Upside down & more ...

Yesterday I began to look initially at different lighting - this had the effect of computer enhancing the image from last week to transform it into the above. Maybe an image from a few months ago was still at work (see 'The Moon' here) !

After being inspired from this (together with the ocean sketches of Friday), I started seeing other glistening shapes as I continued with more computer enhancements - some reminding me of kaleidoscope images. (I'm hoping to use one of these as a design for an experiment in some specific stitching.)

Ubiquitous cells ...

Seems appropriate to use this design as the background for 'Stitcherydoodaa' (my textile blog) - title of it being "Ubiquitous cells". It has also become the name for a magazine article I'll be writing in due course.

Fabric Mosaics ...

Whilst currently working on a patchwork waistcoat, my thoughts led back to some of the images from Project Mosaic. Possibly because of the colours I'm using or maybe some initial thoughts regarding machine embroidery that I hope to be using for the waistcoat.

" Over the Bridge and Far Away "

' OVER THE BRIDGE AND FAR AWAY '

Project: Escape is now complete - shown as a 

digital gallery to display my creative works-of-art.

Additionally, if you'd like to know more about WHY & HOW I started all this, then click here:

WHY & HOW

Patterns of Chaos ...

Mandelbrot sets + Fractal Geometry ?

(Reminder of the 'Red Cabbage' exercise several years ago)

Floral mosaics ...

Computer image from last week

Continuing my patterns exercise during the afternoon, I played around with the above image & came up with these:

Repeating patterns as ideas for Mosaic inserts / tiles

Repeating patterns as ideas for Rugs

Patterns ...

I love pattern - have done for as long as I can remember. Working along from one of the Jacob's Ladder photos a few weeks go, I've produced this:

As a repeating unit & thinking of 'Escape' : webs - nets - meshes, here's a selection of initial conceptual ideas:

Diamond shape pattern - skirt panels ?

Square net or mesh insets

Frosted mesh

Embroidered panels

'Cornflower & Sweet Pea' Kimono ...

Thoroughly enjoying this exercise ...

I've used the interesting 'Cornflower / Sweet Pea' colours & the 'computer-design' sunflowers to create first concept for a kimono-based garment.

Cornflower & Sweet Pea Kimono

I've chosen this style of garment because of the simplicity of its shape - it then relies on the attractiveness of pattern & colour for visual impact. According to Wikipedia, the sunflower (amongst other things):

• is one of the city flowers of Kitakyūshū, Japan
• has heads sold as snacks in China
• one species, Velvet Queen, has lovely shades of reds & blacks

Interesting segments ...

I've also found some earlier notes I've used for students in the past:

Select 2 photos, or magazine cuttings etc (eg. Flowers & leaves) choosing at least 3 predominant colours -

1. in same proportions OR
2. in unsimilar proprtions

Weave, fold or overlay strips of these paper images to produce an A4 sheet of interesting segments

Here's my version using the 2 Sunflower photos (shown in Project Mosaic) as a start. Photos have been cut into strips & woven together):

After 2 computerised effects. this is the result:

A lovely set of colours - now needing another touch !

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Project Mosaic ...

Following on from the flower pix, ideas are starting to emerge on another project MOSAIC. Don't know in what form this will take but likely to be some sort of fabric-style patchwork (or similar) & may feature some recycled/old embroidery pieces. On the other hand, it may be some sort of 3D object that is covered in a form of decoupage.

Sunflowers ...

Some other Sunflower pix I've come across (with enhancement below) are now beginning to start off the next project ...

Flower design & colours ...

Here's my flower pix - from left to right: sunflower, sweet peas, cornflower

Sun Flower - Sweet Pea - Cornflower

Now for some simple computer enhancements:

 

Best of this initial bunch !

A bridge to step back in time ...

Yesterday I stepped back in time with my camera & visited the childhood place I mentioned Sunday. Although now painted in bright colours, I remember it being predominantly dark grey.

Here are some shots of ' Jacob's Ladder ' as I remember it:

Jacob's Ladder - steps

Bridge supports

Jacob's Ladder Walkway (facing north)

Jacob's Ladder Walkway (facing south)

With the aid of today's computer manipulation,

I can show 2 images 'seen in my head' from a long time ago

Rain puddles & reflected patterns

Metalwork patterns

Ghosts layed to rest ?

(taking my shots, a hooded figure appeared on the bridge, walked past me & left at the exit)

Jacob's Ladder Hooded Figure

As I came to leave (reflected in the sunlight), were an amazing set of netted patterns

- rather appropriately positioned as I was standing over the main railway networks!

(some computer graphics have transformed it ready for use at a later stage)

The bridge of reflections ...

The background image to my on-line gallery, is a reminder of a childhood memory (aged 4 or 5). On journeys to the local shops, I had to walk over an old cement-floored railway bridge that had metalwork above it. In the rain, I would carefully step along the reflections of the metal beams .... pretending that if I fell off them, I would either drown or be run over by a steam train!

These reflected patterns would come to be stored as lifetime images !

Jacob's Ladder : biblical reference

• Jacob's Ladder : toy