commission - Julie Vernon Mosaics

St Clare’s Memorial Peace Dove

Mar 6, 2023 | PROJECTS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

School memorial project working with pupils and staff to commemorate the loss of a much loved member of staff. A shimmering peace dove with forget me not flowers and heart detail created in a one-day School workshop. This was a reflective project with staff and pupils coming together to work on the mosaic side by side. I worked with a small group at a time and rotated throughout the day until everyone had participated by laying a few tiles. Now installed on the outside of the School building for everyone to visit.

“Julie worked with staff and students at our school to create a beautiful mosaic in memory of our colleague. Julie was incredibly sensitive and understood exactly what we wanted and needed. All the students responded to her calm and gentle manner. Julie explained the technique and worked patiently with everyone. The result was absolutely stunning! The school are extremely pleased with the mosaic. I could not have chosen anyone more perfect than Julie to create this important piece of art with us”

Linda Allan, St Clare’s School, Derbyshire

Shaun The Sheep – Aardman Animations

Nov 11, 2020 | PROJECTS

Commissioned in 2015 by Aardman Animations for ‘Shaun in the city’, a public art trail taking place in Bristol and London, also celebrating the launch of the new movie. The design was inspired by the texture and volume of Shaun’s fleece as well as his colourful character. The fleece was covered in 16,500 glass droplets which resembled smarties and the face and legs in thousands of classic black mosaic tiles. As everyone’s favourite smartie tends to be orange, I added a pop of vibrant orange detail. The design was sponsored by Hargreaves Lansdown and was located outside their offices in Bristol for the duration of the trail. I also got to design the masthead for the Bristol Post, a first for me! Named ‘Dolly’, it picked up an award for ‘best fleece’ and the sculpture went onto sell at auction for £8,500.

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-07-13/nottinghamshire-artist-creates-gromit-sculpture-for-charity

Queen’s 90th Birthday mosaic, Syston District Council

Nov 9, 2020 | PROJECTS

A mosaic paving slab celebrating the Queen’s 90^th Birthday was commissioned by Syston District Council. This 60cm x 90cm pavement feature was made using the indirect method of mosaic to achieve a smooth surface for walking on.

‘Vandoeuvre Les Nancy’ crest, Gedling Borough Council

Nov 9, 2020 | PROJECTS

Gedling Borough Council wanted to celebrate the twinning history between Gedling and Vanoeuvre Les Nancy in France. They commissioned a mosaic of the crest to feature in one of their raised beds in the twinning garden at Arnot Hill park, Nottinghamshire. The stone base was cut specifically to fit and match the existing stonework in the raised wall bed.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue

Nov 9, 2020 | PROJECTS

Feature floor mosaic commissioned by Maber Architects and The Gelder Group for Newark fire station. This 1m x 1 m mosaic of the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service logo was made using the indirect method of mosaic. This is the traditional Italian method of making a mosaic in reverse on brown paper and results in a completely flat surface ideal for flooring. It is also ideal for large scale mosaics, enabling the mosaic to be made in sections in the studio before installing on site. The mosaic is not revealed until set in cement and the paper peeled off which can be a little stressful! I enlisted the help of professional mosaic installer Bruno Pusateri to install the mosaic in the reception area of the fire station as the mosaic needed to be smooth and level to the surrounding ceramic tile.

In 2022 I was commissioned to create a second mosaic for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue service, this time for Worksop’s new state of the art fire station designed by Maber Architects and developed by G F Tomlinson. This 1m x 1m mosaic wall feature of the corporate logo sits in a frame recess in the entrance. A bespoke fused glass lettering panel was made for an extra wow factor.

“The mosaic is fantastic, thank you. It looks amazing and has already invoked lots of comments. Thank you again”

Terry Scott, NFRS