Bringing beauty from the broken

摘要

Margot knox is a renowned Australian artist, a skilled craftspcrson and a keen, well-informed gardener. The creation of the Mosaic Garden around her Melbourne home is a logical extension of her artistic life. However, she is the first to say: 'The line between highly decorative and kitsch is very fine indeed.' She also speaks frankly of the art form of mosaic as being 'suspect' and 'over the top', and emphasises the need for complete control over the medium to be coupled, intriguingly, with the ability and desire to 'grind things into shape'.