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		What was there when there was nothing? What triggered this burst of Cosmic egg, rippling and expanding wave after waves to create our Universe... our Multiverse? I used smaltis, glow-in-the-dark and gold tiles to represent the expanding rich matter of the Big Bang; clockwork parts, lego's, polymer clay moulding and computer parts, were used to represent the Present. 116 cm x 90 cm x 3.5 cm
		My name is Gold, my atomic number is 79, and my Symbol is Au. This comes from the Latin word ‘Aurum’, which means ‘shining or glowing dawn’. I am a key element in the transmittal of electrical signals throughout the body and I am within every one of you. I amount to 0.2 milligrams of your total body weight. If form was given to me I would be a solid cube of 0.22 millimeters. I have been around forever. The Ripples must be Endless…. 116 cm x 76 cm x 7.5 cm
		And in the beginning… it starts with a little white lie - forgive and forget. And then a greater truth concealed by alternative facts - forget and let slip. And then, a darkness, slowly creeping in - sombre and paralysing. Scars of the past; to be repeated again - on and off. I am The Great Deceit. Dimensions: 110 cm x 110 cm x 7 cm
		With "Elsie's blood on the snow" I wanted to create a piece which would present the particularity of being animated depending of the position of the viewer. I used the lenticular technology or also called 3D moving imagery to create 528 little frames with the aim to bring back from the land of memories a slice of an instant... Panel is 42 cm x 42 cm x 5 cm.
		Nathalie was commissioned to create a large scale public fountain and benches in the heart of the London borough of Tower Hamlets, on the northern bank of the river Thames.






		'Race to the Front'; glass,ceramic and bike chain.
		'TJ'; Vintage crockery mosaiced mannequin.
		'Summer Pyramid'; Glass mosaic pyramid.
		TomatoJack Arts have worked with over 20 schools throughout Gloucestershire.



















		This design is based on an embroidered parasol from a photograph taken while in Northern India with my mother.
		This is a sampler mosaic made for Create 98 in Leigh on Sea, Essex.
		Rhythms of the River is a mosaic about the river Thames. It was made and exhibited for BAMM Miniatures exhibition held in London.



		Mosaic at the Land of the Lions, London Zoo, showing the relationship between the lions, deer and monkeys in the forests of Western India. Made with the Hackney Mosaic Project.
		Mosaic celebrating the history of Hoxton as a place of entertainment and Music Halls.The design shows acrobats and performing dogs. Made with the Hackney Mosaic Project.
		Mosaic showing the varied species of birds and fish to be found in the nearby Regents Canal. Made with the Hackney Mosaic Project.
		Inspired by the mosaics of Jordan, this design shows a variety of wild beasts. On the back wall they are engaged in a frantic chase, started by a mouse startling an elephant, while on the side walls other animals look on. Made with the Hackney Mosaic Project.































		Commissioned by a keen fisherman to be above his kitchen Aga!  I used vitreous glass throughout created on hardie board.
		A 3D follow-up to my course with Luciana Notturni in Ravenna.  Materials used were white marble, vitreous glass, millefiori and mother-of-pearl. The shell was hand-carved out of dense polystyrofoam.


		One fish two fish
		Konijntje (aka Bunny)
		BOrocks!
		As the Fish Rots
		Perdido Key Mouse

































		4 foot high fibreglass swan sculpture covered with vitreous glass tiles (2013)
		Unglazed ceramic on cement board 50x50cm (2016)
		Unglazed ceramic and gold smalti 100x40cm (2017)
		Unglazed ceramic 120x60cm (2015)
		A portrait in stained glass approx 30cm x 20cm (2018)

		3 Panel screen using vitreous glass, ceramic, gold leaf. Part of Shadow Series project shown at various exhibitions. (Private collection)
		3 panel mosaic screen for exhibition (Lichfield Cathedral and various other) using hand-painted mosaic, vitreous glass, gold leaf and ceramic.
		Exhibition narrative piece made with vitreous glass, hand-painted ceramic, antique glass, porcelain and hand-molded resin. Part of project exploring Birdman symbolism and myth.
		Wall based mosaic using hand-painted ceramic, vitreous glass, ceramic, porcelain.
		Detail of large wall hung privately commissioned hand-painted ceramic, portraying essence of rural Derbyshire.















		The secret garden Size:65x65cm Materials:opalescent glass,beads,details in Tiffany technique, on wood base
		Size:23x12cm Material:opalescent glass on wood base
		Size:25x10cm Materials:opalescent glass,glass tiles on wood base.
		Size:32x22cm Material:opalescent glass on wood base
		Size:43x34cm Material:Venetian smalti on wood base



































		The De Luci Fish Mosaic Sculpture
		The River Of Life Mosaic - The University Of Iowa
		The Fishpond Mosaic
		Entwined Histories Mosaic Sculpture
		Shrapnel - War is a gun with a worker at each end
















		Four pillars around a swimming pool with an incredible view of the Island of Ibiza were decorated with these individual rings of glass and gold. Each ring carefully designed and placed to work as a whole. Spectacular in the sunlight.
		This mosaic was made with the 'Gifted and Talented' sixth form students to celebrate the school ethos. They are life sized figures ( we drew around the pupils) while the images and patterns on the figures are there to symbolise the pupil and school ideas.
		This sculpture is made from polystyrene and a fibreglass render. Therefore it it both lightweight and durable. Inspired by the architectural shapes of cactus and their vibrant flowers. I work to commission and also run classes on how to create your forms for mosaic. Full details of classes are on the Inspired Mosaics Studio website.
		A contemporary take on the classic roman conch design using matt ceramic, white glazed circles and a touch of vitreous glass for a hint of glamour. Both function and adding a unique design feature to the bathroom.
		On show for a season at the Hannah Pescher Sculpture Garden in Surrey, UK this piece utilises colour and form to attract and reflect light in an outdoor space.








