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HOW TO COMMISSION A MOSAIC
A mosaic commission usually begins with a discussion with a client regarding where they would like a mosaic to feature, mosaic size, ideas for a design & colour scheme, mosaic materials, timescales and finally a budget. Full guidance is provided throughout.
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Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures mosaic.
Using ceramic gloss tiles.
The grout has been coloured to match the tiles to give it that smooth finish.
20"×20" |
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This fountain is a reinterpretation of the main relief that used to hang above the temple of Sulis Minerva in Bath. It consists of marble and gold mirror tiles. |
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Close-up of a commission piece for a bathroom. The spec was to have a piece to bring together all the varied colours throughout the bathroom, plus lots of txeture! |
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A contemporary take on a classic Roman mosaic floor design. Traditionally crafted with marble cubed tesserae this floor has been hand-made using contemporary ceramic and glass tiles in tones that complement the travertine-clad ensuite bathroom.
Materials: A combination of matt and glazed ceramic tiles with details... |
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The tile I did at LSoM |
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stained glass and crockery |
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I particularly like depicting blackbirds in my work. Here's a winter version. |
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The is an eggshell mosaic, 8x8 inches. The process began with a photograph, then a drawing onto board. Then I rough painted the picture in acrylic and the prepared eggshells at the same time, so that the colours were true. The process of gluing the eggshell to the painted picture really challenged my patience, but... |
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Truncated #4, 2020 |
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Created in summer 2018 at Helen Miles' course in The Pelion in Greece. Marble. |
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A portrait in stained glass approx 30cm x 20cm (2018) |
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Teaching and advising the art teacher of the School, so that all the children made a piece for the mosaic, be it a flower head, an owl, or butterfly, I was then tasked with 4 days to install all the pieces, and teach the art of grouting to all the volunteers. By far the biggest and most spectacular of my wall mosaics... |
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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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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. This piece is com prised of 4 elements which can be rearranged to suit the space or the owners... |
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