Reading Time: 5 minutes BY SHERRY MILLS-HOLT
Sherry Mills-Holt talks to Barbara Dybala about the mosaic wonderworld she’s creating in Texas.
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Reader’s competition – win £200!
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s time to get creative! This competition is designed to inspire you to try new things. The theme is: CHANGE. This theme is just a guide and it leaves things open for you to get creative. Perhaps you’ll try new materials or look at a familiar topic in a different way? It’s up to you.
The graffiti mosaics changing the world
Reading Time: 10 minutes Angela Youngman talks to Jim Bachor, Ememem, Helen Miles and Will Rosie about their graffiti mosaics, which are – literally – changing the world.
Murano’s first all-female glass furnace shatters the glass ceiling
Reading Time: 7 minutes Rebecca Ann Hughes visits El Cocal in Murano, Italy. The first all-female furnace on Murano, it’s run by Chiara Taiariol and Mariana Oliboni. Read on to find out more.
A Syrian artist in Turkey
Reading Time: 7 minutes Syria-born Talal Fashtouk was forced to abandon his law degree in 2011 because of the Syrian Civil War. He fled to Turkey where he found mosaics. Matt Hanson explores his life and art.
Lost Iraqi art reappears in mosaic
Reading Time: 6 minutes Michael Rakowitz has made it his life’s work to recreate art that’s been lost to war in Iraq using fragments of everyday materials. Matt Hanson explores.
Artists embrace the world’s big issues
Reading Time: 8 minutes Angela Neustatter explores some of the artists raising awareness of the issues impacting our planet through their art, or who are trying to address them by adapting the processes they use to produce their art.
Piecing us together
Reading Time: 5 minutes WRITTEN & NARRATED BY KATE KERRIGAN
Kate Kerrigan writes about her inspiring ‘Piecing us together’ project, which has taken her across the US, where the people she meets create a small section of mosaic that will eventually be joined together in one piece. To Kate’s delight, she found much more than mosaic on her journey – healing, connection and joy.
When Helen met Carrie
Reading Time: 12 minutes Helen Miles talks to Carrie Reichardt about the positive effect art has on herself and others, and how she uses her art to give a voice to those who might otherwise not be heard.
Exhibitions to visit
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here, we take a look at some of the exhibitions you might like to visit over the coming months.
Three artists who changed careers
Reading Time: 11 minutes Rhona Duffy talks to three professional artists who decided to change career midlife. She asks them to share the stories behind their decisions and what they’ve learned along their journeys.
Creative approaches to funding
Reading Time: 5 minutes BY RHONA DUFFY
Artists are finding more and more creative ways to generate funding for their projects. Rhona Duffy takes a look at some examples and talks to finance consultant Tracey Ward to get her expert tips on making successful funding applications.
My biggest challenge in glass
Reading Time: 5 minutes New to leaded stained glass, and used to working on smaller pieces with copper foil, Abigail Rudkins initially thought completing a commission for three large windows might be out of reach. But with the support of other artists and through hours of learning, she pressed on through self-doubt to success.
Indian Rope Trick
Reading Time: 4 minutes Julie Edmunds creates stunning mosaic and glass art with strong, bold colours at its heart. Her early work was in textile design, which has influenced the texture, colour and movement present in her art. Here, Julie writes about the inspiration and process behind her piece Indian Rope Trick.
When one door opens
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lorinda Tisdell relocated from the US to the picturesque town of Ajijic in Mexico, where she enjoys taking pictures of the brightly painted and tiled buildings and in the surrounding villages and towns. We asked her to create a selection for Mosaic & Glass readers – enjoy!
Editor’s welcome
Reading Time: 4 minutes Welcome to the launch issue of our new, independent magazine Mosaic & Glass. With the United Nations proclaiming 2022 as the International Year of Glass, there couldn’t be better time to embark on this exciting journey! Our mission is to entertain, educate and inspire you by producing excellent editorial. The focus of our writing isContinue reading “Editor’s welcome”