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An overview of some recent domestic projects in mosaic and ceramic.

-    Columns for Guest Lodge, Kloof, South Africa  - Go

-    Dressing Table 2, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Dressing Table 1, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Table, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Stove Splash-Back, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Feature Door, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Feature Column, Umhlanga, South Africa  - Go

-    Disk for Feature Wall, Umhlanga, South Africa  - Go

-    Stove Splash-back, Showers, Mosaic Persian Rug and Patchwork Table, San Lameer, South Africa  - Go

-    Winter and Summer Walls, Johannesburg, South Africa  - Go

-    Hanging Water Feature and Floor Panel, Switzerland  - Go

-    Stove Splash-back for Chef's kitchen, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Aloe wall mosaic, Durban North, South Africa  - Go

-    Garden Quilt Mosaic, Westville, South Africa  - Go

-    Outdoor Shower, Johannesburg, South Africa  - Go

-    Water Features, Johannesburg, South Africa  - Go

-    Verandah Wall Mosaic, Umhlanga, South Africa  - Go

-    Hedge Wall for Pool House, Johannesburg, South Africa  - Go

-    Outdoor and Indoor Shower, Johannesburg, South Africa  - Go

-    Mosaic Wall, Hermanus, South Africa  - Go

-    Mosaic Persian Rug, Parys, South Africa  - Go

-    Disk of leaves, 2m diameter, Parys, South Africa  - Go

-    Entrance and Feature wall with Columns, Zimbali, North Coast, South Africa  - Go

-    Inside/ Outside Chimney & Fireplace, Plettenburg Bay, South Africa  - Go

-    Pebble Mosaic, Garden Floor, Durban, South Africa  - Go

-    Columns, Johannesburg, South Africa  - Go

Columns for Guest Lodge, Kloof, South Africa.

Dressing table for private residence, Durban, South Africa.

After news spread of the last dressing table Jane did, another client commissioned one for her daughter.

Dressing Table, Durban, South Africa.

Table, Durban, South Africa.

Stove Splash-Back, Durban, South Africa.

Feature Door, Durban, South Africa.

Feature Column, Umhlanga, South Africa.

Disk for Feature Wall, Umhlanga, South Africa.

Stove Splash-back, Showers, Mosaic Persian Rug and Patchwork Table, San Lameer, South Africa.

Winter and Summer Walls, Johannesburg, South Africa.

For the design of these walls I tried very much to capture a feeling of the garden that you look out onto

from the verandah. Since there is such a contrast in the colours and types of plants that feature during

the different seasons, I felt that it would work well to have a “winter wall” and a “summer wall”.

I also did not want the ceramic artwork on these walls to be finished to a rigid straight edge – I did not

want them to appear as flat rectangular panels stuck on the wall. Therefore, for both summer and winter

walls, the ceramic and mosaic pieces are attached to a metal (copper-plated) grid which was mounted

about 5 – 7mm proud of the wall surface. A rectangular area of wall which reads behind the grid was tiled

in a rough edged glass mosaic tile.

My intention was that by using the grid I could keep the edges of the work irregular, so that the edges

are very “soft” and the ceramic bits sort of spill out of the main area of the work. I also thought that the

metal grid would read as a kind of “trellis” upon which the ceramic pieces would be “growing” – or even

better, especially as we used a copper grid, as a “beaded cloth” that hangs on the wall. The ceramic and

mosaic pieces were attached very much like beads to the grid, and especially on the summer wall I

included glass beads in the design.

For the summer (spring) wall I chose to use circular shapes – series of round elements to represent the

feeling of the plants in the garden. The circular pieces are both concave and convex, the idea that in this

season there is a “bursting” of growth and buds. From far the round pieces are read as a pattern of

spring/ summer colours (focusing on the greens) and as one looks closer at the work patterns and shapes

within the ceramic pieces, represents the summer plants.

The winter (autumn) wall is made up of long thin leaf / thorn / spike shapes. Grasses and spiky seed pods

 as well as the winter aloe inform this. The colours are more grey-green and “cold” greens with a small

amount of ochre. The wall reads much the same as the summer wall, being a pattern of thin shapes which

reveal detail patterning on closer inspection.

Hanging Water Feature and Floor Panel for private residence, Switzerland.

Stove Splash-back for Chef's kitchen, Durban, South Africa.

This splash back was designed for chef Clive Aaron's home kitchen. Clive is the chef and owner of

Eat-Me Gourmet Cafe situated in Morningside, Durban. See also the Home Page for two magazine articles

that feature Clive Aaron pictured with this mosaic.

Aloe wall mosaic, Durban North, South Africa.

Garden Quilt Mosaic, Westville, South Africa.

Outdoor Shower, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Water Features, Johannesburg, South Africa.   

Verandah Wall Mosaic, Umhlanga, South Africa.

Hedge Wall for Pool House, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Outdoor and Indoor Shower, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mosaic Wall, Hermanus, South Africa.

Mosaic Persian Rug, Parys, South Africa.

Disk of leaves, 2m diameter, Parys, South Africa.

Entrance and Feature wall with Columns, Zimbali, North Coast, South Africa.

Inside/ Outside Chimney & Fireplace, Plettenburg Bay, South Africa.

Pebble Mosaic, Garden Floor, Durban, South Africa.

Columns, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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