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      • Oxted Railway Station
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Lancaster Flying Carpet Mosaic

Commissioned by Lancaster High School, this sculpture was funded by the ‘Million for the Millennium’ scheme. The mosaic is made of vitreous mosaic tesserae installed on to a crinkled 4mm thick galvanized steel sheet, and is 2 metres wide and 3.2 metres long. Based on a traditional carpet design, the motifs were drawn by local children and symbolise human qualities that would help their progress up the school into adult life. The children themselves suggested some of the symbols: the spectacles represent clarity of vision; the hand mirror, self-knowledge; the light bulb, inspiration. Others were drawn from cultures in other parts of the world: the snowflakes stand for individuality; the elephant for patience; the carp for perseverance; and the salamander for resistance to temptation!

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  • Home
  • Portfolio
    • Artist Residences >
      • North Uist Fish
      • Lancaster Flying Carpet Mosaic
      • The Grizedale Mosaic
      • Atsitsa Ship Of Life Triptych
    • Public Commissions >
      • Essex Skipper Butterfly Sculpture, Colchester
      • Warneford Hospital Sculpture, Oxford
      • Crediton Public Swimming Pool, Devon
      • Highfield Mosaic Panels, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
      • Benbecula Pebble Circles, Outer Hebrides
      • Cadzow Glen Mosaic
      • Coventry Canal Basin Mosaic Map
      • Petersfield Town Map, Hampshire
      • Workington Town Centre Mosaic, Cumbria
      • Tavistock School Timeline, Devon
    • Private Commissions >
      • Mosaic Floors, Belgravia
      • Octopus Bathroom Floor
      • Chelsea W.C.
      • Moon & Stars Swimming Pool
      • Tiled Swimming Pool Surround
      • Dionysus
      • Pheasant Doorstep, Keeper's Cottage
      • Goose Pathway
      • Betty Boop Bathroom Floor
      • Fountain Pool, St. Peter’s Church, Burnham
    • Gallery Work
    • Schools & Communities >
      • View Mosaic, The Blencathra Centre, Keswick
      • Dunhurst School, Bedales
      • Egremont 'Crab Fair'
      • Highgate Pre-Prep School
      • Newton-in-Furness School
      • Oxted Railway Station
      • Tebay Primary School
      • Ulverston Victoria High School
  • Mosaic Courses
    • Phoenix Studio
    • The Henley on Thames School of Art
    • Atsitsa on the Isle of Skyros, Greece
    • Ardington School of Crafts
  • About
    • Biography
    • Artist's Statement
    • Book
    • Poems
  • Contact & Links
  • Transient Mosaics
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