{"id":8098,"date":"2014-08-16T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=8098"},"modified":"2014-08-16T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T14:38:31","slug":"bubbles-and-dots-and-cupped-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/bubbles-and-dots-and-cupped-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubbles, Dots and Cupped Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a week of studying dense and mostly random repetition of elements, I thought some of you might be looking for some ideas to play with using this design concept, so today I brought you a few ideas.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8099\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/bubbles-and-dots-and-cupped-flowers\/bubblehowto0207-018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bubblehowto0207-018.jpg?fit=294%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"294,242\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"bubblehowto0207 018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bubblehowto0207-018.jpg?fit=294%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8099\" alt=\"bubblehowto0207 018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bubblehowto0207-018.jpg?resize=294%2C242\" width=\"294\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bubblehowto0207-018.jpg?w=294&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bubblehowto0207-018.jpg?resize=150%2C123&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclaybeads.blogspot.fr\/2007\/02\/blog-post.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ponsawan Sila has an easy mokume gane tutorial using bubble-like elements to create a dense surface texture. She flattens hers, but I was thinking, just keep the raised spots, and maybe create a denser bubble pattern then indent the middle of each bubble for additional dimension. I think that would look interesting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclaybeads.blogspot.fr\/2007\/02\/blog-post.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/polymerclaybeads.blogspot.fr\/2007\/02\/blog-post.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/bubbles-and-dots-and-cupped-flowers\/img_7633\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_7633.jpg?fit=328%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"328,414\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7633\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_7633.jpg?fit=328%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-8100\" alt=\"IMG_7633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_7633.jpg?resize=295%2C373\" width=\"295\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_7633.jpg?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_7633.jpg?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want just some simple, fun repetition that could get you in the zen mode dot after dot, try this tutorial from Marina, known as <a href=\"http:\/\/bond-mary.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paper World Mary on Blogspot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bond-mary.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/blog-post.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bond-mary.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/blog-post.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/bubbles-and-dots-and-cupped-flowers\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da.jpg?fit=553%2C775&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"553,775\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da.jpg?fit=430%2C603&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-8101 alignleft\" alt=\"4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da-480x672.jpg?resize=269%2C376\" width=\"269\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da.jpg?resize=480%2C672&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da.jpg?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/4c7938a0ae3022b3936c3b454ad264da.jpg?w=553&amp;ssl=1 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">f you were admiring some of the cupped shapes and flowers we saw, how about this cupped flower tutorial by <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" href=\"http:\/\/kyz-niza.livejournal.com\/profile\" target=\"_blank\">Olga Fufygin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">(Click on the image for a larger view. There seems to be a problem with the image coming up on the blog page it&#8217;s from.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to hoping you get some time for clay play!\u00a0Have a great weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 13px;\">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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"14-P2 CoverFnl-blog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/14-P2-CoverFnl-blog.jpg?resize=133%2C174\" width=\"133\" height=\"174\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhimsicalbead.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blog2 -2014-02Feb-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog2-2014-02Feb-1.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/161601624\/polymer-clay-damask-cane-tutorial-cane\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"marble cane ad\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/marble-cane-ad-150x150.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a week of studying dense and mostly random repetition of elements, I thought some of you might be looking for some ideas to play with using this design concept, so today I brought you a few ideas. \u00a0 Ponsawan Sila has an easy mokume gane tutorial using bubble-like elements to create a dense surface&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1716,25,13,3188,118,157,17,3189,922,58,3187,30,1787,1792,3186,12,1687,234,3190,3191,215,79,3192],"class_list":["post-8098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspirational-art","tag-artist-inspiration","tag-artistic-influence","tag-artistic-inspiration","tag-circles-in-design","tag-composition","tag-creativity","tag-design","tag-dots-in-design","tag-natural","tag-nature","tag-olga-fufygin","tag-organic","tag-organic-feel","tag-organic-shapes","tag-paper-world-mary","tag-polymer-art","tag-polymer-arts","tag-ponsawan-sila","tag-repeating-elements","tag-repeating-patterns","tag-repetition","tag-texture","tag-using-organic-elements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2O0Lm-26C","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}