AN international mosaic artist is turning history on its head and making brand new art from archaeological glass finds at this year's International Festival of Glass.
Caroline Jariwala is making a permanent, public mosaic using Victorian glass shards unearthed during archaeological digs at the historic glass cones at the Ruskin Glass Centre in Amblecote.
And visitors can help make the mosaics, gluing pieces onto scaled-up versions of a recent addition to the Heritage Visitor Centre collection - a Victorian glass factory pattern book.
Large scale wooden templates have been cut out and pieces will be glued on and grouted, creating stunning, multi-coloured mosaics.
Festival co-ordinator Elisabeth Johnson said: “The Glasshouse College dig unearthed so many finds, we couldn’t believe the range of colours and textures and sheer volume of pieces.
“Pairing these pieces with the Victorian pattern book was an inspiration, and drawing on Caroline’s skills and extensive experience should create some really stunning, memorable pieces for years to come.”
Mosaic making will be on offer throughout the day tomorrow (Friday May 29) and the activity is suitable for accompanied children aged eight and above - and free with a festival pass.
The four-day International Festival of Glass is taking place at venues throughout the Stourbridge glass quarter until Sunday May 31.
For more information go to http://www.ifg.org.uk/
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