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Mosaics
Designed and Handmade by Janet M. Davies 

I have decided to downscale the mosaic part of my website.
You will find photos here of my favourite mosaics I have made.

Mosaic Torso "Lola"

Lola from the front       Lola from the back
Front                                              Back
This whole mosaic torso I made from scratch. The concrete torso and plinth I sculpted. The torso is 1 mtr (3 feet) tall and set in a mortar plinth. I adhered the ceramic tiles I hand cut into shapes. Mortar was used for grouting.

Peace Mirror
May it bring peace to all that reflect in it


The whole piece is 40cm (16 inches) round. Made of ceramic tiles I hand cut. The wooden shape I cut out with my jig-saw. The centre 4 triangles pieces have been cut from the wood also. A mirror has now been placed behind the triangles. Design Copyright Janet M. Davies 2006

Mosaic Garden Sculpture
 
"Ladybug Sanctuary"

Photo above showing 4 different sides of the same pole. The base is 10cm (4 inches) high and 90cm (35 inches) round. The pole is 87cm (34 inches) high.The pole/base was made with chicken wire and then covered with mortar. Hand cut ceramic tile 4mm thick were hand cut. Design Copyright Janet M. Davies 2004-2009

Mosaic Torso  "Skinny Dipping"


This whole concrete mosaic torso I made from scratch. The torso is 1 metre (3 feet) tall. I adhered the ceramic tiles I hand cut into shapes. Mortar was used for grouting. He has real pebbles at the lower front on his body and a tiled pond with a fish at the back area. So to give the look of him up to his waist in water at the edge of a pond. i.e. Skinny Dipping..

Woman Stomping Grapes Torso

            
This whole mosaic torso/plinth I made from scratch.  The torso is 1 metre (3 feet) tall and set in a concrete plinth. I adhered the ceramic tiles with Adhesive Concrete (thinset) that I had hand cut into shapes. Mortar was used to grout all parts of the torso. With thin sheets of copper were cut into squares and applied in a shingle effect around the base.

Mosaic Koru

             koru mosaic
Top view                                                   Side view
This 'Koru' sculpture is inspired from the native New Zealand fern frond. In the Maori culture the Koru stands for new beginnings, life, harmony and growth. I hand carved from a block of mortar to make the koru stand proud. The rustic red grouting is the finishing touch The whole piece is 22 x 11cm (9 x 4 inches) with each layer being 3cm (1 1/4 inches) thick.

Twin Fish

This could be used as either a wall hanging or a small table top. Timber was cut out with my jigsaw to 39cm (15 inches) by 55cm (22 inches) in size.  Made of ceramic tiles I hand cut.  Design Copyright Janet M. Davies 2009

Seahorse


Seahorse wall hanging. It is 39cm (15 inches) by 55cm (22 inches) in size.  Made of ceramic tiles I hand cut. Design Copyright Janet M. Davies 2005

 The Who

The Who
This logo was/is used by the music band
"The Who". The background is English colours as they were/are an English band. The layout of the writing was a kind of trademark way they wrote it. If you don't know who The Who is then ask your parents. *wink*.  The whole piece is 40cm (16 inches) round. Made of ceramic tiles I hand cut. The wooden shape I cut out with my jig-saw. I made this as a gift for a "The Who" fan.

Betty Boop

Betty Boop
This Betty Boop wall hanging is 28 x 34 cms (11 x 14 inches). Made of ceramic tiles I hand cut and gold shimmer glass was used for her earrings. The wooden shape I cut out with my jig-saw. I made this as a gift for a friend who is a Betty Boop fan.

Mosaic - Butterfly


This butterfly is 53 x 55 cms (21 x 22 inches). Made of tiles I hand cut and then adhered onto wood, that was cut out with my jig-saw. Bright green, purple and yellow ceramic tiles and green glass pebbles were used.

Mosaic - Memory Fish


This fish is in memory of the ones that got away. The story of my fishing trips. The fish is 92cm (36 inches) long and 50cm (20 inches) wide.  He is made of tiles I hand cut and then adhered onto wood, that was cut out with my jig-saw. I used 3 shades of tile for the body and glass pebbles around the body. Green grout was used on top and smoothed around the edges. The inspiration for the fish came from a line drawing I found in a book. Suitable for hanging indoors or semi-sheltered outdoors.
There is approximately 30 hours work in this fish.

Mosaic Snail
This is a ready made concrete paver with a snail design to match the owl paver design. The paver is 45cm (18 inches) square. He is made of ceramic tiles I hand cut and then adhered to the paver. Mortar was used for grouting.



The snail design is based on a snail I designed for my Mountmellick (Irish) hand embroidery book. See photo below.

Mosaic Owl
This is a ready made concrete paver with an owl design to match the snail paver design. The paver is 45cm (18 inches) square. He is made of ceramic tiles I hand cut and then adhered to the paver. Mortar was used for grouting. Suitable for indoors or outdoors.

 The owl design above is based on some owls I designed for my Mountmellick (Irish) and Schwalm (German) hand embroidery books. See photos below.

             Schwalm Owl

Doug's Tui on Flax


This is a ready made concrete paver with a native New Zealand Tui bird sitting of a branch of Flax flowers. The paver is 45cm (18 inches) square. He is made of ceramic tiles I hand cut and then adhered to the paver. Mortar was used for grouting. 
Copyright ©2006 Janet M. Davies

Two Terracotta Pots


These are two terracotta pots above showing the front and backs. They are approximately 12cm (5") tall. The ceramic tiles I cut too shape. The top of the pots and insides are painted. Mortar I tinted black and used for grouting.

Floral Terracotta Pot


This terracotta pot is 26cm (10 inches) tall. The ceramic tiles I cut too shape. The top of the pot and inside are painted. Mortar was used for grouting.

Shapes Pot

 

Approximately 15cm (6") tall. The ceramic tiles I cut too shape. The top of the pot and inside is painted. Mortar was used for grouting.
 

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