1995. Area: 11 square metres. The mosaic was part of a major town renovation scheme. The brief: to celebrate Workington, past and present.

I carried out research in museums and libraries, and took photographs. The overall shape of the mosaic had to fit in an asymmetrical seating area, so I made it sail shaped: a reference to Workington’s ship building past. The design was made up of a series of decorative illustrations or icons reflecting different aspects of the town: a mining tag, a crane, an outline of the castle, fish, a steel works, and so on. These were in strong, bright colours (Italian smalti) against a neutral background (grey and green Westmorland Slate, especially cut for this project). The technique employed was paper-on -face. Installation took four and a half days.

The project was commissioned by Allerdale Borough Council, Cumbria