THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN UNVEILS SANDY MOSAICS

MONDAY 19th MARCH - SANDY BEDFORDSHIRE

THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN - EARL PEEL - UNVEILS THE WILLIAM PEEL MOSAICS

On a sunny, but cold morning Lord Peel unveiled the two mosaics dedicated to the achievements of his great great uncle William Peel VC KCB RN

The Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis, the Mayor of Sandy, Carolyn Blake and Oliver Budd of Story In Stone and Councillor Caroline Maudlin with children from Robert Peel Primary school who worked on the mosaics.

After the unveiling we had speeches and lunch at the RSPB centre in Sandy.

A great event to mark the third roll-out of mosaics for Bedfordshire.

WILLIAM PEEL'S VC

BEDFORDSHIRE MOSAIC TRAIL COMPLETED

STORY IN STONE

CAROLYN BLAKE & OLIVER BUDD PARTNERSHIP

THE FINAL SEVEN MOSAICS FOR THE BEDFORDSHIRE MOSAIC TRAIL WERE 
INSTALLED AND UNVEILED THIS WEEK

On the railway bridge in Biggleswade Cllrs David and Jane Lawrence unveil the four mosaics depicting historical transport in the town 

Crayfish and eels from the River panel

The Berkeley car panel

And two Berkeley cars turned up!!!

Shock Oliver, the highwayman and the Swan Inn panel

On Tuesday the Mayor of Sandy, Cllr Colin Osborne., unveiled the Frederick Thomas Bidlake panels with the assistance of a cyclist and the Bidlake Memorial Trust chairman David Barry

The panels can be found on the exterior walls of Sandy library

On Monday a very rare Champion car turned up in Potton

Here it is depicted in the Potton map

The Potton map was unveiled by local schoolchildren (From Potton Federation School) who had worked on the mosaic, Alistair Burt MP and George Howe (Chairman of Potton History Society) as the stationmaster!!

These mosaics are the conclusion of a long project creating local landmarks in the three Bedfordshire towns. 

 This has involved hundreds of local people from historical societies, workshop participants, council officers and Budd Mosaics but the whole scheme was initiated by Carolyn Blake, the creator of Story In Stone (www.storyinstone.org.uk), who conceived and initiated the project, ran all the community workshops and who has been the driving force that has resulted in such a successful outcome, before on-time and in budget!!. 

From L to R: Cllr. Caroline Maudlin, Helen Nellis; HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Carolyn Blake & Oliver Budd

Search Results

(Phase 2 of the Story In Stone roll-out - Leisure Centre - Biggleswade)

NEW WORKS FOR BEDFORDSHIRE & NEW SEASALT PANEL IN YORKSHIRE

OUR SECOND ROLL-OUT OF MOSAIC PANELS FOR THE BEDFORDSHIRE MOSAIC TRAIL "STORY IN STONE" HAVE NOW BEEN INSTALLED

These panels have been made as a collaboration with community groups in Bedfordshire run by Carolyn Blake and Story in Stone and elements made in the Budd Mosaics Studios

Captain William Peel VC Panel - Sandy

The "Shannon" Panel - Sandy

The Sandy Show - Sandy

(How many rabbits can you see?)

TV And Sports Clubs - Biggleswade

Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Innis unveiling the Biggleswade mosaics

The Mayor of Sandy with local school children unveiling the Sandy mosaics

For more information on these mosaics please go to Story in Stone on Google

Our latest entrance panel for Seasalt in Northallerton, North Yorkshire

BACK FROM HONG KONG AND BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!

NOW BACK FROM OUR EPIC TRIP TO HONG KONG AND MAINLAND CHINA, VIA KEFALONIA FOR A WELL EARNED REST!!

BACK IN THE UK AND TIME TO INSTALL THE MOSAIC WE'D MADE WITH YEAR 7 LEAVERS AT RUSSELL HOUSE SCHOOL IN OTFORD, KENT.

THEN OFF TO CRUMLIN VILLAGE IN SOUTH WALES TO INSTALL OUR RENOVATED SECTIONS OF THE VIADUCT MOSAIC IN THE VILLAGE CENTRE.

