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Gift of Life - Colchester Hospital
Gift of Life, River of Life. Main entrance. Donated crockery, sea glass, buttons and jewels. 6m x 2m
Commissioned by Colchester Hospital's Organ Donation Committee to recognise the amazing Gift of Life organ donation represents.
Created using carefully cut plates, donated by local people, including staff, donor families and organ recipients. The artwork celebrates coastal Essex, its rivers, estuaries and wildlife it represents the ebb and flow of the River of Life. Included is a poem commissioned by Martin Newell, a message of thanks to all those families affected by organ donation.
For more information about organ donation go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk
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Swedish Maidens - Symington Building
Swedish Maidens, Symington Building, Market Harborough Donated crockery, buttons, jewels, coins and ceramic transfers
Celebrating the heritage of the Symington Building, former corset factory of R & WH Symington & Co. Ltd.
The corsets are constructed from materials donated by local people, many of whom worked in the factory or had a connection with the firm. The designs are inspired by historical examples of corsets in the collection of Leicesterschire County Council and Harborough Museum.
Swedish Maidens were the steam filled copper forms on which the corsets were moulded. Anne commissioned Martin Newell to write a poem inspired by the female factory workers. The project was funded by Arts Council England
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History Tree, Kent History & Library Centre, Maidstone
History Tree, Glass smalti, steel
An 8 metre tree with transluscent glass smalti at its base, back lit at night. 17 autumnal smalti and steel leaves are blown across the front of the builidng.
The shadow of the tree, also smalti and steel sees the addition of over 40 etched leaves containing stories, recipes and historical facts gathered during workshops across Kent. A collaboration with Michael Condron
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Stand Tall Giraffe Parade
Sarasvati, Stand Tall Giraffe Parade, Colchester and London 2.5m Crockery, mirror, buttons, coins, paint
Giraffe commissioned by Colchester Zoo for the stand tall giraffe parade. 30 giant giraffes parade around Colchester and beyond as part of the Zoo's 50th birthday celebrations
"Sarasvati" is the Hindu Goddess of the Arts, helping people express themselves creatively. The stars are inspired by the well known nursery rhyme, twinkle twinkle little star, written by Jane Taylor in Colchester. For more details about the parade and giraffe auction go to news
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Phoenix Broomfield Hospital
The Old Colonel, Phoenix Childrens Ward 150cm x 120cm Crockery, mirror, buttons
Inspired by designs created by patients on the new Phoenix ward. The Phoenix, a symbol of renewal and regeneration welcomes you to the ward.
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Darling Daisy, Gardens of Easton Lodge
Darling Daisy, Countess of Warwick Objects unearthed from the gardens during restoration
The Gardens first artist in residence and curator of its first sculpture trail which included Darling Daisy, a bust of former owner, The Countess of Warwick. The sculpture is made using items such as bullet cases, clay pipes, crockery and plant labels all discovered in the gardens during restoration. Projects have spanned over several years and include a series of tables created with local schools for the courtyard tea area and several award winning projects as part of the big draw.
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Writtle College Sci-Art Residency
The Landscape of Mosaic CADE, Writtle College, Chelmsford Illuminating the path, Lightwell Mosaic and various objects
Funded by The Leverhulme Trust this artist development residency was a collaboration with senior lecturer in landscape management, Andy Boorman. The residency developed as a journey, with outcomes including: A series of objects donated by various departments, mosaiced using shattered bus shelter glass, A mosaic meadow, a unique landscape installation combining artist's source materials and wild flowers and a lightwell mosaic, symbolising the journey undertaken by Artist and collaborator and based on an aerial photograph of the College. It includes items donated by staff and students.
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Crock Circles Broomfield Hospital
Crock circles St. Andrews Outpatients 100cm Crockery, tiles, buttons
Series of five circular mosaics. The designs are loosely based on patterns and shapes in nature.
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Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford
Privacy Screen 180cm x 200cm Mixed Media
Commissioned to create a private area for visitors. Workshops with staff, clients and local school pupils involved the creation of small mosaic panels. Due to the very personal nature, these were kept by the makers and photographs of the mosaics were used in print trays on the screen. The trays also contain handwritten poignant quotes and personal mementos, all donated by users of the hospice. Each panel contains different coloured mosaiced chakras containing healing crystals.
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Laser Treatment room & Day Surgery
Cat and Can panels, Day Surgery, Broomfield Hospital 75cm Crockery, tiles
Underwater world, Laser Treatment Room, Broomfield Hospital Glass and ceramic tiles
Cat and Can panels created as window views to bring light to the entrance area.
Underwater world is a room allocated to the laser treatment of burns. The mosaic fish were created using designs from children with burns.