		Plaque 14" x 23"<br /> <br /> This bespoke hard stone pietra dura mosaic consists of pure black belgium marble; red & orange jasper and onyx.
		Plaque 18.9 x 13.8cm<br /> <br /> Field mouse in grey gabbro, verde d'arno, dendrite and conk shell.


		This view depicts the winter side of a large double sided hanging piece that resides and was displayed at College Farm, Ely, CB6 3XD as part of the Open Gardens Scheme. The Farm has a large gallery attached and numerous art pieces surprise you in the large gardens. It was made from mirror, hand cut glass, tiles and found objects.
		Outdoor mixed glass mosaic table.











		Mermaid.<br /> This mosaic is 600mm x 800mm and was produced as a commission. The 'treasure chest' incorporated found and given objects which reflected the person's memories.  It is made from cermaic and glass terressae, glass pebbles, jewellery and ceramic objects.























		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. Once these initial ideas have been considered and agreed I would draw an initial design (or use one provided by the client) and email or mail a photograph to the client. Amendments to the initial design are made as requested. Once the design has been approved a payment of 50% of the cost of the completed mosaic is requested. The mosaic is then created by myself or with clients (if forming part of a project). When the mosaic is completed the mosaic is dispatched or delivered (as agreed) with fixtures and fittings and installed (or instruction provided for installation, as initially agreed) by the date set. The remainder of the cost of the mosaic is paid by the client at this point. Commissioning a mosaic is simple and adds a unique and special addition to any environment (indoors and out). Mosaics look great in a garden, bathroom, kitchen, hallway and conservatory. A mosaic commission for a restaurant, hotel or company logo can really make a powerful statement of 'we're well established and here to stay' - just as the Romans did! http://www.mosaicart.org.uk
		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 sponsors decided to purchase my mosaic toad during a charitable auction of the toads for permanent display outside Hull & East Riding Museum (36 High Street, Hull HU1 1NQ.) If you would like to discuss a commission please send an email sue.kershaw@hotmail.co.uk or call 07929 884759.
		Mosaic art spheres for display during my period as artist in residence at Burton Agnes Hall, Rudston Rd, Burton Agnes, Driffield YO25 4NB during August 2018. 50cm in diametre compiled of glass, porcelain and found objects If you would like to discuss a commission please send an email sue.kershaw@hotmail.co.uk or call 07929 884759.
		Featuring porcelain and glass tiles. 40 x 61 cm If you would like to discuss a commission please send an email sue.kershaw@hotmail.co.uk or call 07929 884759.
		It was a busy week working with all the children of St Mary's RC Primary School in Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire. We created this mosaic to remember the much loved headteacher Ms Nolan who worked 25 years at the school. The mosaic measures 120 x 90 cm and is displayed at the school entrance. Great school and really lovely children and staff. A real pleasure. If you would like to create a school mosaic contact Sue Kershaw, Mosaic Artist 07929 884759 sue.kershaw@hotmail.co.uk www.mosaicart.org.uk

		This native tree grows wildly in Matheson Bay, Northland, New Zealand and the people commissioning this 2.8metre x1metre piece of art wanted to celebrate this native flora with ‘huge’ flowers and have the piece spread across their beautiful garden. The flowers range between 800mm and 600mm diameter, and each needed two people to be lifted onto the main frame. Very dramatic job and image. Glass and tile.
		This art piece was created to commemorate a flood in 1981 that destroyed the local footbridge and houses and businesses along the river bank at Waikino where I live. A committee was established to firstly build a new Bridge (behind the wall in the photo. My wife had a new bridge funded and built with the later intention of funding a Memorial Artwall. I got to manage the wall and Diane’s funding included six commissioned artists from the area, each given a theme to be developed in their own style; Three were mosaic artists, one a sculptor in stone, another in concrete and a potter for the sixth theme. My piece is the one on the right pointing to the future of the Karangahake gorge. I did mine with Shona Laing who wrote and sang the internationally famous song “Who’d be a Kennedy”. 8 metres long x twin block walls 2.4metres high with a 2 tonne wheel in the centre from Waikino’s industrial past. I got to work with local District Council, builders, engineers, commercial tilers, and a gold medal winner at Chelsea Flower Show for the garden. Collaboration with artists included my need to mosaic the Ohinemuri river through each of the pieces of art to link them together. Took about 6 months to build and place artwork.
		The 100th anniversary of Sister Janet Erskine Stuart’s death in Britain, then Mother Superior of the Sacred Heart Sisters, warranted this mosaic commission and had to reflect the ideas of Baradene College girls. The imagery reflects their views of the nature of education at Baradene, what it means now and how it will affect their future lives. They also helped place some of the materials, especially in the centre piece of the triptych. 5 metres long x 1.5 metres depth in triptych form. 6 months work in 2 x 3month intervals.
		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 with the result. I was astounded; and it has become one of my favourite pieces. It is 1200mm square with a copper frame. It has been on show in the foyer area of the Fay Richwhite building in Auckland but removed after 2 years when a promised rental by the building managers was not forthcoming. Oh get things in writing, Kiernan.
		This piece won the New Zealand National Contemporary Mosaic Exhibition in 2013 at Pataka Gallery in Wellington. The theme relates to the fact that many young people can no longer experience job satisfaction because they either cannot get jobs at all, or have to get casual jobs that offer very little future; even university educated people find that getting a job is not a given in the 'modern' climate of economic activity. They are becoming part of the 'price of inequality'. Therefore many will say: Y BOTHA. 800mm x 600mm; glass tiles and pebbles; steel frame.


