NEXT STOP CLIFTON IN BRISTOL TO INSTALL A PORTRAIT PANEL OF REGINALD INCLEDON ONTO ONE OF OUR CLIENT'S PROPERTIES (OUR GREAT THANKS TO IAN, THE MAN WITH THE KANGO AND NO FEAR OF HEIGHTS!)

PAUL BULL BELOW, BRISTOLS FINEST!

AND FINALLY, FOR THIS BATCH OF EVENTS, TO SALISBURY TO INSTALL OUR LATEST ENTRANCE PANEL FOR SEASALT CLOTHES SHOPS.

NEW ROLL OUT OF MOSAICS FOR BEDFORDSHIRE COMING SOON, CHECK DETAILS WITH "STORY IN STONE" WEBSITE.....

STORY IN STONE - OUR FIRST ROLL OUT

OLIVER COMPLETES THE SETTING OF THE FIRST FOUR MOSAICS FOR SANDY POTTON AND BIGGLESWADE

MONDAY AFTERNOON INSTALLING THE POTTON MOSAIC WITH LORENZO

POTTON SCHOOL CHILDREN UNVEIL OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK

(They made the four manors quarter)

BIGGLESWADE'S FIRST MOSAIC IN THE MARKET SQUARE

SANDY'S ROMAN ORIGINS MOSAIC

IN THE GARDEN OF THE SOON TO OPEN WETHERSPOONS PUB

BIGGLESWADE, THE INNS MOSAIC

THE PUBLIC ADMIRING THE FIRST POTTON MOSAIC

OTHER RECENT WORKS

Leavers Legacy Mosaic made by pupils of Russell House School, Otford, Kent

Mosaic Floor made by pupils of Ticehurst and Flimwell Primary School

Floor of telephone box, now a defib unit

And finally a portrait of Sgt. Reginald Incledon due to be installed in Bristol shortly

NEW WORK FROM BUDD STUDIO

UPDATE ON ALL THE LATEST WORKS FROM THE 

BUDD STUDIO

STORY IN STONE - BIGGLESWADE, POTTON AND SANDY MOSAIC TRAIL

The mosaics are coming on apace with Carolyn Blake's workshops proving a great success in Bedfordshire and our work here at the studio creating sections to match-in to the finished works.  We have our first roll-out later this month with panels for all three towns.  These are the first of three phases up to Spring 2018 and completion of the Mosaic Trail.

Below are half of the first panel for Potton and part of the first panel for Biggleswade (Sandy's first panel can be viewed on previous blogs)

WESTERHAM TOWN COUNCIL MEDALLION

Back in the 1970's my father, Kenneth Budd, designed and produced a medallion for the chairman of Westerham Parish Council (my Kentish birth town!!) in the interim years the Council has become a "Town" Council and I have just returned a revised medallion to reflect that change.  This just requires some extra embellishments from a jeweller before it can be presented to the Chairman. 

Meanwhile, near Westerham in......HURST GREEN, SURREY

We had a wonderful afternoon celebrating the unveiling of the Creative Community Mosaic on the front of the local Community Hall.  This 4 metre long work has been created by the Creative Community group and is part of an ongoing series of works including tidying up the environs and creating other artworks to enhance the area.

Detail of mosaic bee below

Me and my dear Ma at the opening!!!

Over in Clifton, Bristol......

WORK HAS BEGUN ON A PORTRAIT OF Sgt. REGINALD INCLEDON

This is the third portrait panel I have made for a client who is celebrating his past relatives on buildings he owns in the wonderful Clifton area of Bristol.  This photograph shows its current production stage, background is being applied as we speak.  The full design can be seen to the right of the mosaic portrait.

Another panel for Seasalt!.......

HORSHAM SEASALT SHOP PANEL INSTALLED!!!

Our latest Seasalt panel was installed mid-April in Horsham Surrey.  Next one due this coming week for the Mumbles in Wales!

Finally.........

LAST SUNDAY WE INSTALLED THE MORGAN CAR PANEL

In Reece Mews off High Street Kensington.  We had our high scaffolding and my son Tom and his old friend Mike, both young and agile, thankfully, as it was a bit of a sweat hauling a 2 X 1.5m mosaic panel up almost 20 feet to affix to the wall.  Thankfully the weather was kind and the job went well.  A very satisfactory commission and looked great, especially from certain angles where the iridescent mosaic did it's very sparkly thing!!.. I love this job!