aberdabbadoo

the website of Alison Pierse. ABER, because Alison lives and works in Aberystwyth, DOO, because here you can see what she does, both as an art tutor and as an art practitioner. DABBA is of course, because she is a dab-hand at what she does. Mosaics are a form of Kinetic Art, they come alive when the light hits the tiles from different directions. I add iridescent tiles to ‘pepper’ the andamento (flow of tiles) within the mosaic; this emphasises the play of light. I also like the effect of mixing matt and shiny tiles to ‘pimp up’ the decoration. Some mosaics start from an objet trouve, a piece of glass, stone, rope or shell that I find when walking; these are the catalyst for some interesting mosaics that would not necessarily start with the usual process of design.