Grouting with Photoshop
I have been playing about with Photoshop these past weeks, in between working on my pieces in my shed for the Bird Exhibition. I am using it to edit all 268 photos for my new animation. I also found it useful to help me make a grout decision on one of my pieces. In this mosaic the…
Frozen in time
It isn’t long now before I have to get some new work finished for an exhibition at the Craft Gallery at the Dartington Cider Press Centre (famous for its Dartington Glass) . It has been a busy year with lions and workshops and the work I have been planning for this exhibition has had to…
Big Bird
It is too cold to work in my shed. I have an energy saving heater in there – so energy saving it barely warms up above 0 degrees. Even with my thermals and my fingerless gloves, I am still too cold to work. It is mostly my feet. I wear two pairs of socks, the…
Birds and Sport
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a gallery in Devon, and asked if I had any work I would like to display in their gallery. It is a new craft gallery at the Dartington Cider Press Centre, in Devon, which houses several designer shops and cafes but it is best known for its…
Post Lion activities
I am having a “quiet “ week this week. Zillion is now prowling Kingsmead square with a painted lion called Uhuru. And now my workshed seems huge! I gave it a good clean up ready for my next project which I am now about one quarter of the way through. It is a commission for…
Bath Society of Artists: 105th Exhibition 2010
Last weekend I took my mosaic “Bella’s Secret” to the submission day for the Bath Society of Artists summer exhibition. I imagine it is a similar set up to the RA exhibition in London except there was not a mile long queue outside the doors! I had taken the park and ride bus and had…
Rain
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KtKm_wCo2M] Just made this stop – motion animation using two photos of the mosaic “Rain” that I made in 2005.
The Lemon Tree
New stop-motion mosaic animation. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIzNxVMFjkk]
The Tree
Stop motion mosaic animation. This is a “raw scrapbook” version. “The Tree” questions man’s relationship with nature. The song “niebo placze” is Polish and means “the sky is crying”. This was a bonus as I chose it first for the music which seemed to fit the animation so perfectly. It is best played in HD…
How the Sun Wakes up in the Morning
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! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e2SsJ6cHU]
Winter Greetings!
……. and Best Wishes for 2010!