The Dragonfly and the Lizard

There is always a huge amount of trepidation when delivering a piece of artwork to clients. Despite all the discussion, sketches, emails and drawings there is always the te-dah moment as you unveil the thing that has occupied your mind and hands for some time. It is very different when someone is choosing your work in say a gallery or at a fair. Here are photos of some of the preparation work...

So I trooped off to deepest Surrey this week with the latest mosaic design swathed in acres of bubble wrap. Happily the clients loved the design and I was relieved that the colour scheme fitted just as I hoped in their beautifully-landscaped garden - it is a very lovely garden. Just as we got to the 'where do you want it to be on the wall in your garden' bit the skies opened so we retreated to drink Prosecco inside.

The rain wasn't about to stop so we donned raincoats and stood in the rain whilst trying to secure the mosaic to the garden wall. It now sits on a London brick wall with a great tree fern to emphasise the pre-historic scaly feel of the lizard.

And the lovely thing is that they would now like a further two more mosaics on a similar theme for an adjacent wall. There is something very satisfying in craft where you create something from nothing. I am hoping that the weather improves so that the sun glints of the gold mirror tiles and creates that movement of light playing across the surfaces.