Wet weather may dampen the spirits of gardeners but artist Kate Naylor adds a splash of colour to even the soggiest patches.

Her mosaics are bursting with colour and not confined to outdoors.

Kate, who lives in Brighton, said: "City centre properties often have a small patio rather than a garden and these can be gloomy, dark places, challenging to plant and floored with depressing, grey concrete.

"I use tile mosaic in a wide range of colours to brighten up these sad patios. The tiles come in many beautiful, subtle colours, including purples and lilacs, terracottas and oranges and a wonderful collection of blues and greens. They really can put a smile on your face.

"Indoors, mosaic is perfect for creating exotic bathrooms and kitchen sink splashbacks. Using coloured grout means I can get some really interesting and unusual effects. I often include mirror tiles, glass pebbles and semi-precious stones for extra interest."

Having covered hundreds of feet of patio, pots, walls, picture frames, mirrors, tables and chairs, Kate has turned the damp and depressing into the cool and calm.

She said: "Some people have a clear idea of what they want, others know what feeling or style they want to create, leaving me to fulfil their ideas and feelings with the design.

"After a half-hour chat, I usually have enough information to begin thinking and sketching.

"Within a couple of weeks, I send the customer three designs to choose from. From there, it's a matter of finalising the design setting a date to start."

Being a direct marketer, Kate likes to work in a businesslike way.

She said: "I'm very organised. I keep my materials and tools out of the way and leave a clean and tidy site.

"I plan around the weather when working outdoors and keep customers informed when I'll be on site."

Some of Kate's work will on show at The Pub With No Name in Southover Street, Brighton, next month.