Lisa- marie Newman

Lisa–marie Newman from Creative Avenue is an experienced teacher, member of the British Association for Modern Mosaic and Coordinator of the regional group BAMM North, which exhibits regularly.

After leaving a 20 year career as a secondary school Art Teacher, Lisa-marie volunteered at local pre-schools and community groups delivering workshops and sharing her passion for Art and Craft with others. Having always had an obsession with colour, texture and objects with a story; it was after a visit to York Open Studios in 2009, that Lisa-marie was inspired to make her own mosaics. Discovering a natural talent for the art form, she has been a practicing and exhibiting Mosaic Artist for the past 15,  delivering workshops and undertaken commissions.  Lisa-marie enjoys sharing her passion for collecting and handling beautiful tiles, materials and found objects and promoting the well-being it can bring to us all.