I'm Pieter and I set up Ketos Art as I love creating beautiful and unique mosaic works.  I've always had an interest in the past and enjoyed visiting areas with an interesting culture and history.  It was on Cyprus that I really discovered my facination with mosaics.  I love the island, having visited many times and I had the opportunity of an extended holiday, when I was able to just spend time visiting sites and quietly contemplating life.  I came away with a deep interest in mosaics and decided that this was what I wanted to focus on.  

I chose the name 'Ketos Art' as I love the sea and in Ancient Greek, the word Kētos represents a large fish, whale, shark or sea monster.  When I was growing up, I used to visit a local beach where I could find pre-historic fossilised sharks teeth in the shingle and sand and I have integrated one of these fossilised teeth into some of my works.

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People unfamiliar with making mosaics would probably be surprised just how much time and effort goes into making them but the way I see it, a quality mosaic item should last many years and still look beautiful but it only will if it is made well to start with.  Every piece I produce is made with love and I always hope that when someone looks at anything I've made, they can feel some of that joy.  I mainly work with glass mosaic tiles but also use stained glass, ceramic tiles and a variety of other objects and enjoy broadening my use of materials and mosaic styles.

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