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Download and print the Artyface Waltham Forest mosaic trail map (click ‘READ MORE’ for active link) and find all 30+ Artyface mosaics in the area. We’d love to see your mosaic pics along with your lovely faces on Instagram and Twitter. Don’t forget to tag @maudmilton and #artyfacemap along with your post!

Very happy that the 10 Lost Words/Local Wildlife M

Very happy that the 10 Lost Words/Local Wildlife Mosaics are all installed on the Bedford Road Mosaic Trail in E17. These 10 beautiful works of art are now sparkling in the sunshine and rain 24/7 for all to see and enjoy.
These 10 mosaics (chosen by the community) are not only beautiful and colourful, but also educational and full of rich details and textures. Catherine Clark designed 10 beautiful compositions based on the 10 local wildlife themes and it is wonderful to see them all sparkly and at home in their chosen locations. Many of our mosaics celebrate wildlife and all of our mosaics have community at their heart, incorporating community handmade tiles. It was very interesting to learn that we are losing words because we’re not using them. Just like we are losing wildlife by not caring for it. These mosaics were inspired by a wonderful book, Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. I do hope you get over to do the Bedford Road Mosaic Trail and appreciate their creations, before or after nipping in to neighbouring Lloyd Park to enjoy the abundant nature there, as well as the creativity of William Morris in the gallery set in the park. It’s a lovely mosaic trail for adults and children. Massive thanks to all that took part and especially to Angela for orchestrating it, Aiden for putting the frames up and the whole Artyface team. #community #mosaic #e17 #walthamstow #words #lostwords #nature #wildlife #park #local #bat #newt #rowan #butterfly #bramble #mushroom #funghi #damselfly #bee #dandelion #goldfinch

This beautiful mosaic is based on William Morris’ tapestry of Epping Forest called ‘The Brook’. Displayed on Church Hill E17 alongside over 10 others, all celebrating Epping forest, William Morris and the Arts & Crafts. @morrisgallery is only a 15 minute walk from these mosaics.
This new addition was made to honour the life of Emily who was a pupil at Walthamstow School for Girls.

Thank you to Emily’s mum Renata for fundraising and commissioning the project, also to Walthamstow School for Girls and London Borough of Waltham Forest for their financial contributions and support. Also big thanks goes to Smiles Glass for the mirror, Andy from Ardex/Bal for the award winning tiling and to Ardex for the adhesive and grout. Huge thanks to all that made tiles and to everyone that helped with the design and making, and all the Artyface team. #mosaic #williammorris #epping #forest #family #friends #walthamstow #oak #brook #stream #flowers #ceramic #flow

Bedford Road Mosaic Trail, Walthamstow: Lost Words

Bedford Road Mosaic Trail, Walthamstow: Lost Words and Local Wildlife - ten mosaics

In urban environments (like London) we spend less time connected to nature. This is an issue for so many reasons, not least because we will not enjoy and care for what we don’t know.
“There’s all kinds of nature right on our doorstep if we stop and look,” explains Walthamstow resident Angela McDermott. We are also losing some words to describe nature as we use them less. The words and nature depicted in these ten mosaics aim to illustrate, educate and intrigue as well as celebrate our ecosystems and biodiversity.
This trail of ten mosaics is on Bedford Road E17, adjacent to Lloyd Park and the William Morris Gallery. Just like real wildlife, you will need to walk and explore to see what you can spot.

