Biography

I was born 1961 in Salford and my childhood days were in a small town called Clifton. Even in my younger days I loved art and crafts and I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. LS LOWRY while he painted a picture of our primary school playground. He once told me " If you have a dream then follow the path of your dream".

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Later In life, I Joined The Royal Air Force and trained as a Chef. I love cooking and being creative so I found a great way of achieving my dreams.

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On leaving the Forces and working in various parts of the country I finally settled in Plymouth in 1983, then working as a Chef in The Holiday Inn.

Over the years I tried a few different employments mainly around cooking.

But also a few years learning Landscape Gardening. A total difference from Catering but still building things of Creative Art...

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Later in life, though I had an accident that would change everything.

Over the years this has gradually disabled me from many parts of my dream and what I can and can not achieve. I was diagnosed with PTSD after seeing a terrible accident and soon after OCD and dyslexia (but that was something I had had for many years).

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With all this happening and putting me in a very dark place and thinking at one point is it worth it carrying on, I found strength in a very unusual way of helping others Riding my motorbike on Charity rides around parts of The UK. To date that has been £101k. Becoming known as The Madrider1961.

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But I realized also my life was missing my creative side and I wanted to find a way back and was prepared to try anything to achieve this.

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A friend once showed me her pleasure & Hobby what she did when she needed to chill & that was making mosaics. They looked so creative & so I made one of a Spitfire.

 

A new chapter in my Life Began.

I tried the Mirrors & Plant pots and Jewelry boxes many do, But this was just not me. So I progressed to actual pictures and taking a lot of insight from visiting sights of Roman Mosaics.

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I know make Mosaics of many different things From Motorbikes, Ships, Cars, Album covers, Military logos. I also make tables bringing in not just Mosaics but other Items that one would not normally put with Mosaics.

I brought my Biker Name together with My Mosaics and became Madrider Mosaics.

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