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Peacock Mosaics

peacock mosaics

Joss Hughes is a self-taught mosaic artist working from her studio in a beautiful rural setting near Romsey, in Hampshire. When not working on commission, she creates mosaics for sale at local outlets or plans her next adult “Mosaic and Cake” workshop. She marvels at the natural creativity of children taking part in her “Make a Mosaic” parties or in after-school and holiday camp mosaic sessions. Mosaic creations in stained glass and mirror dominate her portfolio however, she also particularly enjoys working with beach-combed sea glass and driftwood. The latter are mainly sourced from her beloved South Cornwall. Other materials she occasionally uses include 'found' objects from the garden or beach, and the commercially available glass tiles and nuggets. After a crafty childhood Joss focused her mind to pursue a career in Paediatric Medicine. Six university years and a further seventeen, mainly working for NHS England, left little time or energy for creativity! Job rotations and RAF deployments (her husband) necessitated living at fourteen different addresses (in the UK and in Australia). Retrospectively she realises that the repetitive home-and-garden making was expressing a hidden natural creativity. Five years ago she made the life- changing decision to say 'goodbye' to Dr J Hughes, Neonatal Doctor, and to say 'hello' to Joss Hughes, mosaic artist. A birthday gift of a two day beginners’ course (Clare Goodall, Oxford) in 2009 had sown the seed of the addictive nature of mosaics. Following up on two chance sightings of the same incredible huge floating mosaic ball, she tracked down the artist and a second two day course (Sue Smith, Devon) in 2014 reignited Joss's passion and introduced her to the media of stained glass and mirror. There followed lots of trial and error at the kitchen table with glass shards flying everywhere before she finally produced a mosaic she felt able to show anyone! Slowly amassing the prerequisites of a basic studio she moved into her own working space and, in May 2017, she decided to officially launch her own business: Peacock Mosaics. In 2018 Joss attended a 5 day residential mosaic course at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, learning from the fabulous Sonia King. The emphasis was on developing artistic expression. In 2019 Joss became the Editor (a voluntary role) for "GROUT", a thrice yearly publication by the British Association of Modern Mosaic for its members. This has been a superb networking and knowledge-boosting opportunity. She also attended the 2018 and 2019 BAMM Forums, in London and York respectively, furthering her contact with the UK mosaic community. She has had mosaics accepted for exhibition in Penzance, York and Andover during 2019. In 2020 Joss will attend a short course at the London School of Mosaic, with tutor Debra Collis, exploring further her preference for abstract design, and practicing colour studies and andamenti.

Living Pilates

living pilates

Bristol

Home pilates studio in North Bristol offering private, specialised 1-to-1 sessions and classes across the city in various studios At Living Pilates UK, we can create results for you like these, with regular pilates practice - - BACK PAIN AND SPINAL PATHOLOGIES - SHOULDER INJURIES - STIFF SHOULDERS, NECK AND BACK - CORE STRENGTHENING - INCREASING FLEXIBILITY - ANTENATAL - PREHAB & REHAB FROM SURGERY - KNEE INJURIES - SCIATICA BOOK YOUR PRIVATE SESSION NOW AND START TO LIVE PAIN FREE AGAIN HERE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE SPECIALISED IN... BOOK WHAT IS PILATES? Designed by Joseph Pilates in the 1940's, his original work was called 'Contrology', which he said was the "complete coordination of body, mind and spirit". He designed a set of exercises to be repeated properly to find natural rhythm and coordination in all of your daily activities. The exercises and technique help you attain a deeper understanding of how your body moves by building a strong core, a healthy spine and a supple body. The original principles were: Breathing Centering Concentration Control Flow Precision Pilates technique has developed year on year as we learn more about the human body through science innovations. The style which is now taught commonly is contemporary, with more anatomical focus and consideration for different body types. Read more here... - PAIN RELIEF - INCREASED ENERGY - IMPROVED SLEEP - FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH AND MOBILITY - IMPROVED SENSE OF WELLBEING - BODY CONFIDENCE - HIGHER SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-EFFICACY - ROUTINE AND STRUCTURE -REDUCED STRESS