Kids Mosaic Workshop

Five little girls between the ages of 4,5 and 8.

A whole lot of butterflies, a fish and a photo frame.

Lots of mosaic tiles predominantly in shades of red, orange, purple and pink.

What a pleasure!

Roman Mosaics

Less than a month ago I found myself in France with my family. 

Taking a holiday before the season starts, always a good idea.

We decided to take a trip to see some Roman mosaics. Well, lets be honest, I convinced my husband that we needed to see some Roman mosaics.

We drove all the way to a little town called Montcaret in the Dordogne.

There, hidden away, is a little museum and a little church and lots of ancient mosaics.

Some mosaics still have to be restored but as usual there is a funding to be obtained.

I love the simplicity of the design, the visual impact of the colours and most of all I love the fact that it is still there after thousands of years.

The Last Illustration Assignment

Before my holiday I had to complete my last illustration assignment.
It was a tough one, reading an article and then interpreting it into an illustration...
The theme of the article was 'Troost' which translates into 'consolation / comfort'.

Here is my interpretation:

You can head over to my illustration teacher's website to see how my fellow classmates interpreted the assignment. I bet you will be surprised at the results!

IWCU Cookbook Illustrations

I had the pleasure to do the illustrations for the IWCU Cookbook.
Let me tell you, it was quite a collaboration between a lot of talented and dedicated ladies.

Plus it is for a good cause and I look forward to seeing the printed book!

Zelfgemaakte Markt!

It was a gloriously sunny day with a slight breeze under the trees.

Perfect for a market.

I had a great time and also sold a few pieces.

Thank you to everyone that dropped by :-)

The next step will be updating my etsy shop and of course planning a few workshops!

Mosaic Cross

And so I completed the cross.

Made from a beautiful antique side plate on an MDF base.

Tomorrow I will be at the Zelfgemaakte Markt in Utrecht where it will be for sale.

Remember to come and say hello if you happen to be in Utrecht!

A Cross in the Making

I'm making a few things to sell at the Zelfgemaakte Markt.

Hard to believe it is less than two weeks away!

This morning I started working on a cross.

I bought some old plates a while ago, and now I finally got the chance to smash one of them to pieces!

Hopefully the cross will be done in a day or two so that it can be grouted and finished next weekend.