I centered it on an eco-dyed tile (3.5") and traced it. Then I traced four more behind, and added Pearlz, Doodah, and colored pencil shading.
Tangles: Doodah, Pearlz |
Tangles: Black Pearlz, Crescent Moon, Hollyhock, Printemps and a hint of MySwing |
Experimenting in earnest now. I wanted to try it on a zendala tile. Originally I thought to place eight spirals around but something kept telling me to do six. It's good to listen to your intuition! I discovered that with six, I could nicely join the outside end of one spiral with the inside end of the next. This gave me a single line that spirals in and out and into the next one.
If six combined nicely, what about two?
Tangle in the background: Dreamdex |
Tangles: just Printemps |
At some point I may include the actual metal spiral. I'd done something like that before, but with a found metal spiral rather than one I made. You can see it in this post.
Interesting how a shape of an object can spur the muse.
ReplyDeleteThese are stunning Margaret - what wonders you've achieved from a broken bangle!I often think of you as the Queen of the slightly wonky spiral - and I always feel better about drawing spirals knowing that you make their imperfections look intentional. The first piece and the double spiral are my favourites.
ReplyDeleteI love the 2nd tile with my swing and black pearls. What a great inspiration from a broken necklace.
ReplyDeleteCreativity abounds, Margaret. Are you making the eco dyed paper? What kind of paper are you starting with ?
ReplyDeleteYes, I've made a few large batches of eco-dyed paper over the past two or three years. I'm generally using up various art papers I've had for years: Arches, lightweight watercolor, Rives BFK, and some bristol vellum I have a large pad of. I find Stonehenge not so good with water.
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