Archive | April 2013

RSPB Mosaics – progress so far

Here’s the first few mosaics for the RSPB signage.  I’m using the double-indirect method so they’re currently just on brown paper.  The hawker (dragonfly to you and me) has been reversed ready for a test cast into a small concrete slab.  Apologies for the awful photos – forgot my camera today so these are from my phone…

Mosaics Oak LeafMosaics Common Blue ButterflyMosaics DipperMosaics Hawker

Hyde Indoor Market artwork unveiled!

Following six months of consultations, workshops, meetings, fabrication and lots of sanding, the Hyde Indoor Market artwork was unveiled on Saturday 6th April.  As I’ve mentioned previously, the artwork consists of 3D letters which spell out the words ‘Hyde Indoor Market’, with each letter representing something different sold within the market.

In terms of fabrication the letters presented a variety of challenges as they all required different processes to complete them – these included mosaics, mould-making and casting, decoupage, illustration, knitting and painting to name but a few.  Detailed images of each letter can be seen here on the Woodend Artists flickr page but I’ve included a select few below.

Letter-O Letter-K Letter-E Letter-D