Jo Thorpe Mosaic

21/08/2023

The medieval floors of the Duomo Di Siena in Italy are only revealed twice a year and visitors can see them from August 18th to October 18th.

My Modern Met

The richly decorated floors are only revealed twice a year.

18/08/2023

Controversial proposal to move ancient Christian mosaic from Israel to Washington Museum sparks debate.

Metro

Israel will decide whether to uproot the third-century artefact over the coming weeks.

16/08/2023

NEW: Mosaic Magic - A one day course for all levels. Become a mosaic artist with a hands-on masterclass. 🟪⬜️🟪⬜️🟪⁠
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Join me at Filly Brook in Leytonstone on the 1 October. ⁠
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Create a unique, decorative mosaic for your home or garden. ⁠
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Early bird tickets have sold out and there are just six spaces left.

All materials are included in the price of the course.

Don’t miss my last course of the year!

For more information and to book, click the link -

Become a mosaic artist with a hands-on masterclass. Create unique pieces for your home or garden and take home your masterpiece.

07/08/2023

NEW: Mosaic Magic - A one day course for all levels. Become a mosaic artist with a hands-on masterclass. 🟪⬜️🟪⬜️🟪⁠
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Join me at in Leytonstone on the 1 October. ⁠
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Create a unique, decorative mosaic for your home or garden. ⁠
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Early bird tickets on sale now.⁠
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More details in Stories.⁠
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Link in Bio for info and to book. ⁠
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See you there!⁠
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⁠Jo Thorpe Mosaic Course Leytonstone London

05/06/2023

An exhibit honouring the 40th anniversary of the renowned Eduardo Paolozzi mosaic panels in Redditch was unveiled on June 4th at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre. The display will provide visitors with information about the mosaics.

Kingfisher, Redditch Redditch Advertiser

A display to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Redditch’s famous mosaics is set to be unveiled.

18/04/2023

Throwback: Me restoring glazed tiles in Woolwich.

18/04/2023

Stunning! I would be very happy here..

Dezeen nimtim architects

17/04/2023

Join me this Sunday for an introduction to mosaic at Filly Brook where you'll learn how to create a stunning piece for your home or garden. By the end of the session you'll take home your own unique masterpiece!

A hands-on masterclass where you'll learn how to create stunning pieces for your home or garden. You'll leave with your own unique mosaic.

17/04/2023

Who will be joining me at Filly Brook this Sunday for an introduction to mosaic making? If you fancy learning a unique craft this weekend, message me.

25/03/2023

Two mosaic panels I haven’t seen in quite some time! Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience that I set out for volunteers to work on during sessions at Southbank Mosaics where I was lead mosaicist around 2014. Good luck with the restoration!

Friends of Surbiton Station London School of Mosaic

22/03/2023

Cute little holiday makeover with the best throws by the lovely Donna Wilson ❤️

SCP Remodelista

Get the look of this uniquely colorful and pattern-filled children's bedroom complete with double bunk beds and whimsical textiles.

22/03/2023

Fancy an afternoon of crafting? Join me this Sunday for a mosaic taster session at Filly Brook in Leytonstone. Early bird ticket prices available. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mosaic-taster-session-for-beginners-create-a-unique-mosaic-tickets-581610281007

13/03/2023

Ever wanted to try a decorative craft and make a beautiful mosaic for your home? This is your chance! Join me in East London for inspiring and creative mosaic masterclasses at much loved Filly Brook.⁠
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Mosaic sessions start this month.⁠
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Early bird tickets are limited and now on sale.⁠ Link in comments below ↓↓↓
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All necessary equipment and materials needed to complete a finished mosaic are included in the price.⁠
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"I have over 30 years experience and my mosaic can be seen in several chapels at Westminster Cathedral, private commissions range from work in the homes of DJ and festival organiser Rob da Bank, and singer Emma Bunton, to large mosaic panels at Aston Villa Football Club. My restoration projects include the National Portrait Gallery, the V&A and the War Office." Jo ⁠
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DM any questions or ask away in the comments below!⁠
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02/12/2022

Cardinal Newman mosaic in progress. Designed by Tom Phillips RA for Westminster Cathedral.⁠ On the studio table, 2008.⁠
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Amateurish photos of my work, progressing under the watchful eye of my friend and mosaic mentor Tessa Hunkin.
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24th May 1937 - 28th November 2022

28/11/2022

Amazing new mosaic scenes in Rutland.

BBC News

It follows the discovery of a Roman villa in Rutland hailed as one of the most significant in Britain.

30/09/2022

Join me tomorrow for an introduction to mosaic making, inspired by the beautiful interiors at Birch.⁠
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I'll be at Birch on 15 Oct too. Booking essential.⁠
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22/09/2022

Autumnal colours are on their way... ⁠
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25/08/2022

Sad news!

Manchester Evening News

Made up of painted fresco and mosaic, it depicts the figure of Christ in golds and tans against a dark blue cross and gold mandorla

21/08/2022

Holiday read. Female resilience, creative and funny. ❤️

Miriam Toews

21/08/2022

Stunning Interiors incorporating collaborative ceramic designs by Tomek Opaliński and Paradowski Studio.

Dezeen PURO Hotels

The glamour of Kraków's interwar cafes and the clean functionalism of its mid-century modern cinemas informed Paradowski Studio's interior renovation of the Puro Hotel.

19/09/2021

New work in New York. Artist Nick Cave has created a large installation on the NYC subway, produced using stained glass techniques and featuring interesting mosaic elements 🔺🟨🔷🟨🔺

Nick Cave - Visual Artist

Spanning the 42 St. Connector between Times Square and Bryant Park in New York City is a troupe of dancing figures dressed in vibrant costumes of feather and fur. The ebullient characters are based on the iconic series of Soundsuits by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave (previously) and are the first pa

17/09/2021

11/07/2021

A mosaic inspired by the wallpaper designs of Josef Frank, and made using a combination of vitreous glass and unglazed ceramic. ⁠⁠
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The glass brings colour and vibrancy and the ceramic calms everything down.⁠⁠
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Made by me for a friend.

