Back In The Real World

Bykaterattray October 9, 2011

I’ve just started a new blog called Back in the Real World. It is my little blog of inspirations – photos, sound recordings and videos – seeds for my work. The first post is a photographic collection of skies. You can see it here

I will be adding a new mosaic post here soon too- about some new work for an exhibition in November.

But for now this is my favourite photo I took at West Bay during the summer holidays, so I have made it the header on the Back In The Real World blog.

mosaic art | Olympic Sculpture | Olympics

Sweat and tears – part 6

Bykaterattray July 12, 2011

I am working on the other side of the sculpture now, so I thought you might like to see the first side so far. The spaces between the tears will be mosaiced using the direct method. I think it is going to look quite glamorous don’t you? …. is sport glamorous? As I already mentioned…

leaf mosaics | mosaic art | sun mosaics | sunsets | trees

Where the Leaves Meet

Bykaterattray May 31, 2013

Lying on the forest floor looking up at the tops of the trees, the sun shining through fresh green leaves was the inspiration behind this piece. I made several colour drawings using the same design, however I struggled with the green, finding the right shade and how to work it into the design without it looking like a football!…

mosaic art

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…

Olympics | sounds

Sweat and Tears – part 7 – or Buttering a Giant Ryvita and Eating It!

Bykaterattray July 18, 2011

If you have been following my project progress for my Olympic sculpture “Sweat and Tears” , you might remember I mentioned the alarming noise when installing the mosaic tears to the form. Because of the curved shape of the tears the tiles make a cracking sound when pushed into the tile adhesive. I have made…

bird mosaics | mosaic art

Sun Worshipper (or the legless Great Crane)

Bykaterattray July 30, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I was gritting my teeth and working long hours in my shed to reach a deadline for an exhibition. I was lucky I had an assistant helping me. My son, Arthur, was doing his year 10 work experience week with me (not by choice unfortunately, he wanted to do something…

bird baths | mosaic art | mosaic glass tiles | stained glass

Garden Treasure Bird Pool

Bykaterattray May 1, 2017December 2, 2021

Welcome to new followers and thank you for all your lovely comments about my Pool of Dreams bird bath. I must admit I was a bit overwhelmed but feel privileged to have been featured on Discover . I have made another bird pool. This one is a lot smaller and constructed by using my other…

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