Thank you to generous funders William Morris Big Local, London Borough of Waltham Forest and to Aiden Garroty for supporting the installation. Also big thanks to all who took part and all the Artyface supporters and volunteers, donors and cheerleaders. This colourful and site specific mosaic project is a resident-led community art project that was begun in 2023 and completed in 2025. Inspired by The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris and the National Park City movement
#community #mosaic #publicart #clay #streetart #legacy #communityart #trail #e17 #birds #wildlife #lostwords #ecology #thingstodoinlondon #plants #bats #mushrooms

This beautiful mosaic is based on William Morris‘s tapestry of Epping Forest called The Brook. It is the most recent addition to over ten mosaic on Church Hill E17 all celebrating William Morris and the Arts & Crafts. This mosaic was made to celebrate the life of Emily who was a pupil at Walthamstow
School for Girls and went on to study fashion. The image her family chose for the design is a reminder of the many happy bike rides and walks they took in the forest. Emily’s family and friends made all the blue tiles in the surround, pressing meaningful objects in and carving personal designs. The photographic transfers are images from her sketchbook she was a very talented artist . Thank you to Emily’s mum Renata for fundraising and commissioning the project, also to Walthamstow School for Girls and to London Borough of Waltham Forest for their financial contributions and support. Also big thanks goes to Smiles Glass for the mirror, and Andy from Ardex/Bal for the award winning tiling and to Ardex for the adhesive and grout. Big thanks to all that made tiles and to everyone that helped with the design and making, and all the Artyface team. It was an honour to make this mosaic for Emily’s family to remember her and her love for the forest
" Thank you to all the people involved in the process of creating this beautiful tribute mosaic for my beloved, forever missed daughter Emily.
Thank you to all the people of goodwill who made kind donations and helped me to raise funds .“
Renata , Emily's mum

Wonderful to officially ‘open’ the Worthing Ra

Wonderful to officially ‘open’ the Worthing Rail Station mosaics, looking stunning as part of the Station Approach improvements. Great to see the glazes and details sparkling in the spring sunshine. Here is a lovely quote from Adam Stennet, Engineer and Site Manager from Landbuild who these up for in situ for us -
“It’s projects like these that remind us of the power of collaboration between art, industry, and community.

A huge thank you to everyone involved in bringing this creative vision to life. Next time you’re in Worthing, take a moment to appreciate these bespoke masterpieces!”
#community #mosaic #publicart #clay #streetart #legacy #communityart #rail #trainspotting #artist #art #clay #
#make #improve #tiles

Saturday tiling work for the last @words4belonging

Saturday tiling work for the last @words4belonging mosaic with @neeladolezalova. This ‘You Are Welcome Here’ mosaic will be on display at an exhibition @richmixlondon from the 11th to 13th of April (11th 2pm-9 , 12th 10-10, 13th 10am-7 pm ) before it finds its forever home in Gants Hill.

Come by on Sat the 12th, drop-in between 2pm to 4pm for a community mosaic workshop at Rich Mix. Bring sentimental small things to press into clay for a top secret Bethnal Green project - jewellery, toys, lego, small leaves and seed heads, textured buttons, desk objects like paper clips- anything that might leave an impression when pressed into and lifted off clay. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Proceeds from the @words4belonging exhibition will go towards future community arts and mosaic projects. Come and buy a print or two! 😁 roundel mugs also for sale and maybe some Globe Road postcards…

These 4 beautiful community made mosaic roundels a

These 4 beautiful community made mosaic roundels are UP! I haven’t had the chance to see them in their forever home yet, so big thanks to friends for sending me pictures! Please do keep tagging me in your selfies - I especially love it when someone finds the tile they made and pings us a pic! Gorgeous seaside and Southern Rail colours, humorous and poignant personal tiles from 100s of participants of all ages and abilities. Photographic transfers using images taken by pupils from St Andrews Secondary School and some of my photos of Worthing, applied to tiles in a workshop with amazing artist and friend Alice Mara. I love these legacy mosaics and I can’t wait to go and see them! Worthing is also a great seaside town to visit, full of history and natural beauty . #rail #trainspotting #community #mosaic #clay #publicart #streetart #legacy #communityart #worthing #westsussex #together #seaside #publicrealm #makeadifference #photography

