Mosaic House Signs: Special Gifts for Friends and Family
A couple of years ago I was hoping to start a mosaic business to supplement my pension income. It started off well. I sold a couple of my creations but alas I had to stop any idea of my hobby…
Category Creativity
Retirement: A Wonderful Time to Nurture Your Creativity
Is there an art or craft that you’ve always fancied trying or do you fancy making music, learning to play a musical instrument for instance. Is there something that you’d like to make for your home or as a gift…
Kintsugi Inspired Mosaic: A Life Broken and Repurposed
My normal mosaics are much bigger than the one I’m showing and telling today. But I thought that I’d ring the changes and challenge myself to make something smaller. This l10cm squared mosaic sits on my mantlepiece. I use it…
Why I’m In Love With My Phone’s Camera App
In the winter of 2011 I took my son Louis to Yellowstone for his first visit. We shared the park with a group of people on a photography course. Goodness me the kit they carried around. Some of those lenses…
Little Squares et al: My Love Affair With Mosaicking
Here’s one that I made earlier. It was an entry for the Channel 4 programme Grayson’s Art Club Series 3 Episode 4. The theme was ‘In My Head’. I wanted to show what went through my mind while I was…
Alfred Wallis: The Man Who Made Art On a Shoestring
I was pretty much the dunce of the art class at school. Paint and water has a tendency to spill and being as clumsy as it comes I was always ruining my work. By staying away from liquids however I’ve…