Seagull manhole cover mosaic by Jo Letchford

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June 2009

yourshepway recently ran an interesting article about a one of Jo's mosaics that has been installed in a shop in The Old High Street in Folkestone. The mosaic is used as a decorative cover to a manhole in the shop's entrance. It is one of two, giving the owner the option of changing the design when he wants. These manhole cover mosaics are the perfect solution for manhole covers situated inside on new conservatories in private homes, so why not cover up an ugly metal cover with a beautiful work of art? The full article can be read here.

February 2009

The eageled-eyed amongst you may of noticed that we have made a couple of changes to the site, if you haven't noticed them, don't worry as they are very subtle and they have been made to increase your viewing experience. Also, don't forget if you have been thinking about coming on one of Jo's mosaic courses then please book early, as spaces do go quickly. If you want to read about the courses then please click here.

January 2009

January is the time to make a New Year's resolution, why not learn an exciting new craft? Jo is running her ever popular mosaic making courses throughout the year. If you are thinking about coming along please book early as they do fill up fast.
Also throughout this month Jo is having a January sale with 10% discount on materials and mosaics. So why not book a course and stock up on materials now while they are being discounted? If you don't feel up to the challenge of making your own mosaic from scratch Jo has a range of easy to make mosaic kits and a wide selection of beautiful hand made mosaics for you to choose from.
Please note that the discount does not apply to courses and any other promotion.

December 2008

Seasons greetings and a Happy New Year to all our website visitors! If you are looking to buy a present from Jo's shop please note that she will close at 4.30 on Saturday 20 December and reopen on Friday 2 January. After this, her opening hours will revert to the normal Wednesday to Saturday 10.30 - 4.30. Don't forget that you can buy gift vouchers from Jo, these can be used towards mosaics, tools and materials or even for one of Jo's popular mosaic courses.

October 2008

Jo's mosaic Life Force is featured on the new CD-ROM "Mosaic Art 4", a collective portfolio of contemporary mosaic art created in 2008 by 761 artists throughout the world. 1365 original mosaics in all mosaic materials and styles on CD-ROM. Further information about Mosaic Art 4 and details of how to order it can be found here.

September 2008

Jo has just announced the dates of her courses for the first five months of 2009. They can be seen here. If you are thinking about coming along on one of these courses please book early as they do fill up fast and space is limited to six students on each course to enable Jo to give each person her full attention. Also with Christmas coming up a day learning how to make mosaics would make a fantastic gift for someone.

August 2008

Triennial inspired work.
Jo is working on a mosaic of Andy Tuohy's poster of the 18 Holes. 18 holes is one of the Folkestone Triennial exhibits by Richard Wilson, who has used the abandoned crazy golf course and reconstructed it as three beach huts.
Hopefully the mosaic will be completed in time to be shown at Andy Tuohy's exhibition at The Cube, Tontine Street, Folkestone open Friday 15 August and then weekdays till 26 September 10.00 - 4.30 and Saturdays 16 August and 20 September.
Jo's Folkestone shop now has new opening hours, check them out on the Shop page.
Finally for this month a reminder to enter the last of the four competitions that Jo has been running recently. To find out what the prize is and to enter the competition click here.

July 2008

The image for the July competition is above. For full details of the prize and how to enter click here.

June 2008

The Folkestone Triennial is now on and will run until 14 September. It contains sculpture, photography, film, installations, sound-work & performances inspired by Folkestone’s past, present and future. All new work specially commissioned for Folkestone from internationally acclaimed and emerging artists. Presented in public spaces – the beach, the harbour, parks, the marine promenade and historic buildings. The must-see contemporary art event of Summer 2008.

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.
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