We loved making these 4 mosaics for @ballymore cel

We loved making these 4 mosaics for @ballymore celebrating the centenary of Lyle Park as well as championing local wildlife. All 4 of these birds are local and you may well see them on the River Thames and its environs. We worked with Royal Wharf Primary School near Lyle Park #E16 . Pupils made tiles for us to fire, glaze and include. Other community members made tiles at workshops run by the wonderful @jennifer_becomms in summer ‘24. We are super pleased with these beautiful birds, immortalised in clay and glazed to sparkle in the sunshine and in all weathers for passers-by on the riverside Royal Wharf Walk #e16 . As always we used the best products - @ardex.uk Ardex X77s adhesive and FL Cast Iron grout. Bespoke stainless steel frames and @marmoxukltd exterior cement board. Huge thanks to all that took part, and to the Artyface team that worked so hard on this #legacy #art: Catherine Clark, @reb_arts @grinbergslaimons @esme_orssich @tigerseyemosaic and to @steven.aldred.3 and Smiles Glass E17 for the beautiful mirror tiles . If you watch until the end you’ll see how the mosaics come to life and change the design as it’s being made- the drawing is just the suggestion and the starting point - the tiles need to be allowed to shine #clay #ceramic #birds #wildlife #local #community #primaryschool #tiles #mosaic @london.potters @bisazzauk @botzglazes @ballymore @rspb #birdlovers #mallard #duck #swan #oystercatcher #kingfisher #london #park #heritage #centenary #riverthames #walk #public #publicart #communityart #publicrealm #community

I can’t believe it’s almost the end of 2024!

I can’t believe it’s almost the end of 2024!

While we put the finishing touches on our final 2024 projects, we give a huge thank you to everyone for another year of supporting Artyface. It was a big old year (professionally and personally!) celebrating our silver anniversary and getting 12 projects delivered to happy clients and community. We love what we do and it is an honour to create with the you all- thousands annually - all ages and abilities, something we pride ourselves on and is at the heart of our art ❤️

Our mosaic roundel mugs make a great 🎁 (Our Mugs + @terryschocolateofficial make a terrific combo) and @perkyblenders @milk_stjames and @walthamstowpumphousemuseum all sell them for £14 a pop.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and relaxing festive season🎄

#publicart #artist2024 #2024 #streetart #clay #mosaic #legacy #communityart #mosaiclondon #mosaicart #mosaicartist #artistsoninstagram #undergroundartist #undergroundart #trainspotting #trainstagram #londonart #londonartist #ceramicartist #community #art #craft #london

This was a really lovely project to make. It was t

This was a really lovely project to make. It was to help Year 6s (10-11 year olds) transition to Year 7 (11-12) . Funded and masterminded by Safaplace, we were asked to work with the year 6 in Grasmere Primary School. Year 7s from the secondary school visited them and they worked together. It was a lovely opportunity for the younger children to meet the year 7s, to talk about their feelings and aspirations and what they thought Secondary School might be and what they were hoping it would be. It was also an opportunity for them to meet older pupils they would see when they began their new school. Pupils made their words and impressions in their tiles, their mini-masterpieces, which we then trimmed and glazed and assembled into a brightly coloured mosaic. The sparkly mural transformed a dark wall into a thing of beauty and interest. We used a lot of mirror so they can see themselves too! When you look closely you can read their kind, funny, aspirational and heartwarming words. We were honoured to be a part of this project. The new Year 7 s are really happy to see their work up on the wall. We had lots of lovely people saying happy enthusiastic things about their mosaic.
“It was fun making the tiles with the year 7s”
“I like all the colours on the mosaic” “The year 7s who came were friendly and not scary.”

“I was at University Station on Wednesday and I

“I was at University Station on Wednesday and I saw a couple mesmerised by the mosaic. They were there for ages smiling and taking photos of it so I approached them to get their thoughts. Needless to say, they absolutely loved it! They were commenting on how beautiful and thoughtful it was”. Ayannah Wilson

These 2 beautiful station roundels have gone up in Birmingham this year. They were commissioned to celebrate the Commonwealth Games 2023.

