Thursday, November 17, 2011

Winnipeg weekend: AEDM #17

I spent last weekend in Winnipeg at a regional Baha'i conference and, of course, noticed patterns! For Art Every Day Month I tried deconstructing and drawing these patterns.

Upholstery on a hotel chair. It looks
like a combination of Amaze and Emingle.
Part of the pattern in a hotel carpet.





















Above: Brickwork on a street.
At right:
A column outside the Children's Theatre.



Here are my rough sketches of these patterns:



Then I tangled! I tried variations of the patterns above, partly to see what worked best and partly because some of them lent themselves to alternate possibilities. Here are three tiles I did.
The four patterns in simple forms. I prefer the
"bricks" very simple, like this, or as they are on the third tile.
I tried some variations of the "carpet leaf spiral" but
I prefer the simpler, bolder way it is on the previous tile.
I like the "column" pattern best as it is on the
left, but the right side is interesting too.
Do these patterns already exist as tangles? Do they need names?

5 comments:

  1. FWIW - to me the spiral pattern is similar to Cookie's "Snaylz Trayl" - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookies_creations/4886389627/in/photostream/

    I like the puffy column pattern, your shading really gives it dimension.

    Lovely tiles, as always!

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  2. Thanks Linda! Snaylz Trayl it is, although I kind of prefer it with pointy ends rather than ovals. Just a variation! :-)

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  3. Oh, those are all really great! I love them all and they will find a place in my new pattern book! I love what you did with them as well. I will be off to check out the snaliz trailz link now!

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  4. I know I saw a similar pattern of the carpet pattern but I can't rememer the name or the artist .My personal favorite is the column,a bit tricky to reproduce.Third tile is my favorite.

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  5. Oh, I love the column! I think it could be its own tangle. I'm going to try it right now :)

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