Spring in Ravenna, Italy: City of Mosaics, part 2 - Micro Mosaics
The practice of miniature mosaics originated in 18 century Rome. Created by artists of the time and inspired by Italian art and nature. . .
Spring in Ravenna, Italy: City of Mosaics, part 1
My attention had been caught online, by a variety of mosaic courses given by the Mosaic Art School in Ravenna, in Italy. One in particular, was on how to create micro mosaics. . .
From Sketch to Product: My Luxury Pattern Designs in Your Home
Having completed two surface pattern design courses over the past year, It’s time to get some patterns out into the world and into a new online shop . . .
Finding Winter Wonder: Exploring Oxford’s Christmas Fair
Apart from the twinkling street lights and street vendor chalets, the Christmas fair. . .
Indian Trailing Florals - Historical Patterning
Excited by the possibilities of surface pattern design, six months later I continued my pattern design studies. . .