Made In England mosaic

Made in England mosaic by Emma Biggs

Click on the pic for a larger view of this beautiful mosaic, put together by professional mosaicist, teacher and author Emma Biggs in celebration of the pottery and ceramics which have been made in Stoke-on-Trent for hundreds of years:

"There have been over 1,500 potters in Stoke-on-Trent and most of them used a back-stamp to identify their ware, often bearing the words 'ENGLAND' or 'MADE IN ENGLAND'.

Each back-stamp is a story - a story of the company (which may have lasted for two years or hundreds of years), the smoking - fire belching bottle kilns, the child labour and sometimes appalling working conditions. It is also a story of beauty, workmanship, improvement and camaraderie."

You can find out more about the project here, and more about Emma Bigg's mosaic work on her website.