YAPTON MOSAIC NEARS COMPLETION

OLIVER WORKING ON THE FINAL PANELS OF THE YAPTON MOSAIC

FORD AIRFIELD PANEL ON THE BENCH (IN REVERSE)

WORKING IN REVERSE WITH PORCELAIN TILES IS INTERESTING AS YOU CANNOT SEE THE COLOUR OF THE FACE OF THE TILE ONCE YOU'VE SET IT DOWN! 

NAVIGATORS PANEL COMPLETED

FORD AIRFIELD WW1 AVIATOR PANEL COMPLETED 

"1920/30s "FLAPPER" PANEL ON BENCH (IN REVERSE) READY FOR CASTING

BUDD NEWS

A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF MY LATEST PROJECTS

MOSAICS FOR STONEWATER HOUSING PROJECTS IN UCKFIELD AND MAYFIELD ARE ALL NOW COMPLETED AND INSTALLED ALONG WITH SOME LOVELY PLAQUES SET ONTO THE OAK SUPPORT FRAMES THAT EXPLAIN THE WORK, THE LOCALITY AND ITS ORIGINS. 

A NEW DOORSTEP PANEL FOR THE LATEST SEASALT SHOP IN CANTERBURY

MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE MOSAIC

MOOR HOUSE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE IN HURST GREEN, SURREY, HAVE JUST COMPLETED A MOSQUE MOSAIC

Everybody in the school was involved in the panel that now graces the reception area.  

The work evolved from the students designs based on Islamic art being applied to an image of a mosque.

The design was then enlarged to fit a 1.5m X 1m panel and the mosaic was created in just two days.

Below:  the completed panel being installed by the schools fabulous maintenance team.

Below:  Oliver with teachers of the Art Department who organised and assisted with the project

MOSAICS FOR STONEWATER HOUSING

COMPLETED PANELS FOR UCKFIELD AND MAYFIELD

ALL THE PANELS FOR NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN UCKFIELD AND MAYFIELD HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED AND INSTALLATIONS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN EARLY FEBRUARY.

PANEL FOR WOODLAND PLACE - MAYFIELD

PANEL FOR CAMPBELL CLOSE - UCKFIELD

CENTRAL COMPASS FOR YAPTON MOSAIC

DESIGN FOR YAPTON "NAVIGATION MOSAIC"

THE YAPTON MOSAIC HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD, THIS WORK CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND WORK ON THE OLD CANAL AND FORD AIRFIELD BASED IN YAPTON NEAR CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX.  IT WILL BE AN EXTERNALLY SITED GROUND LEVEL MOSAIC CAST IN 13 SECTIONS.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF ITS CONSTRUCTION ON THIS BLOG PAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

Seasalt Lewes & New Other Works

NEW DOORSTEP PANEL FOR SEASALT, LEWES

Today saw the opening of the new Seasalt shop in Lewes, East Sussex.

Last Saturday we installed the entrance floor panel and three step risers which compliment the amazing interior to this shop, from bespoke oak flooring, furniture and lighting art to the skilled hand-lettering of Carl Smith, and that's before you start looking at the fabulous clothes!

ELSEWHERE!!

I've also just installed the first of three panels for Stonewater Homes on a new housing development site in Uckfield, East Sussex.

Here are some photos of the finished panel for the first site; Stoneway Court.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

This is what's going on! 

The latest projects underway in the Budd Studio

DARTMOUTH SEASALT PANEL

Completed last month and a great trip with my good buddy Johnny to install this work on a most blusterous day in that great Devon town.  Stayed at the fabulous Bayard's Cove Inn after completing the installation.

HAYWARDS HEATH TWINNING ASSOCIATION PANEL

The completed design for the twinning panel due for 2016.  It is proposed that it will be a multi-media work, terracotta border panels, mosaic central image and bronze medallions top right and left.  The work represents Hayward Heath's twinning towns of Traunstein in Germany and Bondues in France.  It also celebrates the 175th anniversary of the town's railway.

PEBBLE MOSAIC - PRIVATE CLIENT

Based upon a green man mosaic by Jean Cocteau this work has been made within an aluminium tray so although it's heavy it is portable!  It will be installed onto a wall in my clients' garden in Cornwall.

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLACE NAME SIGNS

These three designs are currently being fabricated in the studio and will be place names for new housing developments in Uckfield and Mayfield.  Stoneway Court is almost completed, I'll upload some photos of it on the bench later next week.

SEASALT ENTRANCE PANEL - LEWES

A new colour-way for Seasalt for their Lewes shop due to open for Christmas.  

NEW MOSAIC FOR SEASALT

SEASALT - DARTMOUTH

SOME PHOTOS OF MY LATEST DOORSTEP PANEL FOR SEASALT'S NEW SHOP IN DARTMOUTH, DUE TO OPEN EARLY NOVEMBER.

THESE PHOTOS SHOW THE PANEL ON THE BENCH WITH ALL THE LETTERING COMPLETED AND THOSE COMPLICATED PELTAS BEHIND.

THE THIRD PHOTO SHOWS THE START OF THE BORDER, WITH THE WHITE WAVES HALF WAY AROUND THE PANEL.