mosaic art

Draw A Bird Day (DAB day)

Bykaterattray April 8, 2010

I have just found out it is “Draw A Bird Day” today!

So me and my family (who are at home right now) have just cobbled some quick sketches together.

Phew – so glad we didn’t miss it!

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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bird mosaics | mosaic art | sun mosaics | videos

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! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e2SsJ6cHU]

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mosaic art | mosaic workshops

A lively summer workshop and tour
Bykaterattray August 4, 2010

Last weekend was great! I had a lively group who came to the workshop at Wells museum! This included my two youngest kids and friends. Most only stayed for Saturday, but one student did both days, so on Sunday she came to my workshed. Pictures of the group and their mosaics are on the workshop…

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bird mosaics | mosaic art | sun mosaics | sunsets

Gathering Darkness
Bykaterattray November 3, 2011

I collected another new piece of work from my framers yesterday. This is “Gathering Darkness”. It takes the idea from my Flocked series – How the Sky Becomes Blue and The Birds Who Bring the Dusk (see mosaics here) into the night. It was also inspired by staring at Deep Sunset through the Woods (see mosaic here)…

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mosaic art | zelij

More on zellige, zillige, zellij or zillij
Bykaterattray December 15, 2009

There seem to be many ways to spell this Islamic method of making tiles, but perhaps it is correctly spelt zillij. Having researched it a bit more, I was fascinated to find out that once the biscuit fired tiles are cut into shapes , glazed and put together as whole geometric tiles, it doesn’t end there!…

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animals | lions | mosaic art | sculpture

Behold the Lion!
Bykaterattray March 14, 2010

At the end of last week I went to pick up a lion. (One of the more exciting aspects of being an artist!) This lion was quite extraordinary – he was very quiet – in fact he didn’t move at all – but I am hoping I will breathe some life into him. Here is…

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