Perry Barr and University Stations were built as part of the Games legacy. Artyface is extremely proud to have been able to create these community made mosaics as part of this legacy.

Commissioned by West Midlands Rail Executive and working closely with Ayannah Wilson, Artyface Community Art collaborated with libraries, schools, the University and local organisations. All ages and abilities were included which is the bedrock of our projects. We involved students, commuters, passers-by, primary school pupils, library users and librarians , Big Local and many more. Each tile is a mini-masterpiece pressed into by the community.#publicart #community #streetart #mosaic #clay #legacy #communityart #legacy #rail #trainspotter #train #birmingham #publicrealm

Thank you so much to everyone who ran and participated the workshops, who sent in words and who have visited them in person!

We love the part of the process where we make clay tiles with 100s of people because it means the artwork is a meaningful legacy for the local community.

Working across the country is super exciting and we hope to do more of this.

With our extensive experience delivering projects like this for Arriva Rail London , Transport for London, GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED, Southern Rail, Ballymore, Local Councils, architects and building organisations, we have developed our techniques so we can work with communities everywhere. Huge thanks to everyone that took part, helped, delivered, facilitated: so many people and organisations helped to make these two such successful projects . I am hugely grateful.

What better way to cheer ourselves up than to spot

What better way to cheer ourselves up than to spotlight these very important members of the Artyface team. Whether by rolling, sitting or stepping on, examining or checking if the tiles you make are cat proof…these two felines never fail to get involved. All it takes is for the paper to be laid out for them to scamper and paw over it all.

#cats #rescuecats #publicart #community #rescuecatsofinstagram #clay #mosaic #team #clay #streetart #publicart #ceramic #school #art #craft #publicrealm

Brilliant day making #clay tiles with all of #Year

Brilliant day making #clay tiles with all of #Year8 pupils at St Andrew’s C of E High School for the #worthingrailroundels for the #stationapproach project. Huge thanks to all the pupils and staff. We can’t wait to see these mini-masterpieces trimmed, fired and glazed and assembled into the 4 roundels at the front of Worthing Rail Station. Amazing @alicemaraceramics will go in to take an assembly with Yesr 9s next and then work with pupils who sent in photos to make photographic transfer tiles too. Stainless steel frames have been ordered and the progress of the processes unfurls. #exciting #school #publicart #community #community #streetart #legacy #communityart #rail #artist #worthing . It’s not to late to take part- send us your suggestions for words of people, places, events and feelings relevant to Worthing - comment on this thread or message us… #publicart #community #mosaic #streetart #legacy #communityart #clay #artist #worthing #rail #process #progress #trainspotting #home #seaside

These #mosaics are just a tiny glimpse of the #pub

These #mosaics are just a tiny glimpse of the #publicart we have created with #community at its ❤️… Our mosaics are in #London, #Birmingham, #Beaconsfield and currently we are creating for #Worthing. It’s not an exaggeration to say our public #art touches million of lives daily.

Established 25 years ago in 1999 by Maud, Artyface Community Art creates beautiful, durable, legacy public art, involving over 4000 people in creating the mosaics with us every year.

We have been based at the wonderful @trinitybuoywharf for 19 years, as well a home studio in Walthamstow.

I am so happy that Artyface continues to be busy and that we, as a team, can create so many marvellous public mosaics and work with so many of you! The past 25 years have been full of highs and lows. In fact each day is a rollercoaster. I couldn’t have achieved this without all the helpers, commissioners , everyone who has championed us and also all the talented Artyface team. In particular, Catherine Clark who has worked with me for over 22 years, and @reb_arts who has worked alongside us for at least 15 and @grinbergslaimons who has volunteered with us for 5+ years! And so many more in the team, coming and going - flying high in their own careers. I feel proud of our role in mentoring and teaching many young artists- most recently @esme_orssich .
I am proud that I was mentored by Prince’s Youth Trust 30 years ago who supported me as a fledgling artist before so moved to London and set up Artyface.
We aim to continue making the highest quality community art for many years to come.

