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JULY
2025
Installation of Totnes mosaic panels.
After remaining in storage since December 2019, my five large mosaic panels have finally been installed permenantly in Totnes town centre. The panels were origionally due to be installed in the Market Square, just before the pandemic began and the project had to be put on hold. For various reasons they could no longer be placed in the intended positions and new spots have been found for them. Four of the panels have been placed in bus stop shelters and the fifth on the front of the civic hall. I'm very happy that the panels are on display at last and will have some better photos of them soon. The two mosaic 'tree' panels (made with children from local schools) were installed in the covered part of Totnes Market Square two years ago.
JUNE
2025
Glastonbury Festival 2025
It was a real pleasure to be able to unstall my new 'One Love' mosaic in the Kidz Field for this year's festival. The big, pink castle looked amazing and my rainbow mosaic arch, installed last year, needed no maintenance at all. The 'One Love' mosaic has had to come back home with us, as that part of the wooden castle is being replaced for Glastonbury 2027.It will be on display in TAAG Gallery during my early August reidency.
JUNE
2025
New 'One Love' mosaic
I have just completed a new large circular mosaic to take up to Glastonbury Festival later this month. This will be installed in the Kidz Field at the top of the big, pink castle, the focal point of the area. The mosaic is constructed on exterior board and is fully weatherproof. Last year I took up a rainbow mosaic arch which has remained in place since last year's festival.
MAY
2025
Delamore Arts
May 1st -31st
It has been a truly enjoyable experience to have taken part in The Kiln Room exhibition, hosted by Artizan gallery, in a beautiful country house setting in South Dartmoor. The Stable Galleries included a wonderful exhibition of prints and a diverse collection of ceramic work. There were also workshops and artist demos.
MAY
2025
Homeyards Botanical Gardens
mosaic seat spring clean
The Homeyards mosaic seat will have been in place for three years this coming July. It was time to give it a good scrub and deal with a few minor repairs. Spending time in the gardens is always a pleasure and we had a very enjoyable day resoring it back to how it looked when freshly installed. The salty air blowing over from the river and all the tiny plant spores, wanting somewhere to grow, leave a residue that builds up over time. This was my favourite public art project and I will continue to maintain it so that it can be enjoyed by everyone visiting the gardens.
Current Obsessions Exhibition @ TAAG Gallery
Our 'Current Obsessions' exhibition is now sadly over, but we all enjoyed it very much. We have our third group exhibition booked for April 2026 to look forward to.
Thank you to everyone who visited and stopped for a chat. I have three new exciting commissions to start work on and several pieces have found a new home. We spend a lot of hours working in isolation and I belive it's important for artists to have time together and enjoy each other's work, which John, Clare and myself have certainly done over the last week in TAAG Gallery.
This commission was recently completed and has now gone to it's new home. The clients were able to specify which season and bird species they would like to feature in their bespoke artwork.