West Vancouver Community Arts Council

Connect With Us

Back

Member details

Member profile details

Membership level

2: Artist

First name

Judith

Last name

Oke

Other details

City

West Vancouver

Artist's biography

Broken Bone China Mosaics

It has been 18 years since I first became creative with this art medium. My interest was piqued upon seeing a mosaic table, made with broken china, in a shop on South Granville Street. I knew then that I had a very keen interest in trying this art form.

With just the aid of a book on making bits and pieces mosaics, I bought supplies and began to get to work creating. After a period of time, I developed my own method and unique style.

It wasn’t long before I had so many completed items that it seemed a good idea to try and start selling them. It went from there: I began by selling in Christmas craft shows and then moved on to selling in a couple of shops on the North Shore and one in Langley. I participated three times in the Harmony Arts Festival and was very successful.

In 2012 my work was exhibited at the Silk Purse Art Gallery as part of an art exhibit. A few years ago I was part of an exhibit at Hycroft Manor coordinated by The Craft Council of B.C.

During a 2 year period from May, 2014-April 2016, my mosaic pieces were displayed and sold at The Avant Gardner gift and gardening supply shop in West Vancouver.

Typically, I like to work using pieces of broken bone china because I love the vintage, romantic look that the floral patterns and nature scenes evoke.

Vivid, colorful items and things that sparkle enthrall me. They inspire me to incorporate small glass squares, flat marbles, beads, jewelry and ceramic tiles into my designs.

I incorporate used, found, recycled and personal items to create unique compositions.

Artwork example

Member photo albums (1 Album)

Broken China Mosaics (30)

West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Located at
The Silk Purse Arts Centre
1570 Argyle Avenue
West Vancouver, BC V7V 1A1

Phone: 604-925-7292

E-mail: westvanartscouncil@shaw.ca

Gallery/Art Box Gift Shop Hours:

Winter Hours: Wednesday – Friday 12 – 5 pm, Saturday – Sunday 12 – 4 pm

The West Vancouver Community Arts Council acknowledges that the lands on which we gather for cultural activities are part of the traditional ancestral territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish),
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.