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It is 14 days into my exhibition “Voices of the Wind” at Somerset Crafts so I thought it would be a good time to share some photos of it with you. Apart from my four new pieces (in previous posts), I have selected some of my past work dating back to 2006 that fits in well…
I know I have used the title of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s fantastic novel, but I couldn’t find another title that seemed right for this piece. “Shadows of the Wind” or “Wind Shadows” just didn’t do it for me – it had to be solid, contained and absolute! The mosaic isn’t directly inspired by the novel , although the…
Whilst researching Norse myths for my ash tree trunk sculpture I came across a poem telling the origin of the wind. It went like this: Hraesvelg, he is called, who sits at heaven’s end, a giant in eagle’s shape. From his wings, it is said, the winds blow over all men (The Sibyl’s Prophecy. 37)…
I’m working on a new series of mosaics for my showcase exhibition “Voices of the Wind” at Somerset Crafts in May. It’s a tight deadline but I’m hoping to produce at least 4 new pieces . My first piece is called “Wind Whips“. This was the first drawing: I liked the black “whips” streaming out from the…
The Somerset Guild of Craftsmen’s next exhibition is called “Whither The Ash” – it appears to be a very topical theme at the moment, not surprisingly, as we are still losing our beautiful trees. I can’t exhibit my sculpture of “The Last Tree” (see last post) made in response to this issue at the Guild…
As I was in such a rush to release the news about my book, “Passage to the Sun“, I forgot to tell you a bit about it. I’ve been working on it on and off for a couple of years. I wanted to show my journey, not just how my work has developed since 2005,…
Hooray! My book is ready. Full of lovely pictures of my mosaics, and drawings never seen! It would make a good Christmas present! Read about it and order from Blurb here! Passage to the… Mosaic Art By Kate Rattray Book Preview
The final mosaic in my journey that makes up a concept album of work is complete. I started this mosaic 3 years ago for a BAMM exhibition “ Music of the Eye”, but I wasn’t able to give enough time to complete it then. And I don’t think the time was right for it anyway….
I thought you might like to see one of my new pieces included in the “Crust” exhibition in Bath (see last post for details). This was a piece that has been in my sketchbook for a couple of years, and at last I had a chance to make it. The inspiration came from the crows…
I’ve been working on a final set of mosaics which will bring an end to a “concept album” of work. There are over 40 mosaics in my album (some of which you can see on my website) and they will soon be produced in a book I hope to publish through “Blurb” before Christmas. The…