One of the highlights of the job is seeing communities with the work via selfies and photos so please keep them coming ! Also knowing there are thousands of your mini-masterpieces that make up all the mosaics!

We are so excited about the future projects so please do get in touch for public or personal commissions. What do you think we should create next?

#publicart #streetart #clay #artist #community #mosaic #legacy #communityart #home #25years #londonartist #artstagram #trainsofinstagram #trainspotting #artontheunderground #ceramicart

✨A GIVEAWAY TO CELEBRATE 25 ✨ YRS OF ARTYFACE

✨A GIVEAWAY TO CELEBRATE 25 ✨ YRS OF ARTYFACE COMMUNITY ART

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Winner is @slwilsonart ❤️ in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 but originally from London and Alumni of Walthamstow School for Girls the local school with loads of our mosaics 🎉🎉@wsfg_alumnae

To Enter
(You have to do all three steps):

1. Tag a friend who would love this mosaic
2. Share & Tag us in your story (can Screenshot).
3. Make sure you are following @maudmilton

🏆Each time you do this = xtra Entry🏆
winner will be picked at random by computer 💻

DEADLINE: 11AM GMT FRIDAY 18th OCTOBER

Please note 📝 if you are OUTSIDE of the UK, shipping is not included in the giveaway 🌏🌎

Measurements : 20cm diameter

#giveaway #mosaic #artistgiveaway #christmas #25years #artist #londonartist #communityart #communityartist #legacy #ceramics #home #bluetit #birdstagram #artstagram

So happy to get this gorgeous community made mosai

So happy to get this gorgeous community made mosaic up for @time_and_talents_ in #rotherhithe . Such a wonderful #communitycentre The love, care and kindness shown to all and felt by those who find fun and connections here, shines through in this ceramic mosaic . We absolutely loved working on this ode to the local area, rich in history, people, past and present, activities, feelings and events. Photos taken as it was getting late but still it glows! Just wonderful (if I say so myself!) Huge thanks to all that made tiles and took part, so many of all ages and abilities . Also to Bex and Diane, Devon and Ann and all the team there, Huge thanks to the Artyface Community Art team as always, Catherine Clark for the wonderful drawing of our ideas and pulling together a great design. To @grinbergslaimons , @reb_arts , @esme_orssich for their hard work on this too. Be great to see more of these in @southwarkcouncil ! Such rich history and culture , places of interest, people of note and things to do! Tiles made at the community centre and assembled @trinitybuoywharf. You can literally read this mosaic, zoom in or go and visit! You are warmly invited to go and have a look whenever the centre is open which is nearly all the time! Celebrating the rich diversity and layers of life in this unique pocket of London @mayorofldn #london #publicart #communityart #clay @londonist_com @london.potters @botzglazes @time_and_talents_ @southwarkcouncil @trinitybuoywharf #beauty #southlondon #together #art #make #clay #legacy @ardex.uk @orsoni.venezia1888 @edgrayart

I am sooo excited to say that the #Worthingmosaics

I am sooo excited to say that the #Worthingmosaics project in partnership with @southernrailuk
@lovewestsussex @tlrailuk @networkrail has Officially Launched!!

We had such a successful day yesterday making clay tiles with over 50 members of the Worthing community in a pop up workshop at the amazing @colonnadehse !

Thank you so much to the team at Colonnade house for hosting us and to everyone who came down !

The best part is that this is just the beginning …. Next we are creating tiles with 150 Year 8 students from St Andrews School. If you would like to contribute to this legacy project, please comment any words/phrases/sentiments/local people/history/places/events that you associate with worthing !

