Comments on: Hackney Mosaic Project At London Zoo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Eden https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1276704 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:25:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1276704 The mosaic received widespread acclaim (including receiving the British Association of Modern Mosaic s Mosaic of the Year Award in 2014 ), the volunteers were keen to continue and, bit by bit, more funding was found to keep the project going. So further panels were added including the names of the volunteers, shepherdesses tending their sheep after whom the park was named and pavement mosaics of local flora. By the time the work was over the Hackney Mosaic Project had completed a whopping 50 square metres of mosaic work and blossomed from a small group of volunteers into a mosaic making phenomenon.

]]> By: Nancie Mills Pipgras https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083781 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:21:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083781 Another mosaic triumph for the Hackney Mosaic Project! Wonderful images telling a unique story. Thank you so much for continue to cover the work of Tessa Hunkin and her merry band of mosaic makers!

]]> By: Ros https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083182 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 23:08:51 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083182 lovely work in the tradition of Greek and Roman mosaics. Haven’t been to London Zoo for many years but would happily pay to see animals as beautifully represented as this. Great sense of fun and of design.

]]> By: pauline taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083156 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:58:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083156 Wonderful project, beautifully executed. Well done!!

Coming from Colchester, Britain’s First City, I love mosaics, we have many lovely Roman ones including one which is I now on display in our new gallery, Firstsite.

]]> By: pauline taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083152 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:51:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083152 Wonderful project, beautifully executed. Well done!!

]]> By: Ardith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083131 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:19:56 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083131 Truly inspired concept, beautifully executed

]]> By: Linda Granfield https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083117 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:11:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083117 Wonderful! Looks like a tapestry of fine stitches.
Lucky zoo visitors — talented artists.

]]> By: Caroline Bottomley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083094 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 07:16:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083094 What a superbly economic and imaginative way to tell a story at the zoo. Fantastic. Bravo to all involved, including the commissioners.

]]> By: Valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083087 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 06:28:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083087 What a stunning piece of art, put together stone by stone – fantastic. Valerie

]]> By: Janet M https://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/24/hackney-mosaic-project-at-london-zoo/#comment-1083085 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 05:44:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=144137#comment-1083085 Gorgeous work!

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