Burnished Bowls
June 5, 2014 Inspirational Art
These burnished bowls by Kate Tracton take millefiori caning to a whole new level. Her patterning and mix of colorful canes along with the highly polished finish creates a stunningly attractive surface. With a fine arts degree and a background in printmaking and bead weaving, she is comfortable with fine art details and impeccable craftsmanship.
To see more of Kate’s jewelry and fine art, take a look at her Etsy store, read her blog “Shibori Girl” about stumbling through life one bead at a time, or have a cup of coffee or tea and leisurely browse her stunning website for hours of inspiration.
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Directional Dots
August 21, 2013 Inspirational Art
Let’s move away from images with tons of dots, and look at more sparsely used yet directional dots.
On this vessel by Kate Tracton, there are only a handful of dots, but they are the primary element used throughout the various sections of this piece, and they have a lot of interesting things going on.
The ones on the side are what catch you eye first. They are dominant because of the contrast of the dark dots against the light body of the pot, but also because they are lined up in a very particular way–dots going from smaller to larger up the side of the vessel create a feeling of movement. Our eyes will always want to follow well-defined lines; and with the change in size, our eyes will follow the line in one direction–either downward as we see the hierarchy of size as a kind of arrow, or up because we see the change in size as growth. Some people might find their eye going both up and down the lines. But because the dots are repeated on the lid in several variations, as soon as we break out from the lines of dots, we’ll look at the intricacy of the lid. This kind of composition will usually have us spending some time with a piece like this which, of course, would make it an enjoyable piece to view.
These burnished bowls by Kate Tracton take millefiori caning to a whole new level. Her patterning and mix of colorful canes along with the highly polished finish creates a stunningly attractive surface. With a fine arts degree and a background in printmaking and bead weaving, she is comfortable with fine art details and impeccable craftsmanship.
To see more of Kate’s jewelry and fine art, take a look at her Etsy store, read her blog “Shibori Girl” about stumbling through life one bead at a time, or have a cup of coffee or tea and leisurely browse her stunning website for hours of inspiration.
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.
Read MoreLet’s move away from images with tons of dots, and look at more sparsely used yet directional dots.
On this vessel by Kate Tracton, there are only a handful of dots, but they are the primary element used throughout the various sections of this piece, and they have a lot of interesting things going on.
The ones on the side are what catch you eye first. They are dominant because of the contrast of the dark dots against the light body of the pot, but also because they are lined up in a very particular way–dots going from smaller to larger up the side of the vessel create a feeling of movement. Our eyes will always want to follow well-defined lines; and with the change in size, our eyes will follow the line in one direction–either downward as we see the hierarchy of size as a kind of arrow, or up because we see the change in size as growth. Some people might find their eye going both up and down the lines. But because the dots are repeated on the lid in several variations, as soon as we break out from the lines of dots, we’ll look at the intricacy of the lid. This kind of composition will usually have us spending some time with a piece like this which, of course, would make it an enjoyable piece to view.
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