110 x 110 cm paper mosaic and acrylic paint on mdf
Here is the completed mosaic made over a four week period at Henry Maynard Primary School in Walthamstow London. Henry Maynard is a wonderful school where everyone from the children, staff and students are enthusiastic, kind, caring and proud of their lovely school. I facilitated a family learning course with eight children and their mothers. The children and parents came up with the theme of a ship, which is the schools emblem, coming out of a book and different items which symbolise what they love about their school such as music, reading, maths, friendship, sport and arts. The hand border are the mosaic hands that they all made from their own hands on the first day and symbolise the teamwork that they all showed throughout the project. I am so proud of everyone on the course and at the school and so thankful to everyone, especially Lauren and Alison Pearson. Please do check out my other mosaic projects at Wentworth Children's Centre and Comet Children's Centre.
Week 1 - making hand mosaic
Week 1 - cutting paper to size
Week 2 - making templates for mosaic pieces
Week 2 - painting the mdf board
Week 3 - filling in and laying out mosaic elements into place
Week 4 - gluing down the mosaic elements onto the board.