Onions and mosaic

Bykaterattray November 30, 2009

My partner cut up the onions and as he was frying them he told me to take a look as they looked like my birds in “Dawn Breakers. ”

Quite a good likeness don’t you think?

mosaic art

Craft and Design Selected Awards
Bykaterattray January 28, 2011

I’ve been entered into this competition for my work. The finalists are chosen by public vote. To vote, you click on a link on the page for your chosen maker on the craft&design Selected website, and then on another link in an email to confirm your vote. A panel of judges choose the winners…

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mosaic art | Olympic Sculpture | Olympics

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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mosaic art | skies | trees | wind

The Shadow of the Wind
Bykaterattray April 16, 2013

I know I have used the title of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s fantastic novel, but I couldn’t find another title that seemed right for this piece. “Shadows of the Wind” or “Wind Shadows” just didn’t do it for me – it had to be solid, contained and absolute! The mosaic isn’t directly inspired by the novel , although the…

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mosaic art | mosaic workshops | sun mosaics | sunsets

Cup of Tea and a Pendant Anyone?
Bykaterattray September 9, 2011

It’s two weeks before I teach my course at Bristol Creative Glass Guild. I have taught several glass on glass workshops there, but this one is a new course I have devised. It is called “Mosaic Gifts” and students will have the opportunity to make a small light catcher/panel to hang in a window, one…

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art | bird mosaics | landscape | landscapes | moon | mosaic art | owls

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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bird mosaics | mosaic art | sun mosaics | videos

How the Sun Wakes up in the Morning
Bykaterattray January 21, 2010

How the Sun Wakes up in the Morning from Kate Rattray on Vimeo. It is better quality on Vimeo, but it won’t show up on here, so here it is on You Tube! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e2SsJ6cHU]

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