{"id":13310,"date":"2017-03-23T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13310"},"modified":"2017-03-23T06:07:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T12:07:14","slug":"creatures-redesigned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/creatures-redesigned\/","title":{"rendered":"Creatures Redesigned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=416876598657750&amp;set=a.133190360359710.1073741828.100010062402851&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13311\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/creatures-redesigned\/agarrod-animals\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals.jpg?fit=864%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"864,641\" 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=\"AGarrod animals\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals.jpg?fit=430%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13311 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals-430x319.jpg?resize=430%2C319\" alt=\"AGarrod animals\" width=\"430\" height=\"319\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals.jpg?resize=430%2C319&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals.jpg?resize=200%2C148&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals.jpg?resize=350%2C260&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/AGarrod-animals.jpg?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>I think we&#8217;ll stick with inspiring creatures this week. And what creatures are more inspiring to us than those we share our life with? Dogs, cats, birds, fish &#8230;we find something in them that we connect with so it&#8217;s not surprising that they make their way into our art.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Angela Garrod posted these kindred creatures of hers on Facebook. With a beautifully stylized approach, she captures the look, and even a few good expressions of some of people&#8217;s favorite animals, and this while playing with geometric designs. The hand scratched texture keeps the geometric shapes from feeling too stiff and sterile and adds quite a bit to what would otherwise be just simple shapes and lines through which we, somehow, recognize the variety of animals. I don&#8217;t know how our brains see\u00a0that but more so, it is always a wonder how cartoonists and other artists create images with just a few simple lines and shapes and know we&#8217;ll see it. The brain is just pretty darn nifty.<\/p>\n<p>Angela has been up to all kinds of cool and curious geometric designs of late. You can see her explorations through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/claynine\/\" target=\"_blank\">her shared photos on Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010062402851&amp;sk=photos&amp;collection_token=100010062402851%3A2305272732%3A69&amp;set=a.133190360359710.1073741828.100010062402851&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">her Facebook page<\/a>,\u00a0and the gallery <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clayninepolymerdesigns.co.uk\/gallery.html\" target=\"_blank\">on her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"likethisblog\">Like this blog? 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And what creatures are more inspiring to us than those we share our life with? Dogs, cats, birds, fish &#8230;we find something in them that we connect with so it&#8217;s not surprising that they make their way into our art. 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