A small group of birds

Bykaterattray March 8, 2011

To add to my collection of 4 wall pieces for the “Flocked” exhibition, (see last post) I made a small group of 3d birds.

Hey come on guys, don’t be shy – turn around, let me introduce you:

hello-birds — (left to right) Percy, Pip, Buzz, Jess

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Mosaic Mix Weekend

Bykaterattray February 8, 2010

An enjoyable weekend. It was a small class this time, but fun, and I was impressed with the work produced. I have posted photos of students with their work on the workshops pages. This is a piece by Felicity that I found particularly impressive. The aim of the workshop was to make textural mosaics using…

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Sweat and Tears – part 8

Bykaterattray July 19, 2011

I have completed the tears on the other side. This is the side with the face. I found a photo of Jodie Williams on the web and I drew it and distorted it so that it would look like her reflection in the tear. Jodie Williams is a British 17 year old sprinter who will…

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Mosaic workshops

Bykaterattray May 2, 2010

During my exhibition “Passage” I held workshops in the gallery. 4 students attended, 3 beginners and 1 who had attended my Ammerdown course last year. My friend and helper Jean, also came along. Since last year at Ammerdown I have found that it is very useful for students to make a simple coaster before their…

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Sweat and Tears – part 9 – decision time!

Bykaterattray July 21, 2011

I spent several hours trying to decide what tile to use for the background of my sculpture. I originally thought I might use transparent glass onto coloured adhesive and the colour would change gradually from a dark brown skin tone to a pale pink. But I scrapped that idea when I thought about how it…

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New website

Bykaterattray January 4, 2020February 4, 2021

Hi folks, Happy New Year! This is just to tell you I have moved my blog to my new website. I will still write posts about my work and if you are an email subscriber you should continue to receive my posts. However if you usually read my posts on the WordPress reader you might…

The Relics of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere

Bykaterattray September 28, 2017

As I mentioned in the last post I will be posting fairly regularly in the next few weeks to show you my work for the Glastonbury Abbey exhibition “Traces Revealed” The inspiration for the pieces I made came from the abbey’s precious relics that were once in abundance in medieval times but then lost or…

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Erin McCauliff says:

March 11, 2011 at

These are fantastic, little treasures.

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1. Kate Rattray says:
  
  March 11, 2011 at
  
  Thanks Erin! They are a bit experimental really, I think they need a little refining!
  
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