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Miriam is a Mosaic Artist and Teacher with over ten years experience in adult and children’s education.

Miriam ran “Mosaic Garden Art”, a business which specialised in Mosaic wall art and sculpture for the garden. She has completed many private commissions for clients in Sydney and has successfully sold her artwork through Garden Nurseries and Garden Galleries in NSW and Queensland.

Prior to this Miriam was a Papier Mache Sculptor. She completed private and business commissions and sold her work through several gift boutiques in Sydney. One of the highlights of this period was the “Fangartist” exhibition in Newtown. Miriam’s work appeared as feature articles in local newspapers and was featured on national TV.

Miriam also ran a home business R T Cakes for several years before moving to mosaics creating many wedding and celebration cakes

Portfolios of all Miriam’s work are available on request.

Names of Nurseries and gift galleries that carried Miriam’s artwork are available on request as is the names of customers who have commissioned works in their homes.

Miriam also works on a voluntary basis with the some organisations and donates materials and her time where required

Artist’s Diary – Miriam

start	end	type	institution	description
ongoing	present	Classes	Creativity Wild Classes	Classes for seniors, adults and kids at CW studio
Ongoing	Present	Sales and service	Creativity Wild products and services	Customer queries, sales, orders and commissions over the phone, website and facebook, email
Ongoing	Present	Seniors	Little bay coast centre	Regular mosaic class for seniors. Community mural project in progress
ongoing	present	Private commissions	Private customers	Creating artwork to order. Portfolio of work available
Ongoing	Present	Exhibitions	Botannix	Mosaics and sculptures exhibition
2014	ongoing	Markets and School Fairs	Kirribilli Art Market, Lugarno school Fair, Peakhurst school Fair, Eastlakes Multicultural Fair and more	Stall holder and kids activities
2014	school holidays	Vacation Care	SMOOSH - vacation care Gardeners Rd Public school Rosebery	Workshops with kids - mosaics, sculpture and clay creation
2014	monthly	Voluntary Work	Sydney Childrens Hospital Randwick	Mosaics with patients and their parents.
May 2014	July 2014	Community Project - All ages	Dundas Neighbourhood Centre	Sensory garden Mosaic project. Project management, design, workshops for the creation of 10 murals for their community garden
2013	Oct 2013	School	Tempe PS	150 year anniversary mosaic mural project
2013	Dec 2013	School fetes and Festivals	Newtown Festival Banksmeadow PS, Pagewood PS, Lugarno PS, Tempe PS	Held stalls and/or ran kids activities and community murals
2013	Dec 2013	markets	Eveleigh Artisan markets, Gardeners Rd Markets	Stall holder
2013	Dec 2013	Vacation care	Connell Point Centre, Redland OOSH, Noiseworks, Denistone East, Tamworth vacation care, BESC, Peakhurst South, Dundas neighbourhood centre,	Materials preparation and supply Workshops
2013	June 2013	School	Telopea PS, Ashbury PS	Workshops and materials supply
2013	May 2013	School	Chifley PS	Naidoc mosaic project
2013	Feb 2013	Vacation care	Netoosh conference	Artist in residence
2013	Jan 2013	Aged care	Uniting care Marrickville day care centre	Materials preparation and supply
2012	present	aged care	BCS Sydney region, Carlingford	Working with Lifestyle coordinator to create a series of murals that residents will complete
2012	Nov 2012	teach the teacher workshop	Netoosh	participating in an area wide workshop in Nov delivering a mosaic 'teach the teacher' class to 30 after school care providers
2012	present	preschool	Gardiners Rd Preschool Bondi Junction	Working with teachers to create an outdoor mural based on children's artwork
2012	present	school	Kinma Terry Hills	Working with teachers to create various mosaic murals and sculptures to celebrate the schools anniversary
2011	July 2011	vacation care/after school care	SMOOSH (safe multicultural out of school hours)	created a mosaic mural which is now installed at inside the SMOOSH main room
2011	2012	aged Care	Peninsulla Village, Central Coast	Creating a series of 5 murals that the residents will complete AWARD WINNERS
