{"id":13031,"date":"2017-01-31T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13031"},"modified":"2017-01-31T06:55:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T13:55:42","slug":"pile-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/pile-it-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Pile it On"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kim<\/a>I do like to keep busy, but I have to say the last few weeks have been beyond what any normal human should do to themselves. And I do say, I am doing this to myself because I am fully capable of saying no to some things but I have a very hard time doing so! So I’ve been piling it on and have to-do lists to keep track of my to-do lists and yet, I am a pretty happy camper.<\/p>\n

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Bringing lots of parts of things together can feel like chaos but with a little organization and stepping back to see the whole picture, it can look pretty good. I’m using this concept as a way to step into the things I want to show you this week … pieces made from pieces, in layers and repetition, doing the whole gestalt thing whereby the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Following me still?<\/p>\n

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This charming pendant is an example of bringing together a lot of little things to present a pretty nice picture. It is a series of simple cane slices put together with a bit of texture and an embellishment here and there, creating this little scene. Kim Detmers<\/a>\u00a0 has made a number of these dragonfly garden pins but this is the most eye-catching, I think. Whereas the others are nearly all\u00a0greens and blues, keeping the range all on the cool side of the color spectrum, this one has a dragonfly with yellow-orange wings which makes it stand out and creates a strong focal point. The many diagonal lines in the composition adds to the energy and drama, but just a little. It’s still pretty idyllic which has as much to do with the calming blue and green color dominance as the subject matter.<\/p>\n

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Kim tends to keep things light and bright with a penchant for fantasy-esque themes as you can see in\u00a0her Etsy shop<\/a>. I don’t see any Dragonfly Gardens here but there are a few to compare by doing a Google image search<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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