Controlled Ripples

September 24, 2014

connybrocksteadt ripple pinWe’ve looked at a few rather free-form versions of rippling, but ripples can also be well controlled and stylized while maintaining that similarly energized feel of movement.

The pins that emerged in The Broken Internet Project had a lot of controlled, but high-energy lines in the designs, most likely due to their inspiration being a pin by the meticulous Dan Cormier, a pin that had a zigzag line (a cousin to the ripple, you could say) through the center of it. I loved Cornelia Brockstedt’s interpretation with both a controlled rippling Skinner blend and a silhouette of a ripple inserted next to it. Calm, but energized. It’s almost the definition of that.

If you never had the chance to see the whole Broken Internet Project results, be sure to jump over to The Cutting Edge’s Facebook page to see them all together. And, for more by the fabulous Cornelia Brockstedt, take a look at her website or her Flickr pages for her latest pieces.

 

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Pin Inspired–Greece

We’ve seen designs from Portugal and Switzerland using Dan’s pin as inspiration for different versions playing off the same idea in his Broken Internet Project. Now let’s take a look at another pin submitted by an artist from Greece, Anarina Anar. She uses some of the same design elements but presents them with bold colors in a more playful, organic manner. What other elements do you see that are likely drawn from Dan’s pin?

Athens Greece Anarina Anar

As with the other pins we’ve seen, Anarina’s personal and distinct artistic voice takes over so completely that it would not likely have crossed a viewer’s mind that one pin helped inspire the other. Take a look at more of Anarina’s distinctive work on her Flickr site or in her Etsy store.

This is all we get to peek at for now. Dan and Tracy will post the rest of the set when they get back from teaching around Europe so keep an eye on their Facebook page as well as here for more to come.

 

If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.

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Controlled Ripples

September 24, 2014
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connybrocksteadt ripple pinWe’ve looked at a few rather free-form versions of rippling, but ripples can also be well controlled and stylized while maintaining that similarly energized feel of movement.

The pins that emerged in The Broken Internet Project had a lot of controlled, but high-energy lines in the designs, most likely due to their inspiration being a pin by the meticulous Dan Cormier, a pin that had a zigzag line (a cousin to the ripple, you could say) through the center of it. I loved Cornelia Brockstedt’s interpretation with both a controlled rippling Skinner blend and a silhouette of a ripple inserted next to it. Calm, but energized. It’s almost the definition of that.

If you never had the chance to see the whole Broken Internet Project results, be sure to jump over to The Cutting Edge’s Facebook page to see them all together. And, for more by the fabulous Cornelia Brockstedt, take a look at her website or her Flickr pages for her latest pieces.

 

If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.

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Pin Inspired–Greece

May 7, 2014
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We’ve seen designs from Portugal and Switzerland using Dan’s pin as inspiration for different versions playing off the same idea in his Broken Internet Project. Now let’s take a look at another pin submitted by an artist from Greece, Anarina Anar. She uses some of the same design elements but presents them with bold colors in a more playful, organic manner. What other elements do you see that are likely drawn from Dan’s pin?

Athens Greece Anarina Anar

As with the other pins we’ve seen, Anarina’s personal and distinct artistic voice takes over so completely that it would not likely have crossed a viewer’s mind that one pin helped inspire the other. Take a look at more of Anarina’s distinctive work on her Flickr site or in her Etsy store.

This is all we get to peek at for now. Dan and Tracy will post the rest of the set when they get back from teaching around Europe so keep an eye on their Facebook page as well as here for more to come.

 

If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.

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