Teaching in the community
Ebberston Village Mural
1.2m x 0.8m exterior mural created with villagers of Ebberston, North Yorkshire to commemorate the platinum jubilee, reflecting the flora, fauna, significant buildings and activities of the village.
'Our Gekko', Stephen Joseph Theatre Outreach Programme
children on the SJT Outreach programme attended a Mosaic Masterclass and learnt how working together can achieve a lot- we made this gekko come to colourful life in two hours!
Filey Fishes, Filey Junior School
Over 100 mixed media mosaic fish made by children and teachers at Filey Junior School, installed on the brand new wall of their brand new building.
Butterfly Garden Mosaics, Friarage CP School, Scarborough
The entrance to the Early Years Centre was drab and uninviting before. Joy worked with children, teachers and parents to make mosaic bugs, butterflies and flowers to create this lively, tactile, colourful welcome.
Workshops at Lfest 2018
in Joy facilitated mosaic workshops as part of the Arts Immersion Experience at the Lfest Arts Music and Comedy Festival summer 2018. Women made heart mosaics on local beach pebbles to take home as a memento of the festival weekend, as well as participating in a larger rainbow heart mosaic which was gifted to Llandudno for hosting the festival.
Young & Creative

Young & Creative started in June 2016 by artists Joy Sturgess and Susie John to provide a creative service for disadvantaged young people aged 12 to 25 living in Feltham. The project, funded by Inspire Hounslow and Feltham Community Development Association, works in partnership with appropriate referral agencies, inspiring young people to explore and develop their creativity. Young people are empowered to gain enduring practical and soft skills as a building block for leading fulfilling lives. Teaching is focussed on mosaic making, enabling Young & Creative students to contribute to art for public space.
Current referral partners include:
The Rise Academy- specialist school for children with autism
Hounslow Interim Education Centre- working with young people temporarily excluded from main stream education.
Hounslow Young Carers project
We are always interested in building new relationships and looking at opportunities to expand to
Young & Creative so please contact us if you would like to find out more information or visit our studio in Feltham:
joysturgessmosaics@yahoo.co.uk
Current referral partners include:
The Rise Academy- specialist school for children with autism
Hounslow Interim Education Centre- working with young people temporarily excluded from main stream education.
Hounslow Young Carers project
We are always interested in building new relationships and looking at opportunities to expand to
Young & Creative so please contact us if you would like to find out more information or visit our studio in Feltham:
joysturgessmosaics@yahoo.co.uk
Feltham Mosaics
Working with artist Susie John to facilitate a weekly mosaic workshop for adults set up by Feltham Arts Association and funded by the People's health Trust. This group is creating a series of mosaic murals reflecting local horticultural heritage- Feltham used to supply London with fruit vegetables and flowers. The murals are being installed on exterior walls in the centre of Feltham.
Working with people with dementia- Hounslow Park Lodge House
Setting up a weekly mosaic making group which ran for one year until Joy was preparing to relocate. The work with residents included small personal pieces designed carefully to allow for participation by people of all levels including those with impaired fine motor skills, as well as a collective mosaic panel 'Autumn Tree', which all participants contributed to. This group also enjoyed memory and coffee sessions which were based around emotive topics such as memories of home, romance, work, childhood, fashion, food and music.