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It was a nice day so we thought we would put the lion out to pasture. My daughter wanted to feed the lion a chocolate egg ………
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…
I am having a “quiet “ week this week. Zillion is now prowling Kingsmead square with a painted lion called Uhuru. And now my workshed seems huge! I gave it a good clean up ready for my next project which I am now about one quarter of the way through. It is a commission for…
During the last few weeks I have been finishing a book with selections of my work from the last 7 years including some drawings that were hidden deep in some old sketchbooks. All the mosaics tell a story and together a bigger story emerges. It is a sort of “concept album” . The book has…
For those of you who come straight to the blog – please visit my new website – https://www.rattraymosaics.co.uk it has been redesigned and programmed by my son. If you want him to make you one contact him through his website http://www.dandart.co.uk As you will see I have taken a flying leap and decided to use…
Seraphim at the Bishops Palace, Wells
This school was a joy to work with. A small primary school of just over 100 pupils, every child was able to take part in making it. I was sent lots of drawings from the children to use for a design and spent a day sketching possibilities and a final cartoon. I spent a couple…