The Project has just lost another loyal member in Lua, Liz's faithful spaniel.
Lua always came with Liz to the mosaic sessions and sat quietly at her feet while the usual chaos unfolded around her. She was the quietest and most gentle dog who ever visited us and her calm and peaceful presence will be much missed.
LUA
JOHN FRIEDMAN 3RD 1964 - 2024
We are very sad to have lost John who was a member of our group from the early years. Despite crippling health problems John remained very loyal to the Project and went to heroic efforts to attend whenever he could. Over the years he contributed to many commissions including making the 'Crow' which was part of the 'Some Hackney Birds' mosaic. He also made many interesting pieces of his own, often inspired by his fascination for science, geometry and space.
NICKY TURNER 1975- 2022
At the end of 2022 Nicky passed away unexpectedly. He had been with the project since the beginning in 2011. He attended every session, except when he was banned, which happened from time to time. He wasn't always easy but his character shaped the whole Project. He loved a laugh, he welcomed new people and he loved making mosaics.
We miss him a lot but his memory lives on in our hearts .
MOSAICS BY NICKY
LADY DI
CHRIS CORNELL
MATT LE BLANC
50 CENT
WINSTON
50 CENT
In memory of Yogachandran Balakrishnan - member of the Hackney Mosaic Project and talented artist, mosaicist, engineer and marathon runner. You are missed by all of us.
Alien Invasion by Len Hunter 2015
Peacock by Yoga , 2015
Also in memory of Len Hunter who died earlier in 2019. Len was a regular member of the Project from 2013 to 2017 and was much loved for his quiet but sharp sense of humour. He produced some highly imaginative and original work and is a great loss to the world.