Creatures

I've been thinking about dreams, about bad dreams in particular, where primordial creatures represent our deepest fears. Someone recently told me about such a dream, and it reminded me of all the similar dreams I've had over the years. Which brings me to this painting, and my thoughts and feelings making it - how those beings in my dreams represent not only my own fear but my own strength, my ability to fight on my own behalf.

I think we all have strengths untapped, inner dragons and demons and sloths, layer upon layer of them, that can be our most loyal and steadfast allies, if only we turn our unflinching attention their way.

Patternalia Continues

There are other creative projects in the works, but right now, my weekly pattern regimen is the anchor. Here's this week's installment, moving toward eclectic simplicity:

I was going to make color variations but my computer crashed last night and I lost the working files. For now, this will have to suffice.

And here's another twist on the Morning Glory theme:

Patternalia

Morning Glory

In my last entry, I gave myself an assignment: a series of textile patterns within the same nine-color palette, one each week.

Okay so I'm behind a week. Sue me.

Better yet, let me make it up to you with an extra pattern and a few color variations.

And here's this week's bonus pattern:

Amish Bubbles

Assignment: Pattern

Honeycomb

Daisy chain.

My chosen colors.

I am giving myself an assignment to design a collection of textile patterns. Eight patterns in all using the same color palette. And then I'll make versions of the same collection using two other color palettes.

I think they will all be very clean, geometric designs, with bold color interaction.

There are a couple of sketches. Nothing final yet.

It took me a little while to settle on a series of colors that inspire me and work well together. I chose nine colors.

My goal is to add a pattern a week to the collection. We'll see how that goes...

Design for Good

My latest art project is a graphic design project, a logo and t-shirt design project, to be exact. The logo is soft-spoken but the t-shirt is not. Get the full story from this post on my other blog.

Fantasy Quilt

As some of you may recall, I've gone in and out of obsessive pattern-making. At one point, I took a bunch of patterns I'd generated and constructed this fantasy-quilt - digitally speaking.

It belongs in my fantasy zen-bedroom of ultimate restfulness.

I wish you ultimate restfulness and expansive dreams.

Beading

During recent inclement health conditions, I've laid on the couch with my bead collection and a movie on the laptop, and very simply strung myself along. So nice to actively take pleasure in color, texture, and pattern, while remaining relatively passive. I am reminded of an earlier beading spree, which I wrote about in Art as Play.

This one's just an appetizer. I will post again soon with more of the necklaces I've been making, and a Paypal link, in case anyone feels the need for a little beaded bling.