Mosaic Exhibit of "The Shape of Feeling"

Softer in palette, more fluid in form and deliberately looser in visual language, the work explores the relationship between gesture, emotion and structure. Inspired by gestural mark making, Edwards creates organic, flowing forms that suggest movement and feeling without defining either. The shapes appear intuitive and spontaneous, while the finished work reveals the precision and patience inherent in the mosaic process. Designed with architects and interior designers in mind, The Shape of a Feeling is intended to complement and enhance considered spaces. Its organic silhouette, subtle tonal palette and tactile surface introduce movement, texture and visual rhythm without competing with the architecture around it. The work can function as a focal point within residential, hospitality or commercial interiors, while its suitability for exterior installation allows it to extend into gardens, terraces and landscaped spaces. At the heart of Edwards' practice is a fascination with translating fleeting, instinctive gestures into permanent physical form. Her work begins digitally, where she develops and refines compositions using contemporary design tools, drawing on her background in graphic design, advertising, branding and creative direction. The finished pieces, however, are executed entirely by hand, creating what she describes as an antidigital process. This meeting of digital conception and ancient craft is central to her approach. Edwards is deeply inspired by Byzantine and Roman mosaic traditions, particularly the visual richness created through the accumulation and placement of individual tesserae. Rather than replicating historical mosaic, she takes these ancient principles and reinterprets them through a contemporary graphic language. Each tessera contributes to the movement of the whole. Subtle variations in angle, spacing, colour and surface allow light to move across the work, giving the compositions a tactile quality that cannot be replicated on a screen. The result is a dialogue between precision and imperfection, technology and handcraft, contemporary design and centuries-old technique. This relationship makes Edwards' work particularly suited to architectural and interior environments. Her mosaics sit between wall-based artwork, sculpture and architectural intervention, offering strong silhouettes and material presence while remaining responsive to the proportions, palette and character of a space. Works can be commissioned with scale, colour and form developed in dialogue with a specific interior or architectural scheme. The Shape of a Feeling continues a trajectory established through Edwards' recent exhibitions and collaborations, including The Other Art Fair, Shoreditch Design Triangle, collaborations with LF Markey and Jealous London, and her 2025 solo exhibition Brushstrokes in London. Her work has also been selected for interior design settings, including the Coppermaker Square show home, reflecting the natural relationship between her mosaic practice and the built environment. With this latest collection, Edwards is moving towards a quieter and more emotive visual vocabulary. The stronger graphic contrasts of earlier work have given way to softer tones and expressive forms, creating pieces that bring atmosphere as well as visual interest to a space. Ultimately, The Shape of a Feeling is concerned with giving form to something intangible. A feeling may be impossible to measure or articulate, yet it can possess rhythm, direction, weight and energy. Edwards translates these qualities into sweeping forms and thousands of individually placed tesserae. Her evolving practice brings together ancient technique and contemporary composition, digital conception and handmade execution, spontaneous gesture and deliberate construction. The result is artwork that carries both the immediacy of a mark and the permanence of mosaic, created to live in dialogue with the spaces and architecture around it.