How the Sun Wakes up in the Morning

Bykaterattray January 21, 2010

How the Sun Wakes up in the Morning from Kate Rattray on Vimeo.

It is better quality on Vimeo, but it won’t show up on here, so here it is on You Tube!

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bird mosaics | mosaic art | sculpture

Flight of the Cranes
Bykaterattray September 10, 2012

The Somerset levels and moors have been such a source of inspiration lately, not only have Egrets arrived for the first time this year (see last post) but last year saw the re-introduction of cranes to the area. Cranes were thought to have become extinct in the UK 400 years ago although they still visited…

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bird mosaics | butterflies | city | London | mosaic art

Two More Weeks in Upper Street, Angel, Islington
Bykaterattray April 10, 2016March 6, 2021

For the last two weeks and for the following two weeks I have several pieces of my work in a new pop up shop in Angel, Islington, London. Makers & Friends is at 126 Upper Street, selling hand made jewellery, prints, cushions, soaps and herbal concoctions. I haven’t visited yet but I hear the shop…

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animals | bird mosaics | mosaic art | sculpture | The last tree | trees

The Last Tree
Bykaterattray February 21, 2013April 26, 2021

A Prophetic Tree (part 3) If you read the last 2 posts you will have some insight into the sculpture I am making for an exhibition at Delamore House, Devon in May. In response to the very sad and destructive fungal disease causing ash dieback, I have now finished my “remembrance” sculpture/seat. It retraces the path…

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bird baths | exhibitions | flowers | mosaic art

Mary Mary Quite Contrary Bird Baths
Bykaterattray June 10, 2016July 27, 2021

The last few weeks I have been making bird baths for the Bishops Palace English Country Garden Festival in Wells this weekend. Today was the first day but you still have a chance to come along tomorrow or Sunday! I thought how nice it would be to make some work based on a garden theme…

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mosaic art | mosaic workshops

Topps Tiles Award for Achievement in Mosaic
Bykaterattray January 30, 2010

Every year Topps Tiles runs 2 competitions in conjunction with BAMM (British Association for Modern Mosaic). One is a schools mosaic competition and the other is an adult mosaic classes competition. This year I decided to submit some of my students work for the adult classes competition. I submitted 15 works selected from three of…

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mosaic art | sun mosaics | sunsets | trees

Chasing the Flow
Bykaterattray February 3, 2012

If you are a musician, you probably know what “andamento” means. In mosaic terms, “andamento” is the directional placement, course, or “flow” of tiles in a mosaic. Some of the first mosaics using andamento in interesting ways were made by the Romans. Have a look at this mosaic – this is a section from…

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