		Flipflops.Unglazed ceramic with glass and shells suggesting all the treasures that sand and the tide can give up. For sale
		This Bluebird mosaic is on permanent exhibition as part of the City of Culture, Flight to Freedom BAMM North exhibition at Hull Paragon Interchange Station. The murmuration of birds depict the journey of European immigrants to Britain and to the USA.
		Delicious ice cream! Iridescent and gold glass shards, Venetian millefiori and painted glass cabochons make up this Italian inspired mosaic Currently on display at Poma Gelato, Beverley, East Yorkshire For sale
		Italian dove with a heart of a religious symbol particular to the Puglian region of Italy. Travertine, glass, marble, found objects and glass.
		Glass and found objects with Venetian millefiori For sale




































































		Stained, vitreous glass, millefiori, fused cabochons on ply
		My two passions - glass and wax, combined
		Private commission to celebrate recipient's favourite destinations. Stained, vitreous and fused glass with SMALTI on ply.
		2' x 4' community mosaic created by participants at a Cheshire Mental Health Residential. Vitreous, micror and stained glass on external ply.

		<p>Garden table using the uncleared floor idea</p>































		Poster - Atelier Mosaïque de la Vallée - Sylvie Foisel-Guigues
		Sa Douleur - Atelier Mosaïque de la Vallée - Sylvie Foisel-Guigues
		Trajectoires - Atelier Mosaïque de la Vallée - Sylvie Foisel-Guigues
		Confluences - Atelier Mosaïque de la Vallée - Sylvie Foisel-Guigues
		Rivière de fleurs Klimt - Atelier Mosaïque de la Vallée - Sylvie Foisel-Guigues


		Olive is a guardian princess, a bringer of wholeness. She is of the water realms, rich in deep emotions, where internal battles are fought. Life is full of deep water and adventure, yet we depend on the sun for warmth, the earth for solidity, and the air for raising our spirits. She possesses the power to traverse all places with an ability to take us out of our depths using the heart source, a weapon for change that links all realms. Evelyn is her seahorse companion, an attribute of the sea god Neptune/Poseidon, she is the keeper of strength and patience.
		commission for a pet lover
		Imagery embedded in crash glass, reflects and sparkles in the summer sun
		A child full of promise and radiance.
		Commission for a human's best friend






















































		Small mosaic made with smalti and sicis glass, creating texture and movement and reflections
		Textural work with smalti, sicis glass, stone and marble. Inspired by the early afternoons when I lived in Italy
		Small work cast in concrete, made with stained glass, smalti, sicis glass, mille fiori and marble. Bees are declining in the world and I made this to highlight that problem. A single bee with a large flower that would, of course, not exist without the bee.
		Inspired by a Sargent painting and made with stained glass and various different mosaic tiles.
		A piece taken from a photo I took one evening when on holiday in the West Country. It is made with different types of glass tiles. I was trying to show the peace of the sunset and the lines of colours in the sky while the flock of birds flew somewhere to roost for the night.































		Recycled crockery and wall tiles
		Glass
		ceramic
		glass and ceramic
		glass and ceramic

		Made for the Perthshire Open Studios Taster exhibition at the Bield, near Perth. The chicken / cockerel is one from the Bield's steading, and is quite a flamboyant one! The Bield operates as a charity, and offers placements for young adults who need to learn skills, including communication, work ethos etc. I have reproduced him with a variety of broken crockery, including a mug which had chickens on it, and a few mugs which had my father's church on (Eccleshall, in Staffordshire). The background is made of vintage dishes, where I have cut all the circles out. And the flowers are mostly stoneware.
		Commissioned by the local Girl Guiding group in Shieldhill, by Falkirk, to be the focal point of the patio area in a community garden. The original design was developed from being one large image of the guiding trefoil, to include individual elements representing the three key areas of guiding (Girl Guides, Brownies and Rainbows), and that it is part of a butterfly conservation garden. We held a drop-in day which was very successful, allowing the community to get involved. Then the mosaic was completed at my workshop. Made as 7 individual paving slabs, it was finally installed into a paved area. "The mosaic has been well admired and talked about; and it has survived the several days of very hard frost and freezing temperatures.we have had here in Shieldhill."
		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, given the enjoyment of the children each seeing their piece in situ
		Flower Cloud was a commission with a purpose. The client looked out of her kitchen onto a pebble-dashed garage wall, which was a bit bleak, so she commissioned the mosaic so she would look out onto a bright colourful garden in mosaic instead. Made onto a suitable board, the mosaic is made of bone china dishes, glass and tile, with ceramic stoneware wastage from a local potter. A lot of charity shop finds have gone into this mosaic.
		Inspired by an illustration in a calendar, I loved the concept of a path through a meadow, with a garden gate beyond to fields. The oval frame is originally held a large mirror, but makes the perfect surround for this mosaic. The path, made of the edges of a ceramic plate, meanders through a meadow of flowers, which are made from a whole combination of dishes, mugs, cups and broken china. The flower centres are fused from scraps of glass, each being unique. The sky is vintage tile, and the leaves and branches are from wine bottle glass.





		'Music of the Eye' exhibition, Corinium Museum, Cirencester (UK). This mosaic is part of the book "Mosaic fine art abstracts" by Irit Levy and Pam Givens, and "101 motifs interprétés en mosaïque" by Muriel Ligerot. Unglazed ceramic, gold, coloured mirror
		Triptych. Gold, colored mirror, black thinset This piece has been part of the "Art nouveau" exhibition at Opus Gallery in Exeter (UK), and is showed in Muriel Ligerot mosaic book "101 dessins interprétés en mosaïque".
		Portrait of Wisdom Mosaic portrait - Winklemans unglazed ceramics
		Contribution to the Doctors without Borders on-line auction 2014 smalti
		The moment when the light shows through the darkness of night and a new day begins Albertini smalti, Mexican smalti, dichroic glass, white gold




		A play on the combination of Andamento and entropy unglazed ceramic, gold smalti, shards on hand-formed substrate
		Unfolding 120 x 50 cm. Smalti, marble, stained glass
		One of the fabric series. 60 x 40 cm Vitreous glass on hand-formed substrate.








