SALES OUTLETS
Xinamarie
Mosaic tiles from Italy as well as mosaic tools, kits, glues, grouts, mosaic gifts, and more, shipped worldwide.
www.xinamarie.com
Lizzie Wells Mosaics
For 'pick & mix' supplies of mosaic tiles, tools and grouts required by mosaic students in South East England visit this Bexhill-on-Sea shop, mail www.info@lizziewells.com
or check out the website above.
www.theartistsweb.co.uk
One of the main artist websites bringing together the work of artists, photographers, illustrators and creative professionals. The site provides listings, pictures, cross referencing by colour and subject as well as prices of more than 14,000 works of art for sale.
www.theartistsweb.co.uk
Garden
Architecture
Exhibits and sells sculptures for home and garden as well as high quality garden
and outdoor lighting, trellis, water features, planters and mosaics.
www.gardenarchitecture.net
Villa Natura
With plaudits from top interior designers, Villa Natura distributes
BIOFA quality paints from Germany. They wont harm you, your family or
the environment. Natural paint for a sustainable environment that
doesn't leave you coughing from fumes.
www.villanatura.co.uk
COURSES & HOLIDAYS
The Claremont Hotel
Elegant, comfortable and stylish rooms combined with discreet customer care give you the ultimate stay experience. VisitBrighton has awarded this hotel the city’s first 5 star grading for guest accommodation. Just three minutes from our workshop. Ask for the 10% Inspired Mosaics discount.
www.theclaremont.eu
Evolution Arts & Natural Health
Programme of courses in hip-hop dance, Flamenco guitar, homeopathy, portrait painting, yoga, storytelling, printmaking, Indian tabla, theatre, garden design and much more – all in the Brighton & Hove area.
www.evolutionarts.org.uk
Skyros
Holidays
Holistic holidays on the Greek island of Skyros where you can spend two weeks
learning how to make mosaics along with courses ranging from windsurfing, Tai
chi and creative writing to African dance and painting. Inspired Mosaics has
facilitated there for several years, it comes highly recommended!
www.skyros.com
Travel Quest
For a quality list of yoga and mosaic holidays try travel-quest
adventure holidays where they list yoga holidays, mosaic courses and
other arts and crafts holidays. www.travel-quest.co.uk
Valle
de Vida Holistic Health Retreat, Malaga
Robi Pershad and associates offers yoga retreats, therapy sessions and a wealth
of alternative therapies at a lovely site in the Guadalajara Mountains. Inspired
Mosaics will be running combined yoga and mosaic courses there in 2008 (see Courses).
www.valledevida.com
Yoga Directory
A great resource for those interested in yoga and related topics.
www.yogadirectory.com
Yoga.co.uk
Comprehensive directories of Yoga classes, events, workshops and holidays in the UK and abroad.
http://www.yoga.co.uk/
Yogapages
The UK's premier online yoga resource helping you to maintain and develop your yoga practice.
http://www.yogapages.co.uk/
Hobbycraft
The arts and crafts superstore.
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/
Inspiring Holidays
Holidays to stimulate the mind, body and soul
http://www.inspiringholidays.com
REFERENCE BOOKS
(In order of how recently published, all still available)The
Mosaic Artist's Sourcebook: Over 300 Traditional
and Contemporary Designs
By Teresa Mills
Paperback, 272 pp. £14.99 Apple Press 2005
www.Blackwell.co.uk
Mosaic Techniques
By Emma Biggs
Paperback, 160 pp. £12.99 Cassell Illustrated 2003
www.Amazon.co.uk
Illustrated Encyclopaedia
of Mosaics
By Elaine Goodwin
Hardback, 172 pp. £18.99 B.T.Batsford 2003
www.Amazon.co.uk
Design Sourcebook
Mosaics
By Martin Cheek
Paperback. 128 pp. £12.99 New Holland Publishers
2002
www.Amazon.co.uk
The
Art of Mosaic Design: A Collection of Contemporary
Artists
By Joann Loctov
Paperback, 144 pp. £13.99
Rockport Publishers Inc.
2002
www.Blackwell.co.uk
ORGANISATIONS
The British Association of Modern Mosaics (BAMM)
This association has a monthly newsletter and offers
details of other mosaic businesses in the UK.
www.bamm.org.uk
The Crafts Council
This is the UK's national organisation for the
promotion of contemporary crafts. It hosts the
National Registrar of Makers, has exhibitions
of contemporary craft and presents the Chelsea
Craft Fair.
www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Hidden Art
This supports and promotes designer-makers while
offering the public access to original design.
It has a directory of over 300 designer-makers
and artists. It has just franchised Hidden Art
Cornwall.
www.hiddenart.com & www.hiddenart.com/cornwall-home
www.britisharts.co.uk A guide to arts and crafts on the internet.
www.craftsitedirectory.com A wide-ranging directory of arts and crafts websites in the UK
www.ukcraftwebsites.co.uk A worldwide directory of craft, fine art and entertainment arts.
www.craftsearch.co.uk A UK directory of arts and crafts websites.
www.craftlinks.co.uk A great directory of UK art-related websites
www.artresources.co.uk
Brighton Festival
of Artists Open Houses
The Artists Open Houses are the jewel in the crown
of the annual May Brighton Festival. More than
750 artists exhibit in 170 venues, including the
Inspired Mosaics workshop.
www.artistsopenhouses.com
ARTISTS
Alexandra
Abraham
Here is a talented glass artist who creates gilded wall panels and bowls.
www.alexandraabraham.co.uk
Lara
Harwood
Lara Harwood produces fabulous contemporary screen and digital prints plus
contemporary illustrations.
www.laraharwood.co.uk
SPECIALIST MOSAIC SITES
Mosaics and mosaic-making information from The Joy of Shards Resource. A polished and serious site.
http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk
This site is created by and for mosaic artists and lovers of mosaic art.
http://www.mosaicatlas.com
The online magazine for all things mosaic.
http://www.mosaicmatters.co.uk