About Anne
Passionate about the transformation of old into new, Anne gives unwanted objects a second skin by process of adornment. She creates unique sculptures, panels and installations using recycled and discarded materials. Artefacts donated by clients are often incorporated into the works.
Seeing Beauty in the Everyday
Anne's practice is rooted in the belief that ordinary objects carry stories. A broken plate, a discarded spoon or a single earring can become part of something entirely new.
Through decoration, transformation and reuse, materials are given a second life. The resulting works are often playful, richly textured and layered with meaning, inviting viewers to look again at objects they might otherwise pass by.
Anne with "Angel of the East" Elizabeth Castle. Meiningen
Anne works mainly to commission and also has a selection of smaller studio pieces for sale. She provides a professional and friendly service, working closely with the client from design through to creation.
To discuss a commission or purchasing a piece of work, please contact Anne.
Anne’s Client List, CV and Awards:
“It's beautiful... possibly the most beautiful mosaic I've ever seen”
— KIRSTIE ALLSOPP - CHANNEL 4'S KIRSTIE'S HOMEMADE HOME
Career Highlights
• Over 30 years of professional artistic practice
• Major public commissions across the UK and Europe
• Work held in museum, public and private collections
• Featured on Channel 4 and BBC television programmes
• Commissioned by councils, hospitals, museums, educational institutions and private collectors
Anne trimming decorative ceramic plates and pieces on a table.
Anne holding a shard of plate with the text 'Made in England' and a crest.
Anne's careful trimming in action!
'River of Life' wall in the entrance hall of Colchester hospital
'Cerunnos'
Awards, Achievements & Recognition
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Channel 4
Google
Writtle College
Colchester Art Centre
Creative Partnerships
Colchester United
Braintree Museum
Kent History & Library Centre
Gardens of Easton Lodge
Crittall Windows
Colchester Zoo
Broomfield, Colchester and Harwich hospitals
Bellway Homes
Barratt Homes
Several hundred schools and community groups across East Anglia
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International Research Fellowship with Arts Reverie Ahmedabad, India
Residency at the Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India
Artist residencies and Sculpture symposiums in Germany
Work represented in collections in the UK and abroad
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Chelmsford Museum
East Contemporary Art Collection
The Rock Garden Collection, Chandigarh, India
Permanent public artworks throughout the UK
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British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM)
Suffolk Craft Society
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Arts Council England DYCP Award (2023) Developing Your Creative Practice grant, a competitive national award which supporting development for new techniques for 3d mosaic.
International Research Fellowship for Contemporary Crafts (2008) enabled her to travel to India and work with the internationally renowned outsider artist Nek Chand at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh.
Leverhulme Trust Award (2005) with Writtle College. A highly respected UK research and development award supporting a Sci-Art residency.
Gold Medal & Best in Show at the London Garden Show Alexandra Palace for mosaic works within the garden.
Quirky Toilet of the Year Award (2023) for the "Cistern Chapel" series of mosaics at Colchester Arts Centre.
Shortlisted for Horticulture Week Award (2005) with Liz Lake Associates for Garden with Balkerne Star Mosaic
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Channel 4 Kirstie’s Homemade Home
BBC2 Escape to the Country
BBC2 Fantasy Rooms
Articles Mosaic & Glass magazine and Grout
Articles in Essex Life and Suffolk Life magazines
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Dedicated Wikipedia biography
Internationally exhibited artist
Public commissions across the UK
Work held in museum and public collections
Over 30 years of professional practice
Award-winning sculptor and mosaic artist
