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I thought it was about time (again) to add a post about something other than mosaic! Another fascination I have is with street art, especially graffiti art. Here are some snaps of some graffiti I have found recently. Apart from the striking images, Graffiti art appeals to me as it is an “outsider art” in…
Details of my new workshops are on my website www.rattraymosaics.co.uk/courses The first of these will be a weekend workshop in May at the Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome, Somerset. The workshop is for beginners or improvers and we will use glass and ceramic mosaic tiles and stained glass. There will be some different tiles…
I made the “Forest Light” mosaic (see last post) pretty quickly, so I decided to make another small woodland mosaic. This time I wanted to introduce a sense of depth. This is “Morning haze in the Woods”. It took me 6 hours, which is quick for a mosaic! Just like “Forest Light” I have used…
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…
London mosaic artist Karla Duterloo has been working hard lately organizing a mosaic art project to raise funds for the Esther Benjamins Trust. www.ebtrust.org.uk EBT has a mosaic studio in Nepal, providing essential employment for young workers rescued as children by the Trust. Mosaic artists around the globe have sent Karla a 20 x 20 mosaic which…
To add to my collection of 4 wall pieces for the “Flocked” exhibition, (see last post) I made a small group of 3d birds. Hey come on guys, don’t be shy – turn around, let me introduce you:
These are the pieces I will be showing at the “Flocked” exhibition at the Craft Gallery, Dartington Cider Press Centre, with 7 other artists. You can find out more details about the exhibition here .
I find that choosing a suitable name for my mosaic artworks is just as important as the piece itself. It makes the story whole. The process I use for this choice often starts with a working title, first thought of at the same time as the first sketch. When the mosaic is complete (or during…
I have posted the animation again this time from vimeo because it fills the screen and I think this looks better! [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/20099871 w=400&h=300] I made the soundtrack by mixing 2 tracks of birdsong that I recorded with my daughters ipod with a drumbeat from a keyboard. All very low-tech!
I have been playing about with Photoshop these past weeks, in between working on my pieces in my shed for the Bird Exhibition. I am using it to edit all 268 photos for my new animation. I also found it useful to help me make a grout decision on one of my pieces. In this mosaic the…
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…
I was so taken up with the flu and with Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s novel in the last post that I forgot to wish you all a very happy 2011! So here it is – HAPPY 2011! (and may all your wishes come true!) The first exhibition I am involved in this year is a bit…