25 festival (www.larkin25.co.uk) celebrating the poem 'Toads'.
After the event my... |
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Horse Sculpture in mixed media mosaic donated to Rachel Sager's Ruins Project, a disused coal mine in Pennsylvania USA. |
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Glass and found objects with Venetian millefiori
For sale |
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I want to take mosaic making into a more contemporary and graphic space, These expressive gestures are createddigitally and executed into an object of noble permanence using ancient techniques borrowed from art history. |
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Commissioned by Sheffield NHS Trust for a year long project making mosaics with patients in the spinal injuries department and staff.
Rebuilding life after a major life change can be tricky, slowly your colours come back one by one. 27 triangular boxes were made with patients. I was lead artist working with two other... |
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Mosaic worked Direct onto a garden wall depicting Collioure, France |
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'Urban Bloom' is a mosaic mural in the public thoroughfare under a historic railway arch at SWG3 in Glasgow. The mosaic is made from Cesi frost proof tiles and sits on a rendered brick wall, framed by sand stone.
The concept and design for Urban Bloom is inspired by:
- a mosaic detail in the ceiling... |
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My two passions - glass and wax, combined |
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