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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!

Space invaders, cake and mosaic

Bykaterattray December 11, 2009

Yesterday it was my son’s 13th birthday. I bought him this “space invaders” wallett. (He is almost too young to remember space invaders, and for anyone reading this who is also too young – it was designed and programmed by Toshira Nishikado for Taito, Japan in 1978 as an arcade game) It seemed pretty cool to find this…

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Shift : What is the Work of Art?

Bykaterattray January 12, 2013

Last night I went to the preview of “Shift : What is the Work of Art?” at the Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome where I have the pleasure of being one of the artists chosen to take part. Curator, Kim Wood, picked my animations “The Storm” and “Rain” . Outside a glass blower was making a…

The Silence of Owls

Bykaterattray April 15, 2018January 5, 2020

On my monthly trips to Somerset Crafts gallery, I drive the quiet way through the lanes through the Somerset levels. One fresh December morning last year I had to stop as I spotted something quite beautiful through my rear view mirror. A trail of mist was weaving a path across the distant woods. It was…

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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…

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Memorial Mosaic

Bykaterattray June 21, 2012

Yesterday I was at St. Josephs Catholic school in Bridgwater completing a mosaic started the day before with the children. It was a memorial mosaic for a much loved learning support assisant , dinner lady and head gardener at the school who died recently. My brief was to design the mosaic using their school logo,…

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Sun Dance

Bykaterattray August 26, 2010

An animation of my latest commission. The mosaic is 600mm x 600mm and framed. My customer emailed me after receiving the mosaic , he wrote “…an unexpected bonus is that the gold tesserae catch the light and seem to be flying out from the background in 3D. I had not thought of a title but…

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