		Appke in stained glass
		Pears in stained glass
		Flower bowl in stained glass









		Pupils at Ravensbury Primary School made a set of nine kites, inspired by their school logo. The kites form part of the uplifting and colourful new signage on the front wall of their school building.












		Opposite Tate Modern on the north bank of the River Thames, the Queenhithe Mosaic tells the story of Queenhithe, the medieval port out of which the modern city of London grew.



		Drift wood and mosaic
		Detail from a larger mosaic mural on a garden wall, France
		Mosaic worked Direct onto a garden wall depicting Collioure, France
		Mosaic panels - made into a back to back mosaic - now in the grounds of the Miramar Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset
		Double sided mosaic - sun and moon - seascape through an arch - memory of a holiday






















		Leisure Centre, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Porcelain pavement mosaic measuring 9.2mtrs x 3.5mtrs at its widest. Client: North Kesteven District Council.
		Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Wall mounted mosaic set in a steel frame. Measures 6mtrs long x 3mtrs high. Mosaic depicts the history of Holbeach and its inhabitants. Client: Lincolnshire County Council.
		A Series of three pavement mosaics along a stretch of the banks of the River Slea, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The mosaics chronicle the history of the history and development of the movement of goods on the waterway. Each mosaic measures 300cm x 90cm. Client: North Kesteven District Council.
		Outdoor sculpture. New Park Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Three large oak leaves in GRP, steel and ceramic measuring 4mtrs high x 7mtrs long x 3.5mtrs wide. Client: Morrison’s Supermarkets Plc.




		Portrait using a modern application inspired by Byzantine mosaics. This is of my son Glen when he was 10 years old. Materials used include Italian limestone, Carrera marble, and Venetian smalti.
		A modern mosaic using ancient materials & techniques including Italian limestone, Carrera marble and Venetian smalti. The challenge was to portray the softness of the feathers using hard materials.
		Experimenting with materials - using stained glass in a more abstract way to portray the mother zebra's patterning. The young zebra was created using more traditional mosaic tiles - vitreous glass. The background consists of a selection of vitreous glass, iridescent, mirror and metallic backed tiles. 60 x 60cm on cement fibre panel.
		The Spira mirabilis mandala mosaic combines ancient and modern materials and techniques. An exploration of how they can sit together - the gold and Venetian smalti ungrouted in the centre beside modern vitreous glass, mirror, iridescent and glass tiles grouted. The subject is the logarithmic spiral - the spiral of growth found in many diverse areas of nature eg. nautilus shell, fern leaves growth, hurricanes and tornadoes, human foetus... A pure mathematical design and precise mathematical ratio. Nature is so much smarter than we are...
		Continuing the Mandala theme and a study in paring back - restraint... Considering movement, lines, reflections, patterns and geometry. 60 x 60 cm on cement fibre panel suitable for indoors.




















































		One of the hares on the 2017 Cotswold Hare trail
		Hare mosaicked as part of the 2014 Cirencester March Hare trail.
		Exhibited at Chedworth Roman Villa in 2016. Glass mosaic on acrylic
		Exhibited at Chedworth Roman Villa, 2016. Glass mosaic on wedi
		Glass on glass mosaic




















		Inspired by Blue Planet 2 and made for Artists open Houses, Rottingdean, Brighton 2018





























		This pique assiette cat sculpture has been created out of insulating foam and is a memorial to my cat TINKY WINKY who died six years ago.He stands about 3ft high to top of his tail and he is adorned with pieces of ceramic,glass and tiles and other quirky pieces.
		Sculpture created from a wire fruit bowl and chicken wire. He is adorned with ceramic tiles, glass pieces, mirror and other found objects. He is roughly 3ft in length.
		Daisy is sculpted from insulating foam and stands about 2ft high. She has been covered in bits of crockery and glass.
		2 woodpeckers on a tree made from a ceramic boot. Melted glass flowers and leaves. Woodpeckers made from glass and ceramic with some text.
		Small outdoor wall hanging on slate. This design is created out of a mixture of kiln melted glass and ceramics









		Taigh Chearsabhagh Art Centre, North Uist, Outer Hebrides. This sculpture, the William MacGillivray Bi-centenary Sculpture Project on North Uist, is a three dimensional sculpture of a mackerel (once common in the Outer Hebrides, now less so). Funded by the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Natural Heritage, it is five metres long, and constructed directly on to the rock. The mosaic is composed of: local pebbles (white marble, black basalt), shells, and sea-worn glass. The sculpture was constructed to withstand being submerged by high tides.
		Artwork commissioned by Colchester Borough Council for the Big Garden, High Woods Country Park, Colchester, Essex. Made of metal and vitreous mosaic, the sculpture is approximately two and a half metres high, and features a locally found butterfly. The structure was made by Thrussell & Thrussell metal smiths.
		Sculpture commission for Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Funded by Arts Council England and Artscape. Vitreous glass mosaic applied to six stainless steel waves that undulate down a gentle slope. The piece was inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem: ‘As I Ebb’d with the Ocean of Life’.
		Artwork for the new Highfield Hospital building. One of a series of mosaic panels, inspired by drawings by the residents. Vitreous tesserae and coloured grout.
		Vitreous and gold leaf tesserae. 107 x 45 cm.


