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
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
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
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.
