Bio

My name is Colleen I Live in Cairns Queensland Australia

After spending 12 years in Sydney I returned to Queensland in 2000 and to Cairns in 2006.

I live with my partner and my 2 dogs Mr Bob and Miss Tia who are both pound puppies.

Having  always admired mosaics, I picked up a tile nipper for the first time in September 2003 at a course where I learned to cut glass tiles into traditional tesserae shapes and sticking them to a board with tacky glue. After leaving that particular course I knew that there was more to mosaics than cutting 2cm x 2cm tiles with a tile nipper.

I went home and sought information on the internet. I found out about how many different websites from around the world there are and that drove my interest further. I found the American Mosaic Artists forum and that was the first step towards heading to where I am today with my mosaics.

In 2004 I was lucky to do a 2 day Course with Sandy Robertson from Oz Mosaics who is a well respected mosaic artist in Brisbane Queensland Australia. She has helped me so many times when I have been stuck with my work.

After learning a better adhesive technique from Sandy it has allowed me to develop my own individual style with many different mediums. I really enjoy working adding texture to my mosaics which I achieve with China. With each piece I am gaining confidence that will lead me to working doing mosaics on a full time basis.

In March 2005 I became a member of the Mosaic Artists Assoc. of Australia.

A member of Cairns Arts Society since 2007.

My artworks have been on exhibition in Sydney, Gold Coast, Dalby and 3 Artist of the North Exhibitions in Cairns.

I hope that you enjoy a selection of my works an look forward to sharing more with you.

If you are interested in obtaining a quote for a Mosaic please do not hesitate to contact me by hitting the contact me button.