Mosaic Madness - Mosaic workshops for schools, communities and corporate training - Bristol, UK

• Outside only
• Any ground surface
• Temporary, semi permanent or permanent

• Time Capsules
• Seating

• Help to improve an individual's self esteem, motivation, ownership, inclusion.
• Working together as a group to improve teamwork, communication, community presence.
  

• History. The story of sundials and how different cultures measured time, for example looking at Stonehenge and the Summer Solstice
• Geography. As each sundial is based on longitude and latitude seeing how this relates to the planet and how we then relate to the Sun. Plus a sundial is based on True North and not Magnetic North such as a compass.
• English. Looking at the different names for each part of the sundial such as the Gnomon which is the object or person that creates the shadow. As well as Standard and Daylight Saving Time, i.e. the fact that we go an hour forward and backward in Spring and Autumn.
• Mathematics. As each sundial is unique there’s a series of calculations used to plot out a sundial, for example the distance between the numbers and the central area are plotted out using an X-Y grid.
• Art & Design. It can be seen as an art medium in itself and can be used to express a subject, event or celebration.
• Information Technology: Using computers and the Web to work out the calculations and find examples of sun dials through out the world.
• Science. Looking at how a sundial works and thinking of other ways of measuring time, such as a water clock, candle, etc. that doesn’t reply on the sun and so would work at night time.
• Physical Education. You have to place yourself within the sundial for it to work and then you could measure your shadow and see how its length varies throughout the day.

• A temporary sundial can be designed to last for a day, week or month and be installed with in any environment within a day. For example using laminated paper to plot out the different sections and are then pegged to the ground.
• A permanent sundial can last as long as you need, for example creating mosaic paving slabs. The advantage of slabs is that they can be moved to a different area if required in the future.
• Other types of materials you can use are:
• Paint. A sundial could be painted onto an existing surface such as a playground.
• Wood. A series of wooden poles are hammered into the ground.
• Stone. A series of stones are placed onto the ground.
• Mosaics. A series of mosaic paving slabs placed onto the ground.
• Or a mixture of some of the above. For example using wooden poles hammered into the ground and mosaic paving slabs for the central Gnomon section.
• The area within the sundial that’s not used to actually tell the time can be left as the existing surface, such as grass or tarmac or replaced with a another material such as gravel, bark chippings, etc.

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• A full enhanced police check
• F.A.E.T.C. Stage 2 Teaching Certificate
• City & Guilds 9281 (Numeracy)
• N.V.Q. D32/33. Assessor

See About Me for a full list of different organisations I have worked with.

• Holburne Museum of Art,
• Twerton Infant School,
• Bristol Kite Festival,
• Hillcrest primary School,
• Brislington Enterprise College.

See About Me for a full list of different organisations and schools I have worked with.