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Lost in the mist of time

Bykaterattray October 24, 2013

Sometimes I like to stray from the glass and make something else, and I love experimental collaborative projects like this one. But I promise there will be another mosaic post soon!

Catching the Sun (Solar City)

Bykaterattray April 5, 2012

If you read my last post you will have seen the progress so far on a mosaic I am making called “Solar City” which is part 2 of a series called “Catching the Sun”. I am making the mosaic in the double indirect, or reverse reverse technique for reasons described in the last post. These…

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Somerset Art Weeks

Bykaterattray September 17, 2009

I have several pieces of work on display at the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Courthouse Gallery, Somerton, Somerset, UK for Somerset Art Weeks which runs from 19 September – 4 October 2009. They include a series of nine mosaics: “How the Sun Wakes Up in the Morning” (see my website), “Cygnus”, and various others. This is…

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The culture of popular art versus humble pie

Bykaterattray January 14, 2011

This story was sent to me today: A musician played the violin in a Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 60 minutes. During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After: 3 minutes A middle aged man…

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New Arrivals and Old Mothers

Bykaterattray June 6, 2011

I have just submitted 2 new pieces for the Bath Society of Artists Summer Exhibition. Last year I submitted Bella’s Secret, (see post here) and it was accepted for the show, so I thought I would give it another go. Not sure what they will think of these two though! The first is called “Emerging Artists”…

Kingfishers

Bykaterattray February 3, 2017June 15, 2022

In the valley below the hill where I live there is a small village with a leat running along the edge of the fields and opposite a row of old and pretty cottages. There are often ducks on the leat and once I saw a very raggedy looking heron trying to catch a fish, but…

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Sweat and Tears – part 4

Bykaterattray July 5, 2011

Having already drawn around my polystyrene tears onto brown paper I can make them up indirectly. I could mosaic directly onto the surface of the tears but as some of my tiles are different depths, the indirect method will enable me to get a fairly level surface easier and quicker. I made 12 tears for…

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