I was inspired by the poem’s metaphor of the “ebb and flow” of life. I wanted to use the picassiette technique of mosaic. In a moment of serendipity, I discovered a large paella pan lying like a piece of land-locked driftwood on our Spanish roof terrace! Paellas are a central feature in Spanish Fiestas which are likewise a celebration of human, spiritual and carnal life. In the spiral curve of the wave there are elements of ocean existence that eventually find their way into the Fiesta’s Paella Marisco (seafood Paella). The landscape, glimpsed through the wave, also contains features that are both literal and symbolic of life’s journey. My use of different materials: glass, mirror, china, shells ceramic tile and polymer clay further reflect life’s chaos and harmony.

Contact Details : sullivans4@hotmail.com

My friend Matt loves to go surfing in Cornwall. He asked if I would mosaic an old board for him last year, which I did. He was happy for me to then borrow it for this exhibition, as the theme was quite apt, and here it is.

Contact Details : C/O opusmosaic

Masked Boobies.  A never to be forgotten image of the primitive and isolated Galapagos Islands. Hauntingly beautiful, they are inhabited only by wildlife, whose study by Darwin led us to a new theory of Evoltion.

Contact Details : janandrachel@hotmail.co.uk

KAIKOURA LIES ON THE EAST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND WHERE THE SOUTHERN ALPS OVERLOOK THE SEA. THE MAORI NAME KAIKOURA TRANSLATES TO ‘MEAL OF CRAYFISH’.
IN THE WATERS OFF THE PENINSULA, A COMPLEX MARINE SYSTEM PROVIDES AN ABUNDANTLY RICH HABITAT FOR MARINE ANIMALS AND SEABIRDS. IN THE CONSTANT EBB AND FLOW OF THE TIDES FUN LOVING DOLPHINS LEAP AND PLAY, FUR SEALS REST ON ROCKS AND MIGHTY WHALES COME TO FEED. IN THE DEPTHS, COLOURFUL CORALS AND FISH CO-EXIST.
I HAVE CREATED KAIKOURA IN GLASS, MILLEFIORI AND PRECIOUS BEADS BROUGHT FROM THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.

Contact details: janandrachel@hotmail.co.uk