Starting a new mosaic series
Over the past couple of weeks I have been sketching an rejecting ideas for the first few mosaics in the new series I’ve been planning for a while – one inspired by my favourite books. I was antsy to...
View ArticleIn progress: Flight
Flight, the mosaic inspired by The Master and Margarita, and the first in my new Favourite Books series is almost complete! The tiling is done and only grouting remains. Of course grouting is the part...
View ArticleIn progress: Sprawl
If I write an “in progress” post about something that’s not actually seen any progress for weeks, will it spur the whole thing back into action? This is a story of how I came to use a picture instead...
View ArticleIn progress: Door
The latest mosaic in my Favourite Books series is based on Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. If you haven’t read it, you may find it odd that a picture of a brick wall and a bleeding girl is called Door....
View ArticleIn progress: bathroom graffiti mosaic
I’m thinking of making a series of mosaics based on bathroom graffiti, and I’ve started on the first piece to see whether it’ll be worth doing a few of these. The mirror in Sneaky Dee’s washroom I’m...
View ArticleOval dragonfly mirror
A friend of mine commissioned this mirror for her hallway. Years ago, I painted a really trippy elephant for her, and by a strange dint of association she decided that the elephant needed some...
View ArticleIn progress: Feathers
Full sheet of Wedi board (3′x5′) with the sketch in chalk. Vertical lines represent the position of struts in the wall, where the mosaic will be anchored This is my first mosaic project on Wedi board,...
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