We're delighted to offer Rachel Davies' 100 Days of Mosaics, a beautiful hardcover record of her year-long creative challenge, with each of her 100 small mosaics shown beside the nature photograph that inspired it.
In February 2024, mosaic artist Rachel Davies took on #The100DayProject – a global challenge to do something creative every day for 100 days. Working three or four days a week, she completed 100 small mosaics in time for an exhibition celebrating the launch of her book Mosaics Inspired by Nature.
Each mosaic is made on a 2.5 × 3.5 inch board and was inspired by a nature photograph Rachel took while out walking. In this book, every double page shows a finished mosaic beside the photograph that inspired it.
The project was a chance to experiment with materials and techniques, including:
- Slate, stone and pebbles
- Smalti and gold smalti
- Ceramic tiles and shells
- Filati (glass stringers), glass rods and dried tile adhesive
- Shells used to create curves and as containers for small pieces
- Self-levelling compound backgrounds, hot-glass shaped pieces, and stone dust to fill negative space
All 100 mosaics were framed and shown together at Rachel's exhibition in Stirling, Scotland, at the end of 2024. A rich source of ideas for small-format work, and a lovely record of a year-long creative challenge.