THE BRITISH PULLMAN AND NORTHERN BELLE
BRITISH PULLMAN VENICE-SIMPLON ORIENT -EXPRESS TRAINS
The commission to restore and create Mosaic s for the Orient -Express came about when I mosaiced the roundabout in Peacehaven in 2007. Sadly there is only one Mosaic left on the roundabout, But I do have plans to make some new ones in the near future.
From the publicity that came after making the roundabout, I was approached by The Orient Express to visit the Train in London and assess the Mosaic Floors on each of the Lavatory s.
This is how i started the Restoration work on each Mosaic.
It is an ongoing job, as little pieces of Mosaic come away every now and again.
My next commission is to design and create 8 Mosaics for The Northern Belle train Based in CREWE .
I have already made one called CHATSWORTH, and HARLECH as you can see in the pictures below.
WARWICK is the next one I am currently working on . And I hope to finish it by spring this year .
Every Mosaic will be themed on a statly home or Castle based in the North of England and named after each Carriage.
There is a link to The ORIENT - EXPRESS website if you are interested in finding out more about their day trips, I recommend them , Especially the Christmas Trips, The Lavatorys are the best feature of course ...well worth a visit to each one !
