Editor’s welcome
Welcome to Issue 6 of Mosaic & Glass. A big thank you to all the contributors involved in putting it together for you to enjoy. We’re now creating a magazine primarily focused on mosaic art and its artists, and we’ll include one long read (and sometimes a short read too) on glass art in each issue so that you can continue to get inspired by that art form too. We also have longer, in-depth features on mosaic art with more writing by artists. By mosaic art, we mean mosaic in its traditional forms, along with mosaics created with glass as well as mixed media mosaics that incorporate glass elements. Plus you’ll notice lots more technical tips from the artists featured in the magazine. We hope you enjoy reading the stories behind the artists and their art as much as we enjoy telling them. Read more…
COVER STORY
A thousand streams
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Founder of the London School of Mosaic (LSoM) David Tootill long believed there was an opportunity to install a significant piece of mosaic art at London Bridge. Now his dream is finally becoming a reality. Catherine Rose explores.
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Combining fragments to create a new story
Reading Time: 8 minutes
After stumbling on mosaics by a happy accident back in 1998, Caroline Jariwala’s life was to change forever. Angela Youngman explores.
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Seven questions for… Dr Helen Bodycomb
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Amanda Tattam interviews Dr Helen Bodycomb, asking her about what moved her to follow the mosaic calling, her PhD in mosaics, her latest book, and more.
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The glass narratives
Reading Time: 10 minutes
Mixed-race ceramicist and glass artist Christopher Day tells stories about the black experience and doesn’t shy away from hard-hitting subjects. Catherine Rose talks to him about his meteoric rise as a glass artist.
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Five things that inspire me
Reading Time: 11 minutes
t’s always fascinating to find out where artists get their creative inspiration. Here, Rhona Duffy asks four artists what inspires them and what they do when they’re feeling stuck. They provide some top tips for unleashing your own inner, creative genius.
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A pocket full of stones… a handful of joy
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Joanna Kessel unearths the inspiration at the core of Dugald MacInnes’s minimalistic slate artworks.
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One to watch: Suzanne Garben
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Suzanne Garben, a graduate of the London School of Mosaic’s Diploma, believes that handmade is the ascendant aesthetic. Here, Rhona Duffy asks her about her path to mosaic, the benefits of her studies, and the projects she’s been involved in, including the London Bridge Project, which is also featured in this issue.
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Unmasking my divine
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Wasentha Young loves the visceral quality and divine nature of her mosaic creations. She feels transformed during the process of manifesting of what she calls “spirit” mosaics. Here, Wasentha writes about her passion for creating masks. Listen to Wasentha narrate her article too.
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What can ancient mosaics teach us?
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Helen Miles explores why there is much to be learned by studying ancient mosaics. She believes this to be an essential part of contemporary mosaic practice. And, through her writing, she hopes you’ll look at ancient mosaics anew.
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Gathering glass professionals across the creative spectrum
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Artist and author Catherine Dunstan and Blowfish Gallery director Bethany Wood reflect on their recent collaborative event, PROCESS, as it draws to a close. As two professionals with very different experiences and perspectives on the glass industry, they were able to imagine and create an event that neither would have created on their own.
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Oliver shows us his mettle
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Faced with the twin challenges of the English weather and the possibility that commissioners sometimes want to move his public mosaic artworks, Oliver Budd devised a method of creating permanent but portable mosaic panels. Here, he shares his method so that you can use it too.
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Ads & discount codes (Issue 6)
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Check out all our advertisers in Issue 5, who offer a range of brilliant services and products for mosaic and glass artists…