Pupil Memorial, Glade Hill Primary School

Pupil Memorial, Glade Hill Primary School

Feb 14, 2025 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

Memorial mosaic created with pupils, teachers and family members at Glade Hill Primary School, Nottingham. This pupil was fascinated by everything under the sea and children were invited to send in drawings to inspire the design of the mosaic which is now displayed in a central location in the School building.  He also loved collecting snails, so we created a second memorial mosaic for the classroom working with the special educational needs class, year 1 pupils and teachers. The colourful glass rounds are very tactile and ideal for small hands, helping to develop fine motor skills.

“We commissioned the creation of two mosaics from Julie to remember and celebrate the life of a very special little boy who attended our school and were blown away by the amazing service provided by Julie. From start to finish the quality and care provided by Julie during the process was exceptional and our children, staff and the parents of the child were able to create a fitting memorial for our school. Thank you so much Julie”

Anna Stapleton, Head Teacher Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School

Fish detail
Fish detail
Glade Hill Primary mosaic workshop
Glade Hill Primary mosaic workshop
School drawings
Snail memorial mosaic
Under the sea memorial mosaic
Royal Robin Redbreast – Hoodwinked

Royal Robin Redbreast – Hoodwinked

Nov 9, 2020 | PROJECTS

Commissioned by Nottingham City Council for the Nottingham Hoodwinked public art trail 2018. My design ‘Royal Robin Redbreast, sponsored by Castle Rock Brewery was inspired by the heritage of royalty at Nottingham Castle. William The Conqueror first built the castle in 1067 and Royal residents have included Henry II and Richard The Lionheart. I wanted to create a Robin with a rich, regal feel with golden wings, a jewelled Robin Hood style crown and quiver of golden arrows. Every Robin has an individual red breast so I wanted a lot of the detail to go into this area. I worked entirely freehand creating lots of swirls and patterns in different shades of red glass to create the effect.

The sculpture took over 200 hours to complete placing more than 10,000 individual pieces of mosaic.  It was voted the most popular sculpture on the trail and went onto raise the highest bid at auction for Nottinghamshire Hospice.

“We’re really excited for people to see this beautiful mosaic robin as part of the Hoodwinked trail. Our congratulations and thanks go to Julie who has worked painstakingly on it for months, from the planning stages to hand-cutting pieces of mosaic and getting every detail right. It’s a stunning, colourful and intricate sculpture and we know it’ll look amazing outside Nottingham railway station” Lewis Townsend, Head of Marketing Castle Rock