Comments on: Tessa Hunkin At London Zoo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-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 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297840 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:28:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297840 Wonderful mosaics! I almost wish that the monkeys were shown holding (or dropping) an unssuspecting visitor’s phone – it would then serve as both an artwork, and a warning notice!

]]> By: Anne Scott https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297667 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:29:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297667 These are marvelous mosaics! I wonder if the zoo would make postcards or greeting cards – a nice way to support the zoo.

]]> By: Paul Loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297662 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:11:37 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297662 I tried ringing that monkey who nicked my dog and bone . He told me I was barking up the wrong tree. Cheeky Fellow !
Nice work from the Hackney Mosaic Project !

]]> By: Ardith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297657 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:43:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297657 Tessa’s mosaics are truly phenomenal. Thank you for sharing them, TGA

]]> By: Lucy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297653 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:39:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297653 Really lovely 🙂

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297637 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:02:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297637 Greetings from Boston,

GA, kudos to Tessa and her crew for their beautiful work at the London Zoo. Wow, those close-ups really show the intricacy of placing each piece – the monkey’s hands for instance.

These pieces will be enjoyed by zoo goers for years to come.

]]> By: Ros https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297633 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:48:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297633 They really are masterpieces – just gorgeous, both of them. Both are a delight. Can one go to zoos just to look at the portrayals of creatures rather than the creatures themselves I wonder?

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297614 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 07:31:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297614 Absolutely right Valerie – magnificent is the word! Fantastic movement in the penguin design, and the monkeys really are the proverbial cheeky monkeys.

Also interesting to see the close ups of the designs and how the monkey fur has been so cleverly stylised, and how there is a band of the background colour around the outlines of the animals. I love the abstract border designs too.

Great work, and I will forward this to some contacts who might be keen to commission some mosaics – fingers crossed!

]]> By: Valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/07/10/tessa-hunkin-at-london-zoo/#comment-1297596 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 05:56:44 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=175587#comment-1297596 Absolutely magnificent. Valerie

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