I am also so excited to say that for this project I am collaborating with internationally renowned Worthing artist and my dear friend @alicemaraceramics so that some of your favourite places and things about Worthing can be included. Stay tuned, it’s going to be magggic

#worthing #worthingmosaics #worthingart #worthingartist #worthingcommunity #community #publicart #streetart #clay #artist #mosaic #legacy #communityart #welcome #home #joinin #togetherstronger #trains #trainart #trainstagram #southernrail #seaside #networkrail #rail #westsussex #trainspotting

The Sapphire Angel was lovingly placed at its #for

The Sapphire Angel was lovingly placed at its #foreverhome today, assembled with mini-masterpieces, all made by the local residents . Dreamt up early 2023, clay workshops with community began summer last year with the amazing @rhiannonscott1973 and the Creative Partnerships Beaconsfield team beginning their crucial fundraising, liasing and delivery of our workshops with the community there. With so many to thank, I will start with Sharon the vicar for getting permissions, Clodagh and Evan from Geometric Tiling for donating their time and skills today to put this #mosaic up, everyone that made a tile, donors, sponsors, the artyface team and everyone that has helped along the way, #thankyou . The #sapphireangel has given a lot of joy already in the few hours that they’ve been up! Please do tag us and @hp9_mosaics in your selfies and videos when you visit! Come to Beaconsfield Town Green Saturday August 31st 12 midday-3 to do the Mosaic Trail walk, picnic on the green, speeches and fun, free workshops and other amazing activities organised by Beaconsfield’s residents . Massive thanks to @grinbergslaimons , Catherine Clark, @reb_arts @esme_orssich @steven.aldred.3 @ardex.uk @botzglazes @travisperkinsco @trinitybuoywharf

oh Walthamstow this is why I love you so. And ever

oh Walthamstow this is why I love you so. And everyone else that came from afar - bumped into friends who came from further afield . Thank you. There was mixed messaging about staying away from the counter event to allow police to see the troublemakers but there was no trouble … this time. Keep showing up. I have just spent days in critical care with my elderly mum and all the nurses and doctors, the surgeon, , porters and cleaners, nearly ALL were immigrants, first generation, and doing an amazing job. Without whom we would be lost. Thank you to all who help make our country better and more interesting. thank you to all who work hard to keep this country functioning! I’m so sorry that it’s feeling less safe for so many. We need immigration to function and thrive #noroomforracism #e17 #walthamstow #home #community #care

Perry Barr rail station has their gorgeous communi

Perry Barr rail station has their gorgeous community made mosaic up at the new #perrybarr station. Built to celebrate the #commonwealthgames we were super proud to get commissioned to make this legacy artwork with the local community. As always we worked with hundreds of local residents of ages and abilities to make the highest quality public art. Workshops took place in the local library, in the station itself as well as other community venues. Huge thanks to everyone involved especially to those that ran the clay workshops that we delivered. We think it looks gorgeous and hope you like it too! I can’t wait to visit but in the meantime please do take some more photos for me if you are passing: selfies and all photos and videos very gratefully received ! #quality @birminghamhistory @brumbreathes #perrybarr #birchfield #station #rail #train #trainspotter #legacy #mosaic #publicart #streetart #communityart @westmidlandsrailway @ayannah.wilson @ardex @marmoxukltd

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Very happy that the 10 Lost Words/Local Wildlife M

Very happy that the 10 Lost Words/Local Wildlife Mosaics are all installed on the Bedford Road Mosaic Trail in E17. These 10 beautiful works of art are now sparkling in the sunshine and rain 24/7 for all to see and enjoy.
These 10 mosaics (chosen by the community) are not only beautiful and colourful, but also educational and full of rich details and textures. Catherine Clark designed 10 beautiful compositions based on the 10 local wildlife themes and it is wonderful to see them all sparkly and at home in their chosen locations. Many of our mosaics celebrate wildlife and all of our mosaics have community at their heart, incorporating community handmade tiles. It was very interesting to learn that we are losing words because we’re not using them. Just like we are losing wildlife by not caring for it. These mosaics were inspired by a wonderful book, Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. I do hope you get over to do the Bedford Road Mosaic Trail and appreciate their creations, before or after nipping in to neighbouring Lloyd Park to enjoy the abundant nature there, as well as the creativity of William Morris in the gallery set in the park. It’s a lovely mosaic trail for adults and children. Massive thanks to all that took part and especially to Angela for orchestrating it, Aiden for putting the frames up and the whole Artyface team. #community #mosaic #e17 #walthamstow #words #lostwords #nature #wildlife #park #local #bat #newt #rowan #butterfly #bramble #mushroom #funghi #damselfly #bee #dandelion #goldfinch

