My Lion – progress report 7

Bykaterattray May 6, 2010

The last leg finished– now just the head, tail and feet to do!

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bird mosaics | mosaic art | sea | skies | sun mosaics | sunsets | wind

Flight from the Waves of Solway
Bykaterattray March 8, 2015

I was delighted to receive another commission from my customer who commissioned the hob back splash Sunset over the Solway . The brief was to make a smaller picture that would have echos or elements of the larger mosaic whilst also adding something of the magic from a piece she had just bought from my…

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mosaic art | stained glass | sun mosaics

Sunshine Pendants
Bykaterattray December 12, 2011

On a wet grey day back in March I made my first sunshine pendant. I made it to cheer me up and to remind me always to bring the sun with me! Well maybe it was chance but no sooner had I put it on the sky started to clear and the rest of the…

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mosaic art

Stained Glass Mosaic Workshop at Creative Glass Guild
Bykaterattray November 1, 2010

Last weekend I was teaching the glass on glass method and glass on wood at Bristol Creative Glass Guild. My students were all happy with their achievements and you will see why if you visit the page on this blog http://katerattray.wordpress.com/mosaic-workshops/stained-glass-mosaic-workshop They are all beautiful creative pieces, and I especially like Carla’s rendition of the “Guggenheim”….

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art | bird mosaics | legends | mosaic art | sculpture

A Little Bird Told Me
Bykaterattray March 13, 2019March 6, 2021

A little bird told me to look for legends about the Blue tit. I found this old Cherokee Indian story about the Chickadee and the Titmouse (in UK the Chickadee is similar to a coal tit with it’s black cap and the Titmouse is like the Tufted Tit with it’s crested head, and all from…

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bird mosaics | mosaic art | trees

Flying through the Dark into the Light
Bykaterattray April 11, 2011

In 2009 I was taken out of my comfort zone when making a mosaic for the Heavens above exhibition at the Opus Gallery in Exeter. I am used to working with warm bright colours and golds, but I decided to make a night sky mosaic using a lot of black. The swan wasn’t so bad…

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mosaic art | swans of Wells

“Odile – The Black Swan” : The 2012 Fashion Icon
Bykaterattray September 24, 2012

If you went to London Fashion Week last week you would have noticed how many top designers have used black, whites, pearls shimmery greys and silvers in their new creations. “Odile” – The Black Swan wouldn’t have looked out of place on the catwalk. Imagine her as she glided elegantly in her fine coverlet of…

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