Monday, September 5, 2011

Inspiration Avenue: Patterns

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This piece may look like it "means" something heavy, but really I was just playing with patterns and shapes. The horizontal curved stripes are from a photo I took of the inside of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The diamond grid pattern is from a photo I took of an iron cafe chair in San Antonio. Part of the grid is filled with a pattern from a Hero Arts stone carving image. The outline of the "martial arts" fighting woman is from Broderbund Clip Art, and her lined crumpled notebook paper texture is from grungetextures. I like the contrast between her strong stance and the more fragile paper.


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12 comments:

  1. ileneSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    THis is fantastic...it works on ALL levels!
    love
    ilene

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  2. MaggieSeptember 5, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    I love the depth and the patterns within patterns! And the way the lines of the woman repeat the shape of the diamond grid. So cool!

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  3. Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's CreativitySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    This is really stunning Artwork Sherry. I love this very much. It's fantastic. How you did this I am very surprised.
    Greet Marja

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  4. Bleubeard and ElizabethSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    This is not just a pattern piece, but a traveling piece, too. Several places and images had to be combined to make this beauty what it is. I'm impressed.

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  5. DarlaSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    I like the fact that you used a combination of photo's you took. This has a very "graphics" feel to it.

    Darla

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  6. Tracey Fletcher KingSeptember 9, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I love this take on pattern. It is very fresh and vibrant. There is so much movement. Love it
    http://traceyfletcherking.blogspot.com/

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  7. Craftymoose CraftsSeptember 9, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Nice interpretation of the challenge!

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  8. Kat WSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    This works wonderfully - I really like the effect of the layers & various elements. Very cool entry for this week's IA theme!

    Kat :-)

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  9. TerrieSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    I love that you were able to merge all these various photos into a strong graphic image. Well done!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    You managed to create a very intriguing piece. Great job!
    Stay inspired!

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  11. Priti LisaSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Very cool! I like the crumple-y-ness ☺
    xo

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  12. Carola BartzSeptember 12, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    You hit the challenge perfectly - I like this a lot.

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