Felicity Ball mosaics - new Scottish landscape mosaics on the horizon!

 Hello blogger friends,

I am very excited to share with you the slightly new direction I am going with my original mosaic art.

Since I started making mosaics 15 years ago as a way to work from home when our children were young, I have been fortunate enough to be a busy artist - making all sorts of commissions for clients over the years, with a limited amount of time to pursue my own mosaic projects.  I have enjoyed making all the different pieces, but I would say, honestly, that larger statement mosaics, with room to be freer, are what give me the most creative buzz - see some examples below.

I now find myself at home with more time to work and have taken the decision to concentrate on larger mosaics for a while - made for inside or out and inspired by our recent walking trip around the Highlands of Scotland.  The scenery was simply stunning, with view after view that I could imagine as a mosaic. 

Along the way, I took many pictures (some are above), and on our return, narrowed it down to 8 or 10, which I will have printed out, and when, I have finished my current commission, will start to recreate in my own impressionistic mosaic style.

For me, it is a thrilling prospect, and one I am very much looking forward to. I will sahre them with you along the way, and I would appreciate you sharing them with friends or colleagues who you think might also be interested.

Keep a look out for my next post!

Many thanks,

Felicity

Mosaic art in situ - ideas for mosaics in the home and garden

Hello blogger friends,

I often ask people who buy my mosaics to send me photos of the mosaics in situ.  Partly, of course, because it is lovely to see where they finally rest, and to see how they look - and also because it gives people who are thinking of buying or commissioning a mosaic how it might look.  Often we don't purchase a piece of art, no matter how much we are drawn to it,  because we are not quite sure where to put it.  Hence the photos in situ.  I have a large collection of them now but have just chosen a few for you to have a look at, with a little explanation of each underneath.

This is a Kandinsky inspired mosaic hangs in our kitchen, and lifts my spirits every day!

Two very different mosaics in this bathroom - on the left a wave mosaic which is just tiles and wood.  On the right is a Moroccan inspired mosaic in which I have used a Mediterranean blue grout.

To the left of the door of this Coastguard's Guard cottage, is a exterior mosaic of a local scene in Devon.

In this church, I mosaiced the inside of the font and made matching wave panels each side.

See one of my garden benches nestling in this garden - a work of art, and so useful!

I made two landscape mosaics for this client who had a lot of wall space and wanted something interesting to look at while she sat at her patio table

Here is an exterior poppy mosaic to add to my client's collection of wall art.

It was hard to choose just a few examples - but I hope this gives you a small idea of how versatile my mosaics are.  If you have an idea, and would like to commission one, it really is easy - just email me - felicityball@justmosaics.co.uk- and we can discuss the possibilities.  If you want to get some idea of what it might cost, do visit my website and see all my work there for more details - www.felicityballmosaics.com

Many thanks for reading, and I would really appreciate you sharing my mosaics with anyone you think might be interested.

Felicity x