		My first sculpture. I stumbled across this piece of Juniper in my yard, and was headed to the yard debris bin, when I looked at it a bit more closely. It started to speak to me! I realized that I could work with it and create a sculpture. It took a few twists and turns, and arrived here. Juniper, Orsoni gold, steel base.
		Inspired by the record winter of 2017 where I live. So much snow and ice accumulated around our house, and dripping off the roof, forming amazing icicles. Handformed sculptural substrate, smalti, glass, selenite, wood.
		Mortar, pigment, burlap, stones, and strips of an old mosaic cut on the wet saw. New material from a failed piece!
		Inspired by peeling paint and plaster on the walls of a stairwell in an old building. Glass, stone, chunk of old telephone wire crusted with layers of paint salvaged from a house that was being repainted. Mortar substrate colored with pastel.





		Portrait of my dad made of spectrum glass and Nebula glass tiles
		Portrait made out of licorice on wood.
		Glass mosaic bench made together with refugees in an asylum centre
		3D snake sculpture made of glass mosaic tiles

























		Saviour Mosaic - size 60cm x 80cm
		The Golden Egg of Love
		<em><strong>Quintessence </strong></em> <div class="rtejustify">I was inspired to create the mosaic of “Quintessence” after very thorough research on the fifth element as the medieval alchemist used to call it. It is actually the material that fills the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere. The concept of ether was used in several theories to explain several natural phenomena, such as the traveling of light and gravity. In the late 19th century, physicists postulated that ether permeated all throughout space, providing a medium through which light could travel in a vacuum. Despite the early modern ether models being superseded by general relativity, occasionally some physicists have attempted to reintroduce the concept of ether in an attempt to address perceived deficiencies in current physical models. One proposed model of dark energy has been named "quintessence" by its proponents, in honor of the classical element. It has also been called a fifth fundamental force. I have been inspired by all of that to create a mosaic of marble, natural stone, granite, Mosaic Dona Murano and gold.</div>
		DNA
		The Queen of the Night















		A sculpture I made for a school using stainless steel and french porcelain mosaic.
		A commission for the botanical gardens pavilion in Sheffield.
		This 20m2 mosaic commissioned for a new 13 storey building in Sheffield took me about 6 weeks of long days to make. I loved working with the pastel colours which are an expanded palette of the suffragette colours. Working with Professor Julie Gottlieb from Sheffield University to create the timeline etched in brass and applied to the there dimensional oak inserts was a joy and it was fascinating finding out a bit more about the origins of the women's movement in the UK. The shapes and layers in the piece are influenced by geological features mainly sedimentary layers representing time and a build up of feeling in the movement. I hand cut every piece to fit myself to create this unique pattern.
		This 20m2 mosaic commissioned for a new 13 storey building in Sheffield took me about 6 weeks of long days to make. I loved working with the pastel colours which are an expanded palette of the suffragette colours. Working with Professor Julie Gottlieb from Sheffield University to create the timeline etched in brass and applied to the there dimensional oak inserts was a joy and it was fascinating finding out a bit more about the origins of the women's movement in the UK. The shapes and layers in the piece are influenced by geological features mainly sedimentary layers representing time and a build up of feeling in the movement. I hand cut every piece to fit myself to create this unique pattern.
		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 artists Seiko Kinoshita and Jason Thomson.












		A commission from a friend for an outside table. I loved making this piece, it is so me.
		"SUN/MOON MOSIAC" This double facet mosaic captures the glittering sun rays during the day and moonshine at night.
		A commission for a walled garden in Marple, Cheshire. The client found me by looking at the BAMM site one week after I had joined!
		Made with glass, tesserae and ceramic tiles. My Green Man overlooks my garden and wards away evil spirits - I think he also talks to and encourages my plants.
		A commissioned piece. The client bought me sample of their curtain material wand wanted a match!




















































































		fused and painted glass and mixed media








		vitreous glass and crockery
		vitreous glass and stained glass
		wall tiles, crockery, shattered window glass, vitreous glass
		vitreous glass
		vitreous glass, mirror tile, ceramic objects, broken crockery, gold tile


		Introspection Become one with nature, a look into the souls of the trees. The process transformed the face of the original sketch into a self-portrait. Materials: Tiles and glass mosaics.
		Strength Inspired by the landscape of my island Bornholm, where forest and sea become one. Tridimensional picture that symbolizes the strength of nature, or maybe my own ... This work was just started when I lost my husband unexpectedly. In the original sketch the fisherman was coming to the beach. Turning the image around and letting the fisherman sail on its journey allowed me to be able to continue creating. Materials: Glass, tiles, recycled ceramics, founded objects. Australian opal from Kelds travels. Mortar, acrylic paint.
		Bornholm’s cliffs landscape. This works both a picture and a three-dimensional model of my island’s cliff landscape, with emerald colored lakes, ice, cliffs and forests. It is made in stones form Bornholm, minerals and crystals, ceramics.
		Oyster Inspired by the Pacific Ocean. Memories of childhood of marine foam and shells, in which the singing of the sea is heard. Wall sculpture Made of marble, smalti and glass. Drops in moonstone and touches of Australian opaline.
		Winter landscape Mirror inspired in the frozen forests, made of recycled porcelain and ceramics, lapis lazuli og Millefiori.





































		Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale “The Wild Swans”. These Wild Swans mosaics come in different colour ways and are crafted from vintage china.
		Handcrafted swallows in three different sizes, made from from vintage china, each bird unique in pattern and colour.
		Unique swallows made from vintage blue and gold china
		Mosaic bluetit in flight made from vintage china
		Trio of mosaic mallard ducks created in the style of iconic 1950s ceramic ducks by Beswick pottery



















		30" H x 40" W Stained Glass, Ceramics, Metalwork & Found Objects



		12" x 12" Stained Glass, Mirror & Found Objects
		St Catherine Laboure Church, Glasgow mosaics in situ. The first mosaic depicts St Catherine Laboure leading a group of saints in prayer. The middle mosaic is of the Lamb of God, and the mosaic on the right is of Our Lady. I have used vitreous glass and gold leaf smalti on hardiebacker.
		Strix is a barn owl who will live under an ornamental pear tree in Wales, after spending a couple months in "Art in the Garden" at Hopetoun Garden Centre, West Lothian, Scotland. Strix is made of aluminum wire and cement adhesive and is covered in mosaic pieces ranging from shells, to silver spoons to gold smalti.
		Mixed recycled ceramics and vitreous glass on board.
		Mosaics based on my life drawings. Recycled ceramic tiles and vitreous glass on concrete backer in a painted steel frame.
		3-D sculpture. Smalti over lamp armature with wire, mesh and cement adhesive. Suitable for out doors. H:69cm. W: 34cm D:34cm




		The contribution of the arts to health and well-being has long been recognised and debated. Not just through the creation of commissioned artworks for healthcare buildings, but also by engaging directly with patients, managers and healthcare staff to support their well-being and quality of life. In the wider community, the arts are said by some to contribute to health and wellbeing, to enhancing social relationships, social cohesion and a sense of purpose and engagement, and to building social capital – a suggested major determinant of health. It is with these factors, and the consideration of the personal experiences and values of others, that Debbie prefers to create work with elements of collaboration, and often in more traditional mediums such as mosaic or glass.
		This is a mosaic sculpture that I made during an artist residency at Earthskin Muriwai, in New Zealand.
		Clyde was commissioned by South Lanarkshire Council. The design of Clyde is based upon the local ancient valley woodland of South Lanarkshire. Clyde was commissioned as a mosaic sculpture for the public art trail 'The Big Stampede' in Hamilton, Scotland. The sculpture was located in an external setting for public viewing. Then at the end of the exhibition. Clyde was sold in a charity auction in 2017 for the Big Stampede Charity Auction, thus raising over £7000 for Glasgow Hospital Children's Charity. Clyde was the top-selling sculpture for the event and will be placed in a community hub that is currently under construction.
		Guardian of the Bridges is a permanent mosaic sculpture sited next to the Forth in South Queensferry, Scotland. This was a collaborative mosaic sculpture project that was designed and made with local primary school children. The surface of the sculpture is decorated by mosaics made in creative workshops held for school children. Their mosaics were embedded into the tesserae by the Artist and Project Manager Debbie Ryan. Over 700 participants were involved in creative workshops. Commissioned by Queensferry Ambition and funded by Creative Scotland.
		A new mosaic was commissioned to complete a sculpture trail. In the town of Inverbervie, Scotland. This was installed at a site within a community garden in the town. The garden is being developed by a voluntary group called Brighter Bervie. They are currently planting some Scottish grown white roses as a compliment to the mosaic Coat of Arms.















		1.75 x 63 cm Marble, Smalti, Ceramic, Limestone Image inspired by Artist's own photo taken from Church of St John the Baptist, Frome, Somerset. Sculptor-James Forsyth c.1860
		71 x 50 cm Handmade Ceramic, Glass, Marble, Ceramic cinca
		86 x 61 cm Slate, Marble, Ceramic, Glass
		IUCN status "critically endangered". Used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate limbs. 50 x 25 cm Glass fusion, Ceramic, Stained glass
		IUCN status "critically endangered". Only 200 wild pairs left in Asia. Male Gharial has bulbous snout, derived from Indian pot called a "Ghara". 40 x 40 cm Glass fusion, Marble, Ceramic, Glass



		The male pea fowl is a spiritual symbol of the integrity and beauty that can be achieved when we endeavour to show our true colours. I know well the very human challenges in revealing and revelling in the beautiful colours of your inner self, and allowing them to ring true. I also know well the destructive human consequences of not doing so. A peacock symbol in Christianity denotes an “all- seeing” church. Some have said the tail feathers are like the vault of heaven and the feather eyes are like stars. The peacock sheds its tail annually and renewal of this tail is deemed to be an indicator of resurrection and immortality. There is an elegance, a nobility, a pride in demonstrating to the world the vibrant glory of its plumage. The peacock walks tall and proud even when without its tail feathers; there is an innate self- belief that it has something special to show for itself in due course. It knows that there will be an awakening to rejuvenated colourful God- given magnificence. The iridescence of the peacock feather colours are inspiring. The inky indigo; the emerald green; the calming turquoise; the zingy lime; the burnished golden copper. I always work with a peacock feather nearby to remind me of the brilliance (in both senses of the word) of nature. I find peace in anything nature related.
		My Christian faith guides me and is central to the way I live my life: hence the cross symbolism. I had two Godmothers and both were strong independent women; The fact that neither were Christian did not detract from their inspirational roles in my life. They were prominent figures in my childhood and I have fond memories of both. “Auntie Pam”: Pamela Essex died in 2015 and it was with her small bequest that I started Peacock Mosaics in a spirit of entrepreneurial independence that she would be proud of. The 3 flying ceramic doves used to swing from a ceiling mobile in my childhood bedroom which was decorated in the muted pinks and greys of the unglued ceramic tesserae. From bottom up the dove flight directions indicate firstly, the positive trajectory of my childhood; secondly, the dipping within my self esteem and confidence in the transition to, and during, my early adult life; then thirdly, the upward lift from my faith and from huge growth in self esteem.
		Previously I was a Neonatal Doctor. I am also a mother. The central ammonite mother/baby: maybe representing procreation, maybe my own birth. I enjoy spirals; echoing life’s earthly beginning and heavenly everlasting end. Marine/dull orange strands are times of depression…. no black because personal growth always arises. Mirrored strands reflect extreme joy. Blue/green interruptions: the niggling critical inner voice. Dull unglazed tiles radiate in wonky concentric circles: my dutiful progression through formal medical training; ending abruptly for contractual reasons. “Found” naturalistic coastal treasures represent singletons, twins, triplets, stillbirths, premature babies, congenitally abnormal babies, all an honour to care for: I miss those babies. Next come rich, burnished, fiery colours. Concentricity continues; whilst I slowly cut the umbilical cord of my medical career, resuscitate and transform my self; yet dissipates as I evolve and freely indulge my innate creativity. Sparkle and glimmer abound. Red enveloping grey: maybe a womb, maybe blood, sweat and tears of labours of love, maybe a reassuring hug.
		I often find January a testing month. The grey days are short, the light is low, colours are muted; The aftermath of Christmas and New Year get-togethers with family and friends can leave me drained and questioning…….less busy January days are filled with ruminating as my mind talk is no longer kept in check for appearances sake. There are curves and lines and angles: I am vulnerable. Luckily, usually, there is a moment for me to grab hold of and help me to wrestle my mind back in control: such a thing might be the purity of snow flurries, and the childish excited anticipation of whether the flakes will settle; (as indicated by the white tesserae in this piece) or it might be the cosiness from my prolonged use of fairy lights to decorate our home; (as indicated by the mirror tesserae) or again it might be the ripple effect I notice occurring after someone gives me a droplet of kindness, thoughtfulness or of appreciation; (as symbolised by the glass nugget and radiating circles)
		A different style......realism which I enjoyed very much but which doesn't feature often in my art. I am lucky enough to have a cottage garden which blooms all summer and allows escapism through a different sort of creativity. I am often at my happiest weeding on hands and knees under some herbaceous plant with dirt under my nails and grass seeds in my hair!!

















