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TEN YEARS An exhibition of mosaic art by Kate Rattray at Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, 23a Broad Street, Wells BA5 2DJ 9th May – 13th June 2016 PRIVATE VIEW – Friday 20th May 4-6pm I am delighted to announce that I am presenting 10 years of my work at the new back room gallery at…
The Four Seasons I don’t know how relevant the four seasons are any more. Our climate is changing and maybe we won’t feel the difference between the seasons quite so much as we did when we were young. I’m writing this watching snow fall outside my window and with layers of clothes on as our…
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, before humans attempted to rule the earth, before a human was even born in fact, back in the time when the earth was made of blue butterflies, there was a very beautiful blue butterfly Queen, her name was Arion. Her particular skills were sky dancing, and…
…and flowers… A collection of new pieces. Please contact me if you are interested in any garden paving stones or bird baths or wish to commission a piece for you garden or home. Click the links to buy feather pictures.
For the last few weeks I have been making starlings for a sculpture trail on Shapwick Heath nature reserve along the Avalon Marshes in Somerset. As you know I have become completely obsessed with these amazing birds even after they have left the area! I wanted to make my own flock so that would always…
There is a reality TV programme about random families or couples watching the TV, and we watch their reactions and comments on the programmes they are watching. I quite like the concept of watching people watching, it’s a sort of voyeuristic voyeurism. I suppose if you were studying psychology or sociology, you might find it…
I have been busy over the summer months creating a mosaic for a customer to display behind her kitchen hob. I was delighted to be offered this commission as the subject of it was as close to my heart as it was hers. She sent me some photos of the sun setting over the Solway,…
I take so many photos of the landscape around me, usually they serve as reference points for work that takes me somewhere beyond that which is seen. This time I decided to make a couple of pieces that are purely representational. At least more or less ! The first inspired by this dramatic sunset last…
I have been playing with my jigsaw again and made four new pieces of work for “Six” – an exhibition showcasing six local makers – at the Hawthorn Gallery, Blandford Forum, Dorset. The exhibition began on 14th January and runs until 22nd March 2014. The series is called “The Three Trees” and illustrates the four…
Last night I went to the preview of “Shift : What is the Work of Art?” at the Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome where I have the pleasure of being one of the artists chosen to take part. Curator, Kim Wood, picked my animations “The Storm” and “Rain” . Outside a glass blower was making a…
Hooray! My book is ready. Full of lovely pictures of my mosaics, and drawings never seen! It would make a good Christmas present! Read about it and order from Blurb here! Passage to the… Mosaic Art By Kate Rattray Book Preview
The final mosaic in my journey that makes up a concept album of work is complete. I started this mosaic 3 years ago for a BAMM exhibition “ Music of the Eye”, but I wasn’t able to give enough time to complete it then. And I don’t think the time was right for it anyway….