LATEST NEWS
May 2008
Jo is launching a series of competitions with the chance of winning one of her popular coaster kits. The competitions will run for the next four months. full details can be found here.
April 2008
The updated lists of dates for Jo's one day mosaic courses at her Folkestone shop have just been added to the Folkestone Courses page. As always, these courses full up very quickly, so if you are thinking about booking please do not leave it too late.
February 2008
Shops in Folkestone’s Old High Street are celebrating Valentine’s Day with a matching display of hearts in their windows to attract shoppers looking for gifts for their loved ones.
Jo Letchford Mosaics (43 The Old High Street) is taking it a step further by running a ‘How many hearts can you see in our window?’ competition. Entries to the competition, maximum one entry per person! should be made on a postcard with the entrant’s name, address, contact details and the number of hearts. The first 3 entries picked on Valentine's Day will each win a mosaic coaster kit.
The Old High Street offers a wide range of unique and exclusive gifts for Valentine’s Day; from jewellery and paintings to glassware, pottery and accessories, the range of romantic gifts available will suit every buyer in search of that perfect gift. To have a look at Jo's window display and to start counting the hearts please click here.
December 2007
Jo would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
October 2007
There have been some minor updates to the site, photographs of Jo's most recent commissions have been added to the Commissions page. They were commissioned by Kent & Canterbury Hospital (funded by the League of Friends) and Chatham Grammar School. Simurgh, a beautiful fantasy bird is the latest piece of work to be added to the Gallery pages. Jo has also updated her biography to bring it up to date with the details of her shop and studio in Folkestone, full details can be read here. Finally, don't forget Christmas is approaching fast, check out Jo's range of kits that start at only £7.50 and go up to £35 and would make great presents for your artistic friends or relatives, check them out on the Kits page.
July 2007
Jo's courses in the Folkestone shop are proving very popular and the first six dates for 2008 have just been added to the Folkestone Courses page. If you are thinking of taking one of these courses it is recommended that you book as soon as possible before they become fully booked. Also added this month is a new mosaic to the Gallery page, it is called Fish on a plate with lemon, please take a few minutes to have a look.
April 2007
Jo's exciting range of coaster kits are now available from her Folkestone shop or by mail order. There are seven colourful designs to choose from. To see the full range of coaster kits plus Jo's other mosaic kits visit the Kits page. Also two new mosaics have been added to the Gallery page, they can be seen by clicking here.
February 2007
Jo's Folkestone shop is now open! It is situated in the heart of Folkestone's creative quarter at 43 The Old High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1RL. Tel: 01303 250 717. Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday 11 - 5 and Sunday 11 - 3. The shop sells mosaics, tiles and tools plus Jo's range of mosaic kits including her new coaster kits at only £5 each. Jo stocks a range of tiles including 50 different top quality Venetian glass colours and 23 matt ceramic colours at competitive prices. Starting in late Spring, Jo will begin running her popular mosaic making courses at the shop. The dates for 2007 and now online and can be viewed here. Also you can download a course brochure by clicking here.
October 2006
Three exciting items of news to report this month, firstly Jo has started work on her latest commission. It is based on a painting by a cancer patient at The Kent & Canterbury Hospital. Jo is going to adapt the design to make a 1.2 metre mosaic which when finished will be on display in the hospital's waiting room.
Item number two is the news that Jo has an exhibition of her work opening soon in Canterbury. It will be held at the Nevill Gallery from Saturday 14 October until Thursday 26 October. This is going to be a large exhibition with many of Jo's mosaics on display. Further details of the gallery can be found on the Nevill Gallery's own web site.
We've saved the most exciting piece of news until last. In the Spring of 2007 Jo will be opening a shop in The Old High Street in Folkestone, Kent. Visitors to the shop will be able to buy mosaics, mosaic kits, materials and equipment, in fact, everything you need to make your own mosaics. Jo will also be running her popular courses from the shop, there will be plenty of dates for both beginners and more experienced students. More details of the shop and course will be posted nearer the time.