06/07/2021

Inspired by Josef Frank and with the clients love of passion flowers I made this mosaic for a garden wall in Windsor.⁠
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Mosaic like this is made off-site using the 'indirect method'. Sometimes referred to as the 'reverse method' it is used for most professional jobs, particularly large mosaic installations.⁠
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Much nicer to work in the studio at a desk than outside sticking to a garden wall, as in this case!⁠
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And the client only has one day of disruption instead of weeks, depending on the size of the mosaic.⁠
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The process begins by reversing the design then transferring it onto thick brown paper using charcoal. ⁠
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The tiles are cut to the design and stuck facedown onto the brown paper using water soluble glue.⁠
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Transferring the mosaic onto the wall is quite a skill and one that I teach on my courses. ⁠
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04/07/2021

In 1962 the L'Œuf study centre was set up by a collective of architects, sculptors, designers, and mosaicists. There they researched architectural surface decoration

The mosaicist was called Charles Gianferrari and his abstract work really appeals to me. I love his use of pattern, repetition and scale.

Together, the collective produced more than 200 installations, installed in building halls and public places, most of which included mosaic elements.

Top photo: L'Ain, le Département

30/06/2021

Finishing off the mosaic installations at Westminster Cathedral, and up several flights of scaffold, I realised I had vertigo.⁠⁠
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Some days I'd be fine.⁠⁠
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Some days I would cry as I worked, trying to fight the horrendous feelings and if anyone else moved I would have to lie down.⁠⁠
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Some days I would have to give in and go home. I felt too exhausted to work with cramp in my calves from tensed feet in Converse.⁠⁠
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We ALL had to stop working on Monday's because that was the day the guy came in to tune the organ. Listening to long, single notes bellowing out while pressing small pieces of smalti into adhesive all day was more than we could handle!⁠⁠
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Mosaic life 😉

29/06/2021

Florence Baptistry restoration in progress since 2017 with aims to finish this year. Last time I was in Florence was 1992. I shall have to visit again some day and see the newly restored mosaic shine..

The Florentine

Four sides of the internal walls of Florence Baptistery have been restored, with the remaining four to go by the end of 2021.

27/06/2021

This is a detail of a mosaic made by myself, Tessa Hunkin and Miranda Symmington for Westminster Cathedral. The entire chapel took us a year and a half each to complete. ⁠⁠
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The mosaic was designed by Christopher Hobbs, and depicts the Martyrdom of St Thomas at one end, the scene you can see here in this photo, and at the opposite end of the chapel there is a scene depicting Thomas as a Saint. I was tasked with drapery, the decorative ceiling and the portrait of St Thomas as a Saint. ⁠⁠
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The chapel is called the Vaughan Chantry and can be found by walking down the left hand side of the Cathedral.

23/06/2021

LEGO in cracks by jan vormann 🙂
There's a Facebook (and Instagram) page that documents creations here - dispatchwork

TwistedSifter

For the last decade, Berlin-based artist Jan Vormann has been patching crumbling facades with LEGO

21/06/2021

Making colours work ⁠
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17/12/2020

The carbon dating of a newly discovered Ancient Roman mosaic suggests wealth and the mosaic industry continued into the Dark Ages
ARTnews

The find sheds new light on the history of Roman towns in Britain.

23/09/2020

Mosaic floors depicting hunting scenes discovered in a 1,600 year old church in southeastern Turkey.

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have launched excavations to unearth the mosaics of a 1,600-year-old church in the village of Göktaş in the southeastern Mardin province....

14/09/2020

Race to protect 1950's 'Crucifixon' mosaic created by George Mayer-Marton, a Jewish artist fleeing the N***s.

The Tablet

The campaign group Save Britain's Heritage and the artist’s family are trying to save George Mayer-Marton's Crucifixion mosaic.

14/09/2020

Recently unearthed, late Roman era mosaic depicting social life of the time.

Two new mosaic areas recently unearthed in the ancient city of Germanicia in Kahramanmaraş welcomes visitors to get a glimpse of the lifestyle of the Roman-era

03/09/2020

Mosaic for sale Sotheby's

AN ITALIAN MOSAIC OF 'MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA' AFTER RAPHAEL, ROME, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURYthe central scene depictingthe Madonna and Child with John the Baptist,in a carved walnut frameframe: 93cm. wide; 3ft.½in., mosaic: 72.5cm. diameter; 2ft. 4½in.Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditio...

03/09/2020

This weekend, a rare chance to see Roman mosaic in original locations in Oxfordshire.

📍 North Leigh Roman Villa, Eynsham, Oxfordshire.

Info: https://eynsham-pc.gov.uk/org-event.aspx?eid=13074

Mosaic Open Days - North Leigh Roman Villa 13 Sep 2020 11:00 - 16:30 at Eynsham Village Join volunteers at North Leigh Roman Villa for a rare chance to see Oxfordshire's only Roman mosaics still in their original location. Safety is a paramount concern, face masks must be worn inside the mosaic hous...

11/06/2020

In collaboration with the British Museum, Royal Mail is launching a Roman Britain stamp set. The 2nd class stamp in the set of eight features the goddess of love mosaic from Bignor Roman villa in West Sussex.

Eight Special Stamps featuring important Roman sites and artefacts that remain in Britain today. A collection curated in collaboration with the British Museum.

08/03/2020

Happy International Women’s Day to all my sisters across the globe!⁠⠀
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10/02/2020

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