26 x 21cm
From 'Pharma's Market' touring show from 2009-2012 containing 68 elements A mosaic installation, the culmination of a two-year research project exploring the contrasting imagery of historical and contemporary farming. It connects traditional ideas about food, agriculture and animal husbandry with modern developments in stem cell research and genetic modification.
36 x 42cm
From’ Pharma’s Market touring show from 2009-2012 containing 68 elements These mosaics hold cross cultural references in fashionable design through travel and commerce and represent the story of industrial ceramic history. Chinese ceramic meets Wedgewood, Poole sits next to Japanese porcelain and Staffordshire unites with Homebase.
34 x 38cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on Japanese research trip, an installation containing 90 elements
36 x 42cm
'I think it is great because they are made out of different things and it is colourful' Alice ages 8
50 X 70cm
'Great I just want to go home and break my china'
72 x 52 cm
'Great I just want to go home and break my china'
72 x 52 cm
82 x 59cm
From 50/50 2011 show based on Japan, an installation containing 90 elements
Approx 47 x 28cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on Japan, an installation containing 90 elements
26 x 19cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on Japan, an installation containing 90 elements.
26 x 19cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on Japan, an installation containing 90 elements.
26 x 19cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on Japan, an installation containing 90 elements.
From 65 x 40cm
From 'A-Z a Hand Book' show touring from 2007-2010 'I was so charmed by your lovely little rooster. It's a very odd thing - there's something so kickin' about this rooster! What a rockin' rooster! Maybe, it's the Texan in me.' These creatures are a motley collection of reclaimed ornaments. These are deconstructed and reconstructed, combining inherent patterns and forms to create genetically modified creatures. These are Darwinian evolutionary pieces developed in the laboratory/workshop, not through natural selection.
42cm X 197cm
'Dreams of Nishimuru San', 'Cheery Blossom Dreams' and 'Pachinko Dreams' from '50/50', 2011 show based on a Japanese research tri, an installation containing 90 elements
40 x 58cm
From 50/50, 2011 show based on a Japanese research trip, an installation containing 90 elements
From 15 x 25cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on a Japanese research trip, an installation containing 90 elements .These figurative mosaics represent the mad chaos, modern production and contemporary imagery that is the flip side of Japanese culture.
From 50/50 2011 show based on a Japanese research trip, an installation containing 90 elements
60 x 64cm
From '50/50' 2011 show based on a Japanese research trip, an installation containing 90 elements
80 x 52cm
From 'The Crowd' touring show from 2002-2005 containing 53 life size elements 'I liked the dog and the people's toes and also liked the birds' Toby aged 6
Life size figure 57 x 197cm
From 'The Crowd' touring show from 2002-2005 containing 53 life size elements 'This is lovely and interesting, and has inspired my girls to go home smash some plates and do some making'
Life size figure 57 x 197cm
From 'The Crowd' touring show from 2002-2005 containing 53 life size elements 'It is great to see ceramic bosoms that I have eaten off as a child', Duncan aged 35
58 x 33cm
From 'The Crowd' touring show from 2002-2005 containing 53 life size elements. 'On this rainy afternoon...your work gives me a warm glow and all of a sudden reminds me about things that really matter and make me happy in my life'
75 x 30cm
From 'The Crowd' touring show from 2002-2005 containing 53 life size elements 'Breathtaking, absolutely marvellous' Mr HC Sharp aged 97 years'
Cleo Mussi is established internationally for her maverick approach to mosaic making. She produces exhibition pieces and more intimate personal commissions to celebrate special occasions in peoples lives- often including china that they have inherited, or broken treasures that they want to give a new life to.