{"id":10744,"date":"2015-07-06T23:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2015-07-06T23:39:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T05:39:22","slug":"dots-and-lines-and-tendrils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/dots-and-lines-and-tendrils\/","title":{"rendered":"Dots, Lines and Tendrils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/85197101@N08\/18547839350\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/dots-and-lines-and-tendrils\/ivana-pendants\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ivana-pendants.jpg?fit=691%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"691,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ivana pendants\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ivana-pendants.jpg?fit=430%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10745\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ivana-pendants-480x348.jpg?resize=480%2C348\" alt=\"Ivana pendants\" width=\"480\" height=\"348\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ivana-pendants.jpg?resize=480%2C348&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ivana-pendants.jpg?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ivana-pendants.jpg?w=691&amp;ssl=1 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>** Sorry this went up half a day\u00a0late. We had an error in our scheduled time. But back to regularly scheduled postings &#8230;***<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve talked about using lines as design elements for direction and energy before and about dots and their use as accents and to create rhythm, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve spent much time looking at what happens when you use the two together.<\/p>\n<p>There are many, many beautiful examples of using line and dots as a combined design treatment, but I think these brooches by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/85197101@N08\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ivana Brozova<\/a> are some truly stunning recent examples I\u2019ve run into. In this case, dots are used to create lines. Or maybe the lines are distorted until they look like strings of dots. Either way, the effect is the same\u2014a strong, rhythmic and directional vibrancy radiating from a center that itself is alive with slow, winding lines in the form of tendrils. It makes for rather mesmerizing work.<\/p>\n<p>Ivana is rather fond of lines and dots used together. You can see more great examples in some of her older work, as well as admire\u00a0Ivana&#8217;s\u00a0new and rather shiny pieces\u00a0on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/85197101@N08\/\" target=\"_blank\">her Flickr photostream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/Subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\">a subscription or an issue of The Polymer Arts magazine<\/a>, as well as by supporting our advertising partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayworkshop.com\/cane-builder-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-workshops-july-2015-tie-dye\/\" 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We had an error in our scheduled time. 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