{"id":11744,"date":"2016-01-29T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=11744"},"modified":"2016-01-29T08:52:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T15:52:07","slug":"repeating-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/repeating-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Repeating Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Eva<\/a>It’s been a week of seeing something new in something you already have in front of you, and I have been having a lot of fun with the ideas while readers have\u00a0been getting quite a kick out of what we’ve been sharing. So, let’s do this one more time, but with a twist. Let’s try out repetition and pattern.<\/p>\n

Nature is full of repeated elements all brought together to create beautiful and perfectly formed patterns. If you follow nature’s guidelines, you can take any form or element and make it in the same or graduating sizes and repeat them side-by-side, over-lapping, sitting on top of one another, or all in a row. The formation is not as important to these beautiful patterns as the precision and consistency of form and placement. Apparently, an artichoke suggested the placement of the beautiful pieces that make up this necklace by\u00a0 Eva Ehmeier<\/a>. Or maybe she created them and it made her think of artichokes. But the natural repetitive element is there, echoing\u00a0that recognizable natural beauty.<\/p>\n

This technique of layered, folded, and repeated elements has been a common approach of Eva’s in years past and she has plenty of examples of it on her Flickr photostream<\/a> and her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inspirational Challenge of the Day: <\/strong>Find a natural repeated pattern that intrigues you and try recreating the pattern using a favorite\u00a0element. Nature has patterns everywhere. You\u00a0might find yours\u00a0in your fridge, a\u00a0garden, on a hiking path, or something you see at the zoo. Recreate the pattern, not what you were inspired by. \u00a0You don’t need an element that will recreate the look of that turtle shell, just something that can be fitted together in a regular pattern, like the hexagonal sections of the shell do. Or layer your favorite bright blue and purple canes slices in that similar overlay pattern you found\u00a0in a\u00a0pine cone you picked up. Try to see only the pattern and bring that into the studio or your sketchbook.<\/p>\n

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