London Olympics 2012
London Olympics 2012

I hope you were as inspired as I was by the London Olympics 2012!
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Sweat and Tears – detail photos
Thank you London Olympics 2012!
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Sweat and Tears – detail photos
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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…
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If you are a  musician, you probably know what  “andamento”  means.  In  mosaic terms, “andamento” is the directional placement, course, or “flow” of  tiles in a mosaic. Some of the first mosaics using andamento in interesting ways were made by the Romans. Have a look at this mosaic – this is a section from…
I spent several hours trying to decide what tile to use for the background of my sculpture. Â I originally thought I might use transparent glass onto coloured adhesive and the colour would change gradually from a dark brown skin tone to a pale pink. Â But I scrapped that idea when I thought about how it…
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…
I was interviewed by Ian Laurie for his blog on mosaic artists … this is the interview … For this seventh and final interview of 2019, I talk with Kate Rattray. Kate manages to combine her unique style with imagination, humour and a shedload of both vocational and research skills to great effect. Based in…