Scenes & Stories

With our art, we are always telling some kind of story. But in these pieces by Estonian artist Katja, we get a literal scene from which we can draw a story. This link takes you to Katja’s LiveJournal page and her tutorial about how she makes these bracelets. It’s a fun process to see and a project all level of artists could try. The only real challenge I saw was how she made these with those long nails!

Next time you are working on a bracelet, necklace, vase or anything that allows you to work with a horizontal canvas, consider building a scene or story, even if it’s abstract. Using the scene layout as a design element can bring what might otherwise seem a random placement of shapes and color into a perceived order. And its fun!