Schools, Community and Other Projects

Working with Schools and Community Groups is such a joy for me. I love seeing the outcomes and the pride on the faces of the participants at what they have achieved.

I also enjoy being part of larger mosaic projects, and travelling with mosaic, so have included some of them here.

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a flower garden and tree made in mosaic on a red brick wall

school project

Terra Nova School

Teaching and advising the art teacher 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.

mosaic garden on a red brick wall

school Project

Terra Nova School

A second visit to Terra Nova School a few years later to complete the wall.

six different shop fronts in mosaic

School project

Comrie Primary Shop Fronts

As part of a bigger school project, these mosaics of Comrie's shop fronts were made in workshops with all the class groups, and then were completed in my studio.

They are Hansen's Kitchen, The Comrie Library, The Handy Shop, The White Church, Campbell's Bakery, The Royal Hotel.

There is also one for the Comrie Butcher (not shown).

group of brownies on a patio, around a mosaic with guiding trefoil and wording saying Be Prepared Lend a Hand

community

Shieldhall Brownies

Representing the three key areas of guiding (Girl Guides, Brownies and Rainbows), who were creating a butterfly conservation garden.

Made as 7 individual paving slabs,

rectangular mosaic of a tree with faith hope and love written in it, with various elements depicting the UN rights of the child. flags around the edges

school project

St Mungo's Academy

Created with a secondary school using pupils designs for the UN Rights of the Child. Made with discarded bathroom tiles to keep the costs down!

mosaic panel of a ptarmigan, with blue lettering

school project

Muthill Primary Birds

Commissioned by the Muthill Village Trust, and made with the Muthill Primary School, this is one of a set of six mosaics which are now located on the Muthill cycle path.

I first gave a talk about mosaics to the three classes at Muthill Primary School, then we set about making the birds: black grouse, ptarmigan, waxwing, osprey, sparrowhawk and buzzard.

The mosaics were then completed in my workshop.

Other Projects

  • mosaic of a mandrill monkey made from recycled materials

    London School of Mosaic

    Created whilst on a Vacma Funded learning week, this was the first element on their external wall

    More info about the London School of Mosaic 
  • Three roundels with glass micro mosaics withiin a circular metal ring

    Ruins Project Roundels

    For a project in Pennsylvania, using industrial waste circles, which were filled using filati (tiny mosaic)

    More info about the Ruins Project 
  • three small mosaics in combinations of orange and lime green

    Ruins Project Beehives

    Colour studies in smalti were the challenges for this project. Using a bespoke three hexagon structure, and seeing how the dominance of one colour over the other plays out
contact me - I am always interested in participating in other projects
  • the top half shows a mosaic based on Afghan textiles with red, orange and turquoise. the bottom half shows all the sections joined together like a scarf.

    Hanging by a Thread - Mosaic for Afghan Women

    A worldwide project showing support for Afghan women. Each participant made a small section inspired by textiles, which were assembled to create a mosaic scarf

    More info 
  • a circular scene of a small track and drystone wall with hills beyond, made in mosaic

    Youlgreave Roundel

    Created for a BAMM project in Youlgreave, Peak District, where BAMM members all contributed roundels for installation on the Community Hall.

  • a five petaled flower with mosaic flowers on it in yellow, lime green and red, alongside a bird in mosaic

    Tunisian Symposium

    Taking place in the Archaeological Museum in Sousse, Tunisia, 2023. Challenged with a pile of reclaimed materials to explore different ways to mosaic alongside a mix of other international mosaic artists.
  • two mosaics, the top one shows silhouettes of dancers against an orange and red background. The bottom one is a seascape with an octupus and fish

    Marotta, Italy

    In 2022 and 2024 I participated in an international symposium to make a stretch of mosaic for the sea wall.

    The top one was inspired by my love of dancing, and the bottom one was about the destruction of the ocean, hence the sea is pink and the sand is blue!

  • a wagon wheel against a brick background surrounded by birds executed in mosaic

    Vogeltreppe, Germany

    Working under the artist Isadora Paz Lopez, I participated in a week-long mosaic-making fest to contribute a small bit to a large stairwell.

    In advance, I made a pair of blue tits, which ended up on the wagon wheel.

    Photo Credit: Harmut Eckstein

  • mosaic circle of a red and orange stylised goose with a loose representation of a landscape

    Goose in Lefkara, Cyprus

    I have had the opportunity to work with Grampus Heritage in Lefkara, both as a student and as a teacher.

    This panel of a Pictish Goose (see my mosaics for the National Museum of Scotland) has become a section of a planter.