Gateway to the Black Mountains

Concrete relief and mosaic wall panels for gateway feature in Brynaman, Aman Valley, Wales
Artists - Maureen O'Kane and Carlos Pinatti. Design by Steve Welchman

Cwrt Rawlin Primary School, Caerphilly

North Ealing Primary School mosaics

Mosaic seat - Garden Suburb Junior School

Mosaic Parties

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Contact: Mo on 07970267585
email: mo@momosaic.co.uk

The mosaic party is a fun and unique craft based activity that can take place in your own home on the kitchen table, in the garden, or in a hired venue. The average two hour party begins with the children sitting down to make their mosaic in their own design - with or withour a mirror - and they also make a mosaic coaster. Then, whilst they are having their party food, the mosaics are grouted and cleaned ready for the children to return to give them a final polish. By then they are dry and completely safe to take home in their own bag - and no mess will be left behind at all. Areas covered - South Wales, Bristol and Greater London (other areas will be considered)

"I absolutely loved the mosaic party – it’s the best I’ve ever had!
Thank you for coming such a long way: my friends loved their mosaics.
I think a mosaic party is the best!"
Love from Georgia xxx'

Mosaic parties are suitable for the home, garden or venue of your choice. The artist has an enhanced CRB check.

For more information about types of parties and prices please call Mo on 07970267585 or
email mo@momosaic.co.uk

Mosaic tryptich in Garden Suburb Infant School - wins first prize in Mega Mosaic Makers 2011

This mosaic was inspired by the painting ‘Tobias and the Angel’ from the workshop of Verrocchio which was the focus of the ‘Take One Picture’ scheme run by the National Gallery and enthusiastically taken up by the school under the direction of the infant school art co-ordinator Sarah Jowsey. We are delighted to be awarded first prize in 2011 in the Mega Mosaic Makers competition, organised by BAMM, the Bristish Association of Modern Mosaics and sponsored by Topps Tiles. http://megamosaicmakers.org.uk

There are 270 children in the school – 3 classes in each year group – so 9 classes in total. The children in Reception, Years 1 and 2 were working on a variety of cross curricular activities based on the painting and through discussion with them and their teachers it was decided to create a whole school mosaic piece on the theme of journeys – Tobias was making a long journey with the Archangel Raphael to collect a potion for his blind father

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All the design work came from the children and each year group focused on either Land, (year 1) Sea (reception) or Sky (Year 2) and every child made a design collage or painting of one element of theme. From these I drew up the final design then, after approval worked again with each class for one lesson each, where every child made the piece they had designed for the mosaic – either a small ceramic piece or mosaic section. These were all laid out to form the design onto 3 x 1m square boards and over 6 days the children, teachers, assistant teachers, lunch time supervisers and parent helpers came to the temporary artists studio at the back of the hall to contribute to the mosaic. It was finished, grouted and installed in the newly decorated, colour co-ordinated foyer.

The piece was constructed using porcelain and vitreous glass tiles of colours in keeping with Italian renaissance– with small mirror tiles that glint under the spotlights, combined with small relief ceramic pieces of fish, coins, potion bottles and wave foam made by the children.

The piece took at least 12 days school contact then incalculable hours for finishing and grouting.

Gallery

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This gallery shows a mixture of work - schools and community projects and public artworks.