Article · Kate Rattray Mosaics
Chasing the Flow
By Kate Rattray
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2012
About this lesson
Mosaicist Kate Rattray explains andamento through the Roman 'Hunting Dogs' mosaic at Cirencester, then documents her own sketching process for a sunset-themed mosaic series, showing how directional tesserae lines were chosen to suggest growth, wind and movement before cutting began.
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