London Clay Art Centre's Canada 150 Mosaic in London, Ontario

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London Clay Art Centre Canada 150 Mosaic

Completed in 2017, two artist-coordinators and many volunteers installed an estimated 18,000 pieces of tile on the east exterior wall of London Clay Art Centre (LCAC) located at 664 Dundas Street. Within an eight-month period, the design was finalized, made, glazed and thousands of clay tiles were fired.

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Susan Day

susanday@live.ca
@susandayceramics

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About Susan Day

Susan Day is an established visual artist with a 40-year history of creating non-functional narrative ceramic works. Susan was involved with the London Clay Art Centre from 2017-2019 during which time she was the lead artist, coordinator and community worker involved in the production of all 7 of the Old East Village mosaics. Susan’s work is in national and international collections and has been shown across Canada and abroad. The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is showing a major career exhibition of both Susan and Jamelie Hassan’s ceramic and glass works in 2022.

Your Must Visit London Destination?

My must-see London places are the Thames Valley Parkway, Morrissey House and my hidden, hard to find studio

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Beth Turnbull Morrish

beth@turningbullpottery.com
@turningbullpottery

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About Beth Turnbull Morrish

I have been an artist since childhood and have forged a life of creativity guided by curiosity, exploration and the search for beauty. My career foundations began with studies at BealArt, travel in Europe and a BFA in Ceramics from NSCAD University. Work in the guild setting further taught me that clay is a language in community building and I began my teaching career. In 2004 I opened Turning Bull Pottery studio in my backyard in East London and in 2019 moved to my dream studio and home in Nairn. I enjoy creative living as a mom of two young children, an entrepreneur and a pottery teacher. I also love books of all kinds and being in nature.

Your Must Visit London Destination?

Old East Village is the place to be in London, there are so many unique shops, like Mystic Bookstore, Silk Road and the London Clay Art Centre's Store. I love the Root Cellar's Kale Caeser, Wisdom Tea's Smoked Salmon Crépes, and So Inviting's dumplings. I'd take you for a walking tour to see all of the mosaics, and then to Union Ten Distilling Co for a cocktail on their patio.

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ABOUT THE mosaic

LCAC’s Celebrate 150 Mosaic is a legacy art installation funded by the provincial and federal governments to commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. Its monumental presence contributes to the vitality of London’s Old East Village (OEV) and will be a source of civic pride for generations of Londoners to come. Two artists, 650 volunteers and 25 community groups worked together to create this amazing work of art for the whole of London to enjoy.

LCAC’s Celebrate 150 Mosaic is a legacy art installation. The phenomenal success of this project spawned two more community mosaic projects in London's Old East Village.