{"id":8529,"date":"2014-09-29T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=8529"},"modified":"2014-09-29T09:05:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T15:05:38","slug":"mirror-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/mirror-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirror, mirror …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"burst-of-pendants22\"<\/a>The ‘mirror image’ is a very common element in nature; from leaves\u00a0to flowers to fruit\u00a0to every creature I can think of, there\u00a0are often two halves mirroring each other to make the whole. I’ve \u00a0seen a number of interesting uses of this in polymer pieces lately and thought this might be an easy theme\u00a0to gather up work for this week. Not so much, however. Because using this kind of element\u00a0necessitates a centered composition\u00a0where the mirror images appear–their meeting point in the middle creating a center line–and with a community much\u00a0enamored of asymmetry, it is far rarer than I would have thought. But, I aim to find a variety of examples where the mirroring adds energy or depth to a piece rather than feeling stale because the element (or elements) are arranged on some center line.<\/p>\n

The obvious first place to look is in caning. The kaleidoscope cane alone holds up a great argument for mirroring. Create an pie slice shaped cane, cut up the length and lay\u00a0matching sides together to fill in the pie round (or some approach akin to that.) \u00a0And you end up with usually\u00a0very energized\u00a0visuals. Lines, curves, angles and other directional elements will be moving from the center in opposite directions creating that energy.<\/p>\n

When I hear kaleidoscope canes, I always think of Carol Simmons<\/a> and her intense precision in this art form. \u00a0These pendants are examples for her upcoming workshops being held in Racine, Wisconsin after the RAM Symposium later in October. (It’s a waiting list only class; find out more on her website<\/a>.) The center lines from the process of mirroring images have become a range of star burst like patterns, pushing direction from the center of the pendants to the outside that adds dynamic energy and a mesmerizing amount of detail on such a small space.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t attempted a kaleidoscope cane before, but are interested, there are dozens of basic free tutorials as well as more intricate ones sold on Etsy and through other shops. Just Google the term “kaleidoscope cane tutorial” for many instant options.<\/p>\n

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