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My studio is hidden away in a small historic courtyard in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It is in the coach house of, what was, William Hazeldine's house at the bottom of the Wyle Cop. He was one of the Ironmasters of the Industrial Revolution, so it is an amazing environment to work in with other craft workers.

I design and make mosaics.

Each workshop is designed in partnership with you. I will discuss the best workshop content so that you or the school pupils' learning outcomes and experiences are creatively and successfully met. Workshops for adults are limited to four people on site, school workshops can be for a class or whole-school out in school. Please contact me to book a book a mosaic workshop.

I addition to my mosaic work I am also a published primary learning resource designer.

Originally I trained as jeweller and silversmith at Birmingham School of Jewellery, and now I have transferred many of those gem-setting skills to larger mosaic designs. I am still very attracted to using highly reflective materials!

Current work has focused on exploring the positive/negative patterns within trees and their branches, silhouetted against the sky. I am also taken by East European embroidery with bright colours on a dark background. Much of my work is to commission but mosaics are available on display in my studio and through VAN Gallery in Shrewsbury. My work features in the Maker's Directory on UKHandmade and Madebyhandonline. I would welcome opportunities to work with garden, architecture and interior designers on collaborative installations.

Mosaic artwork for sale is available in my Etsy Shop and work in progress updates and inspiration on Social Media

Series of mosaic roundels 50-30cms in diameter. This commission started with one roundel on the back wall and using a metal lizard water feature as inspiration.

The clients were so pleased with the effect of the sunlight on the mosaic that they commissioned two more in the series of lizards and dragonflies.

,As many of the mosaics are designed for outdoor spaces, I use highly reflective materials including mirrored glass ... a lot! The effect created as the sunlight dances and catches the designs just brings the mosaic alive.

This four by two metre mosaic was designed and made with pupil and staff input. The newt is the school emblem and red is definitely their school colour. Children from Nursery through to Year 2 came to work in the pop-up workshop and were very proud of the finished mosaic.

This commission was for a large cheeseboard and the design was influenced by a visit to the C. R. MacIntosh house in Glasgow.

As part of an art enrichment programme I was asked to replace a playground mural with a series of new mosaics. A small group of KS2 art-mad pupils came to assist over the week using the school colours as part of the theme.

Family Trees celebrated through a mosaic tree. The 50cms square or rectangular boards can take up to three generations of family names. Names are hand painting onto glazed tiles. POA.

Working in rectangles, the mosaic was a chance to use lots of different coloured Van Gogh glass. Inspiration for the colours came from the colour of the London bricks and several purple and mauve bushes planted below.

To celebrate the special day I designed this mosaic to include the happy couple's initials and wedding date. Colours was inspired by a visit to their garden. A personalised gift for weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. POA.

This mosaic was designed very specifically for this wall and uses the red twiggy bush in front within the first two panels. The bird designs came from some stationery I had been designing at the same time.