More Images from the Roman Mosaic Project

"Fiddly Work, Mosaic!" (Photo by Sarah McAdam)

"So many colours to choose from!" (Photo by Sarah McAdam)

"It's all a bit sticky!" (photo by Sarah McAdam)

 

If your school would like to run a project like this, have a look at some of the mosaic kit packages available, especially designed and produced for schools: http://www.traceycartledge.co.uk/products?tags=schools

Roman Mosaics with Year 3

The Year 3 children of Chorlton Church of England Primary School can tell you all about the Romans. The topic has been one that they’ve thoroughy enjoyed and now they’re all expert mosaic makers too!

photo by Sarah McAdam

In just two workshop sessions, the whole class had completed their work and it was ready to grout. With help from Tracey and a couple of parent volunteers, each child then had the opportunity to grout their masterpiece themself. The results are spectacular….more images coming soon……..

If your school would like to run a project like this, have a look at some of the mosaic kit packages available, especially designed and produced for schools: http://www.traceycartledge.co.uk/products?tags=schools

BAMM – New Website

The British Association for Modern Mosaic has just made some changes to the website. I’m delighted to be featured in the professional members’ gallery: http://www.bamm.org.uk

Now aboard The Ark!

If you’re looking for somewhere quiet and easy to do your Christmas shopping in London, away from the city centre crowds, Stoke Newington has lots to offer and one little gem of a shop is The Ark on Stoke Newington Road.

The Ark is one of our new retailers, stocking both the wall plaque kits and the stepping stone mosaic kits. Joanna Georgiou, the proprietor, has a wonderful selection of contemporary and eco friendly gifts on offer. My children were delighted with the wind up character torches and funky insulated lunch bags that I found for them here. You could easily do all the Christmas shopping in one go at this shop and delight the family with exciting and inspired gifts that they’ll love and treasure…….

Ministry of Craft Mosaic Workshop

On Saturday 10th October a group of seven beginners joined me at the Fred Aldous basement workrooms for a mosaic workshop as part of the Ministry of Craft autumn programme.

We had a lovely day and the work that the group produced was wonderful – lots of different approaches and styles and fantastic results……

Glass mosaic on board

This is Angela’s lovely butterfly. It is made entirely with glass mosaic, with a good choice of subtle blends of colour and shapes working right through the form to really bring it to life. Well done, Angela, and thanks for the photo.

Route 73 to London Kids…………..

Casilda Ilia and I are pleased to announce that MakeMosaic mosaic kits are now available at her very exciting shop – Route 73 – on Church Street (Stoke Newington).

Route 73 Kids

Route 73 is packed full of exquisite gifts, toys and crafts for children, targetting those of 8 years and under. Whilst we know that creative spirits as young as 80 years wise enjoy making mosaics, its never too young to start and great fun for all ages! The wall plaque mosaic kits require a careful hand and usually suit the older ones best whilst the stepping stone kits are great for kids even as young as 3 or 4 yrs old to be involved with, providing an adult takes the lead and supervises the activity carefully, paying attention to the safety instructions provided.

When young children make mosaic stepping stones with me, they wear protective gloves.  (There’s a large and a small pair in every stepping stone mosaic kit) As soon as we’ve finished mixing the cement and getting it into the

Its as much fun as making mud pies!

mould, the child can enjoy making a pattern of their own with the ceramic pieces directly into the wet mortar. Older children will generally prefer to get the design worked out on the card beforehand and then put it into the mortar with the aid of the magic transfer paper in the kit. The choice is yours!

Tracey Cartledge Ltd Receives Innovation Award

The NWDA has announced that Tracey Cartledge Limited will receive an award as part of the Innovation Voucher Scheme to develop and improve the Point of Sale display unit options available for retailers.

Earlier this year Tracey worked with Green Graphics in Bedfordshire to build a prototype unit, designed by Tracey,  that Manchester Art Gallery has kindly piloted and tested for us in their gift shop. TC Ltd is now hoping to work with Lucid Group to re appraise the POS design and create a modular system that will suit the needs of all our retailers, whatever the size of shop space they designate to the MakeMosaic Kits that they sell for us.

We’ll keep you posted on progress…..

Monkey Business at Saltex

The Monkey Business Artists team will be making an appearance at the Windsor IOG Saltex Exhibition next week. We’ve been invited to show our stuff within the Russell Leisure stand (B18) and it’s going to be so much fun!!

Russell Leisure have designed the space to include some very special and exciting new features within their Sensory Play Environment. Our contribution is a set of bespoke thermoplastic markings, produced on a combination of tarmac and concrete paving that forms a beanstalk, complete with bugs and minibeasts, forming a path up to a funky climbable play house. The path also features cast bronze critters and mosaic stepping stones….if you’re visiting the show please come along and see us – we think that you’ll love it!!!

Mosaic Workshop – bookings now being taken

“Tile with Style: Make a Mosaic”

If you’d like to join us for our workshop on the 10th October, bookings are now being taken on the Ministry of Craft website, where you can find further details: http://www.ministryofcraft.co.uk/courses/cp2-make-a-mosaic/

This piece was made by Tilly, aged 9

This turtle mosaic was made by Rosalind, aged 7

Gallery shops, designer gift shops, boutiques

This is a call for suggestions.

Do you know of any designer gift shops that would be perfect as a retailer of the mosaic kits? I’m particularly interested in locating good independents that sell interesting/not in the high street items in advance of Christmas stock purchasing.

Please let me know your ideas…………………..thank you!