		Slate, Glass and Smalti on hand made substrate
		Slate, Smalti, Litovi



		<a href="http://www.mosaics.wildgeckos.com/escape-kokopelli-mosaic/">http://www.mosaics.wildgeckos.com/escape-kokopelli-mosaic/ </a><br /> Made using Carrie Reichardt tiles.
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		Armistice Poppy - a tribute to all who gave their lives during WW1
		Renewal - Mosaic Tree Stump
		Bird Bath Workshop with Helen Nock
		Night & Day, Garden Egg Sculpture, WIP
		Gaudiesque Guinea Fowl





































		When snow once fell ....
		Rock wall of Crater Lake painted fire red by the setting sun, silhouetting dead old growth and growing fire ladders in the foreground.
		Mobile animals may adapt by moving to higher elevations as temperatures rise.
		Shasta daisies, a vigorous, unnatural hybrid, has invaded N. America and become naturalized.



		Out of the blue, is about Reflection the 'Head Chakra' appears out of the blue on the beach from my Yoga practice Mosaic on MDF 20cm by 30 cm glass and ceramic tiles, beach glass, pebbles millefiori and rock
		Gold Rush- Mosaic made on 35 cm diameter MDF with glass and metallic tiles gold and blue shards of glass This mosaic is about Achievement.Gold is associated with winning such as gold medals and gold stars.In the context of religion golden robes adorn deities. Gold also symbolises stability in many cultures, and is associated i with achievement, stability , sustainability and security
		Lady with a pink veil mosaic 15cm by 20 cm on marine ply using ceramic and glass tiles, millfori and old jewellery. The inspiration for this mosaic came from a Lady on the street I photographed in Rajasthan. It was interesting to uncover how one art form can be transported in another medium deepening the character and presence of a person
		This mosaic was about preserving a precious memory taken from a silk sari gifted to me by my mother The mosaic is on plywood 20cm x 20 cm using hammer and hardie in Byzantine style using glass smalti
		Indian and continental wedding symbolism on slate. The inspiration for this piece comes from my two cultures and draws on the diversities and commonalities associated with weddings on all continents. Use of bangles, marigold flowers the colour red , yellow and white, rice, shells and walking on a path are conceptualised in this piece which is created on slate 30 cm x 30 cm






















		Simple but effective pagan inspired hare running for the moon. Mixed media.
		Smalti, ceramic and glass tiles. A small fish mosaic.
		Chakra coloured Om. 6 inches.








		32 x 44 cm. Marble, smalti, mirror and thinset with marble as background.
		20 x 32 cm. Materials: stones, bricks, shells and background of thinset, pigment and marble powder.
		20 x 20 cm. Materials: stones, smalti, glass and backgound of thinset, pigment and marble powder.
		Height: 9o cm. Materials: Mosaic of glass, mirror and millefiori. Inside: styropor and concrete with fibres.
		60 cm diameter. Materials: Marble, ceramic tiles and glass. Indirect method on wediboard.


		Totland Seagulls and fish
		Gecko mosaic
		Time capsule mosaic marker for Oakfield Primary School 2018
		Craft Fair stand summer 2018
		Totland community mosaic project, started 2017

		Alex - a dog in marble. Created on a course in September 2018 with Christian Sicault in France.
		Created in summer 2018 at Helen Miles' course in The Pelion in Greece. Marble.
		A South African bird. Created in summer 2019 at a Helen Miles workshop in the Pelion, Greece. Marble.
		Created in 2015, my own design. Puma lies like this in front of the fire. A truly double-jointed cat.
		Created in 2014, one of several kits I did supplied by Roman Mosaic Workshops. Thanks Lawrence.















		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 Wordsworth)
		I particularly like depicting blackbirds in my work. Here's a winter version.
		Venice is where I am from and the most beautiful city in the world (and the city of glass!)
		Another beautiful bird, this time one that lives by the sea.
		Meet a friendly puffin. I had to make one as I went to Iceland determined to see one but they eluded me!
		mixed media on plywood
		On a reversed table top in Mahogany! - re-use and recycle! broken crockery, glass tiles, beads, millifiori
		Glass on glass - grouted and framed in lead.

