Fancy making your own mosaic? Why don’t you try a one day course at Jo Letchford’s mosaic shop?
Located within the Old High Street, Jo’s colourful shop is a must. Exquisite mosaics fill the whole room with subjects ranging from birds to boats, from portraits to politics.
Jo says her inspiration comes from nature, from life, and from her imagination. “Very often, I start a mosaic with a design in mind but, during the process, I get lost in a
fantasy world and the result will come up completely different to what I intended and so far, for the better.” She told me.
Jo comes from a family dynasty of artists. In the early 1800, some of her ancestors were stonemasons; others were printer compositors, setting blocks for printing, arranging spaces between letters.
A devoted student in fine art, Jo’s love for textile and fascination for patterns led her to the production of her own knitwork designs.
In 1997, after visiting an exhibition by famous mosaicist Martin Cheek, Jo realised that she could use her patterns and colours with a different medium. At that point, her imagination ran wild and Jo soon found she was able to produce unique and magnificent mosaics. Thanks to her unique style, organisations like The Strode Park Foundation, The League of Friends of Kent & Canterbury Hospital and the Voyager House in Croydon have been commissioning her work.
Jo shares her love for mosaic art by teaching it, firstly at the Medway Adult & Community Learning Centre in Rochester then at the West Dean College and now in her own mosaic shop in the Old High Street in Folkestone, for classes of all levels, from beginners to advanced.
For more information about Jo’s classes , her mosaic kits and the supplies available from the shop contact:
Jo Letchford Mosaics
43 The Old High Street
T: 01303 250717
E: info@joletchfordmosaics.co.uk
www.joletchfordmosaics.co.uk