This beautiful mosaic is based on William Morris’ tapestry of Epping Forest called ‘The Brook’. Displayed on Church Hill E17 alongside over 10 others, all celebrating Epping forest, William Morris and the Arts & Crafts. @morrisgallery is only a 15 minute walk from these mosaics.
This new addition was made to honour the life of Emily who was a pupil at Walthamstow School for Girls.

Thank you to Emily’s mum Renata for fundraising and commissioning the project, also to Walthamstow School for Girls and London Borough of Waltham Forest for their financial contributions and support. Also big thanks goes to Smiles Glass for the mirror, Andy from Ardex/Bal for the award winning tiling and to Ardex for the adhesive and grout. Huge thanks to all that made tiles and to everyone that helped with the design and making, and all the Artyface team. #mosaic #williammorris #epping #forest #family #friends #walthamstow #oak #brook #stream #flowers #ceramic #flow

Bedford Road Mosaic Trail, Walthamstow: Lost Words

Bedford Road Mosaic Trail, Walthamstow: Lost Words and Local Wildlife - ten mosaics

In urban environments (like London) we spend less time connected to nature. This is an issue for so many reasons, not least because we will not enjoy and care for what we don’t know.
“There’s all kinds of nature right on our doorstep if we stop and look,” explains Walthamstow resident Angela McDermott. We are also losing some words to describe nature as we use them less. The words and nature depicted in these ten mosaics aim to illustrate, educate and intrigue as well as celebrate our ecosystems and biodiversity.
This trail of ten mosaics is on Bedford Road E17, adjacent to Lloyd Park and the William Morris Gallery. Just like real wildlife, you will need to walk and explore to see what you can spot.

Thank you to generous funders William Morris Big Local, London Borough of Waltham Forest and to Aiden Garroty for supporting the installation. Also big thanks to all who took part and all the Artyface supporters and volunteers, donors and cheerleaders. This colourful and site specific mosaic project is a resident-led community art project that was begun in 2023 and completed in 2025. Inspired by The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris and the National Park City movement
#community #mosaic #publicart #clay #streetart #legacy #communityart #trail #e17 #birds #wildlife #lostwords #ecology #thingstodoinlondon #plants #bats #mushrooms

This beautiful mosaic is based on William Morris‘s tapestry of Epping Forest called The Brook. It is the most recent addition to over ten mosaic on Church Hill E17 all celebrating William Morris and the Arts & Crafts. This mosaic was made to celebrate the life of Emily who was a pupil at Walthamstow
School for Girls and went on to study fashion. The image her family chose for the design is a reminder of the many happy bike rides and walks they took in the forest. Emily’s family and friends made all the blue tiles in the surround, pressing meaningful objects in and carving personal designs. The photographic transfers are images from her sketchbook she was a very talented artist . Thank you to Emily’s mum Renata for fundraising and commissioning the project, also to Walthamstow School for Girls and to London Borough of Waltham Forest for their financial contributions and support. Also big thanks goes to Smiles Glass for the mirror, and Andy from Ardex/Bal for the award winning tiling and to Ardex for the adhesive and grout. Big thanks to all that made tiles and to everyone that helped with the design and making, and all the Artyface team. It was an honour to make this mosaic for Emily’s family to remember her and her love for the forest
" Thank you to all the people involved in the process of creating this beautiful tribute mosaic for my beloved, forever missed daughter Emily.
Thank you to all the people of goodwill who made kind donations and helped me to raise funds .“
Renata , Emily's mum

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