Comments on: An Interview With Tessa Hunkin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/19/an-interview-with-tessa-hunkin/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:58:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Greg t https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/19/an-interview-with-tessa-hunkin/#comment-1713543 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:58:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202905#comment-1713543 There must be (At least) one more set/group of mosaic-makers around here, as evidenced by the NE wall of Walthmastow Girl’s School ( Church Hill, E17 ) – the same style is also evident with “Ride My Bike” ( A memory of Starley & “The Rover” ) on the corner of Woodbury Rd & Church Hill & for that matter the ornamental TfL roundel on the Up platform of Walthamstow Central.
I don’t know who they are, or where they are based, though.

]]> By: Anita Patel https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/19/an-interview-with-tessa-hunkin/#comment-1713530 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:07:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202905#comment-1713530 Awe-inspiring in its artistry and social value. What a wonderful evolution from basic idea and learning the skill, to the spokes of a wheel, radiating out into countless lives, enriching, stabilizing and and giving direction to a whole community. A wonderful affirmation of human worth and care, with a very long-lasting artistic product to inspire and enrich generations to come.

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/19/an-interview-with-tessa-hunkin/#comment-1713407 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:53:01 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202905#comment-1713407 The mosaics are very beautiful. Seeing the artists at work looks very time consuming and industrious, but in some respects meditational due to the concentration that must be involved.

When I was a child at primary school in the 60s we had a teacher who used to ask us to bring her any old plates our mothers didn’t want because they were chipped or damaged in some way. She would smash them into pieces, then we’d glue the pieces on to polystyrene plates as an art project. It was an enjoyable thing to do.
I’m from a town in Scotland that was famous for producing linoleum floor coverings that were exported worldwide. Another art project we were given as children was creating geometric patterns on squared paper as if we were budding lino designers. It’s somehow fitting I ended up in Switzerland as the company in my home town was taken over by a Swiss company a number of years ago and I smile when I see showrooms of their products here.

]]> By: Arabella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/04/19/an-interview-with-tessa-hunkin/#comment-1713370 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:59:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202905#comment-1713370 If only every town and city had a Tessa Hunkin the world would be a better place.

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