		All the colours of the rainbow. Picassiette garden table 14"x14"
		Arte et Labore. Picassiette garden table made for a Blackburn Rovers fan, featuring the club motto and the red rose of Lancashire
		Blue tit from glass tiles and vintage china on 4mm plywood
		Picassiette garden table in shades of pink, made with vintage china and ceramic tiles
		House number plaque featuring spring flowers and a number 19. Made from ceramic and glass tiles and a little bit of vintage crockery.
		Made for a dear friend.Inspired by the area by their home and their relationship.









		Pop art image of Mrs. Mia Wallace, Uma Thurman's character in the classic movie Pulp Fiction. The contemporary stained glass mosaic has been sculpted on an antiquated and distressed window pane combining the old with the new. This piece can also be hung in an area where light passes through it illuminating the sculpture. Size - 910mm x 680mm Materials - Stained glass, water resistant adhesive, latex fortified grout, exterior all weather paint.
		Pop art image of singer/song writer/actor - David Bowie. The contemporary stained glass mosaic has been sculpted on a glass frame made of native New Zealand Totara wood. Size is 1000mm x 700mm Materials - Stained glass, water resistant adhesive, latex fortified grout, exterior all weather stain.
		Pop art image of Vito Corleone, Marlon Brando’s character in the classic movie The Godfather. Vito is the first of the Bad Boyz in the series “Not just another pretty face”. The contemporary stained glass mosaic has been sculpted on an antiquated and distressed window pane combining the old with the new. Size - 910mm x 680mm Materials - Stained glass, water resistant adhesive, latex fortified grout, exterior all weather paint.
		"Not just another pretty face series" - Pop art image of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. The contemporary stained glass mosaic has been framed in New Zealand native totara wood. Size - 910mm x 680mm Materials - Stained glass, water resistant adhesive, latex fortified grout, exterior all weather paint.
		Pop Art Mosaic Planter suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Bottom drainage hole. Size - 815mm x 470mm Complete mosaic coverage on all 4 sides. Materials – Cement base, ceramic tile, water resistant adhesive, latex fortified grout and exterior all weather paint.



		Mosaic Butterfly in glass tesserae on MDF, copper wire
		Calla Lily mosaic in glass tesserae on marine plywood.
		Firescreen mosaic in glass tesserae on plywood
		Three Fat Ladies mosaic in glass tesserae on plywood.
		Bathroom splashback mosaic. Glass tesserae on cement board.






		An Antique stoneware hot water bottle as a base covered with cut ceramics. The head being the top of a salt glazed German flagon .
		A wire armature with a rod going through all pieces of miscellaneous ceramics.
		Using 1930's ceramics.
		One of my early mosaics, I will revisit this scene using different media but I enjoyed the process of making it, and the result.
		This is such an iconic image, people still visit the criossing after all these years, just to have their photo taken. I wanted to create a sense of movement with what is considered to be a static art form.
		My daughter studied Classics, and I wanted to create a version of the famous Pompeii Cave Canum mosaic, but I named this Lupus Ludi - Happy Wolf- rather than beware of the dog.
		Jimi is such an icon, and his image is seen everywhere. I grew up with his music and it still resonated with me. I added the gold background as a nod to Byzantine religious icons.
		I've loved Shakespeare ever since we read his plays at school. He just had to be part of my 'Icons' series, and I included background extracts from his writings on the theme of the face, because although he wrote widely about how the face and personality interacted, scholars are still unsure exactly what he looked like. This image is the most widely accepted one.

























		3D glass mosaic inspired by the Hakone Open Art Museum in Japan. 42cm height on 23cm oval base.
		Tiles on plywood inspired by a birthday card that my husband gave me. 61cm x87cm.
		Mosaic on plywood with glass and tiles. 47cm x 50cm.
		Glass mosaic on plywood. 61cm x 41cm.
		3D mosaics with glass, tiles and stones. 24cm and 32cm height.








		Framed Redshank Coastal Bird Picture
		Slate and Sea Glass Mosaic Lighthouse
		Puffin and Shells
		Beach Love Mixed Media Heart
		Beach Hut with Bunting














		Mosaic portrait piece on display in "Banks Mill Studio" Derby. This 23x23cm mosaic had been created using tiny pieces of vitreous glass, glazed and unglazed ceramics on a wooden board and sealed using different colors grout. This work was inspired by Claude Monet's "Lily Pond".
		Commissioned for a local cafe in Leek, with links to the UNESCO world heritage site of City of Apollonia, Albania.
		This beautiful hand made mosaic is a unique piece of art made for our Studio's portfolio by mosaic artist and art educator Magdalena Aron who's passion for portrait is the key in her personal developement as a mosaic artist. Made out of vitreous tiles, hand-cut, fitted & glued individually on a ply wood base this mosaic who's time scale stretched over two months from start to finish is one of the first example that the artist had ever produced. It is an unique piece or hand made art and a true sign of patience and talent.
		Horse Movement As a keen horsewoman I aim to capture the movements and spirit of the horse in my art, this time in mosaic form combined with mixed media
		Pictish Stag Recent research has revealed that the Romans were very much prominent in the times of the Picts, it is now believed the Picts developed their carved symbols as a language in response to the Roman language. I have combined the Roman mosaic making style with a pictish symbol which in turn has created an interesting combined ancient art piece of contemporary mosaic art
		Horse Movement As a keen horsewoman I aim to capture the movements and spirit of the horse in my art, this time in mosaic form combined with mixed media






		Mosaic version of a Picasso favourite
		One of many of mosaic pots I have made
		A mosaic for my son
		My latest portrait from classes at London School of Mosaics
		One of many children’s name plates I have made