Editor’s welcome
Welcome to Issue 3 of Mosaic & Glass. Once again, we have a packed magazine of inspirational and educational stories for you to enjoy! This time, our theme is business and money. Because being an artist is considered to be such an inherently solitary pursuit, something that struck me while putting this issue together was the many stories of collaboration.
Catrin Jones, who speaks to Angela Neustatter about running a stained-glass business on page 20, started her career by setting up a cooperative with four other glass artists. She says it was a great way to start out because you can advise and critique each other, work on designs together, and build up business skills. Read more…
COVER STORY
Small is beautiful but think big!
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WRITTEN & NARRATED BY CATHERINE ROSE Catherine Rose explores ways of innovating and growing your mosaic or glass art business. She talks to Jahday Ford, Sharon Louden and Prerana Phadnis. Catherine also narrates her feature.
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National Lottery Heritage Fund mosaic projects: Opportunities and business potential
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Working on a mosaic project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund can prove valuable in terms of building your portfolio, gaining credibility as an artist and, most importantly, in terms of income, finds Angela Youngman.
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Setting up as a professional stained glass artist
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Angela Neustatter asks Catrin Jones and Milly Frances how it’s done. Angela also narrates her article.
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The shape of breath: 1200 Derece leads glass innovation in Turkey
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Matt Hanson meets Merve Araslı, the founder of 1200 Derece, one of Turkey’s leading independent glass-makers.
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In Italy, three Ravenna-based artists revive the tradition of collective working
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Rebecca Ann Hughes talks to CaCO3 about their business collaboration and art ethos. Rebecca also narrates her feature.
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Bright, bold and happy: A journey from stained glass to mosaics
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Without a formal art education, Irish mosaicist Elaine Prunty worked her way from a night class making stained glass bird light-catchers up to creating four-metre high stainless steel mosaicked structures. Interview by Rhona Duffy.
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Making the ordinary extraordinary
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Rhona Duffy talks to Anne Schwegmann-Fielding about how she depicts social history in her art and connects people with materials and places.
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The missing pieces of a public art history
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Matt Hanson explores the history and cultural value of Istanbul’s apartment mosaics.
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How galleries and artists benefit from a symbiotic relationship
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Christina Elia talks to gallery owners about the mutual benefits of nurturing a strong relationship and secures some insights for artists considering approaching a gallery. Christina talks to Velvet Easel gallery owner Jane Grant, Vessel Gallery founder Angel Monzon and glass artist Bethany Wood, one of the artists represented by Vessel Gallery.
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The essence of life in glass
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After 40 years working in IT designing corporate computer systems for global companies, Yorkshire-based Pete Jauneika embraced early retirement in 2019 to concentrate on his other passion: mosaic art.
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One to Watch: Meet Marie-Paule Pierson
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In the spotlight this time is Marie-Paule Pierson, a Diploma student at the London School of Mosaic, who works on mosaic commissions in France and the UK.
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Seven questions for … Jo Munford
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Rhona Duffy talks to Hampshire-based Jo Munford, who worked in yacht interior design for years before becoming a professional stained glass artist. Rhona and Jo narrate the interview.
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And this time the winner is…
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Readers of Mosaic & Glass voted Alison Mac Cormaic’s Flowers, Fruit and Seedcases the winner of the ‘Nature’ themed competition in Issue 2. Congratulations Alison!
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Exhibition: Putting the Pieces Back Together
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Building on its debut exhibition in 2021, Ontario Mosaic Artists showcases the work of 22 mosaic artists in its ‘Putting the Pieces Back Together’ exhibition. It features art by both internationally acclaimed and emerging artists from across Ontario. It runs from 5-30 October 2022.
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Technical tips (Issue 3)
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Peter Twining takes a look at your options for tesserae, with tips on what’s best – and best avoided – for exterior mosaics.
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Competition: Another chance to get creative to win £200!
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It’s time to get creative! This competition is designed to inspire you to try new things. The theme this time is: Growth.
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No romance without finance
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BY OLIVER BUDD Oliver Budd has the last word. He shares his insights on finance, gleaned from his decades-long career.
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Ads & discount codes (Issue 3)
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Check out these mosaic and glass suppliers, along with some special discounts, for Mosaic & Glass readers … enjoy!