2010	2011	markets	Artisan markets, Everleigh st, Redfern	Ran my own stall selling mosaic materials, kits, tools and mosaic artworks. Commission work also accepted
2010	2011	school	Gardeners rd public school Rosebery	created the second phase of "125 yr anniversary" mural
2009	2009	school	Gardeners rd public school Rosebery	completed teaching the year 5/6 class to create a "rainforest" mural
2009	2009	school	Gardeners rd public school Rosebery	Ran the Gardeners Rd Garden Art Program
2008	2008	vacation care/after school care	SMOOSH (safe multicultural out of school hours)	created a mosaic mural which is now installed at the front door to welcome people
2008	2008	school	Gardeners rd public school Rosebery	created the "125 yr anniversary" mural
2007	2007	school	Gardeners rd public school Rosebery	created the "under the sea" mural installed in one of the girls' bathrooms
2007	2007	exhibition	Artisan Books, Fitzroy Victoria 3065	Twisted Knits 2007 - sculpture knitting and crochet group exhibition. Exhibited and sold 2 pieces
2006	2006	school	Holy Rosary primary school	creating sculpture using aerated concrete blocks
2006	2006	course completed	national art school Darlinghurst	printing processes with Andrew Totman
2006	2006	course completed	national art school Darlinghurst	paper sculpture with Tim Kyle
2005	2005	adult learning	Waverly Woollahra art centre	Series of workshops teaching mosaic and sculpture
2005	2005	school	Sutherland public school	created a 3 piece mosaic mural which is now installed at the school
2005	2005	vacation care/after school care	Kincoppal after school care	designed and provided mosaic kits for kids
2005	2005	school	Redeemer Baptist School	designed and provided mosaic kits for kids
2005	2005	school	Hunters Hill	designed and provided mosaic kits for kids
2005	2005	school	Warrah School, round corner Dural	Taught 'Teach the teacher' workshop mosaic techniques and mural making
2005	2005	markets	Heritage craft fair, St Ives	Ran my own stall selling mosaic materials, kits, tools and mosaic artworks. Commission work also accepted
2005	2005	course completed	National art school Darlinghurst	welding with Dave Horton
2004	2006	shops	Out there, Pymble	sold artwork through this shop
2004	2005	vacation care/after school care	Waverly Woollahra art centre	vacation care arts and crafts
2004	2004	award	Ceramic art association	Received 1st prize for professional mosaic
2004	2004	award	Ceramic art association	Received finalist best mosaic
2003	2005	adult learning	Strathfield Community College	I taught a series of workshops teaching mosaic and sculpture
2003	2004	adult learning/community work	Eco Living Centre UNSW	Community Mosaic. Ran a series of workshops to create a mural. Mandala, Cosmic Wheel of life, Hildegard of Bingen
2003	2004	adult learning	Fired up ceramics, Telopea	Taught a series of workshops teaching mosaic and sculpture
2003	2004	shops	Michelle Shennan Garden Centre	sold artwork through this shop
2003	2003	shops	Gardening Australia live expo, Homebush	2nd year at the expo, exhibited my work, sold artwork and accepted commission work
2003	2003	shops	Highland originals, Mittagong	sold artwork through this shop
2003	2003	shops	Gardening Australia live expo, Homebush	exhibited my work, sold artwork and accepted commission work
2002	2006	shops	Honeysuckle Garden, Bondi junction	sold artwork through this shop
2002	2002	markets	Artabout, Fox Studios	ran my own stall selling mosaic materials, kits, tools and mosaic artworks. Commission work also accepted
2001	2001	shops	Noosaville Nursery	sold artwork through this shop
2000	2009	adult learning	my home studio	Private lessons for lots of students in mosaic and sculpture
2000	2009	Private commissions	Several private homes	I designed and created many mosaic murals and sculptures. See portfolio
1995	1995	publication	wonderworld TV show. National TV	presentation featuring paper pulp sculptures I created and sold
1993	1993	publication	Glebe and Western Weekly	Item featuring paper pulp sculptures
1993	1993	publication	Inner Western Suburbs Courier	Item featuring paper pulp sculptures
1991	1991	exhibition	Punch on king	"Fangist" sculpture exhibition. Paper pulp sculpture
1990ies	1990ies	shops	various shops in Sydney	Sold paper pulp sculpture in various shops in Sydney - Glebe, North Sydney, Newtown and Balmain