Red Card Minions

Just now I turned the doodle below...

 into these patterns:

 

I love these because it makes me think of the talking card minions in Alice in Wonderland. I will be making a complete pattern soon! on bigger paper!!

Tetris Eyes

This time I used a doodle I thought would turn into a border. Which was this:

I put it into Illustrator, live traced it. Separated it, and but some boxes in.

 This is one of my favorites, I don't think this one needs work. but I do think I can play around with the eyes again and make another related piece.

An Introuduction to Dye

One day during one of my 5 study halls, I was wandering around for something to do. I went into the fashion room and found Dr. PH. Martin's Concentrated Watercolor.

I just call it dye, cause not only is it easier, but it dyed my fingers for a few days when I was experimenting with it and my Mom wasn't happy.

When I first played with it, I created this:

and then went on to create all of these:

The other day actually I found this countour pattern, and with my new found happiness with dye led me to fill it in with some bright dye colors.

I want to continue working on this pattern.

I LOVE DYE

My Mom got me my own set that just came in the mail yesterday.

YAY DYE

From Silence of The Lambs Doodle To Flowered Pattern

This time I took something I thought would NEVER be used.

This doodle was legitimately called "Silence of the Lambs Doodle" on my USB, and i had no idea it could go from something named so dark to something so peppy.

I took the flower from this face, and made these:


I think they all need work, but came out well for the first run.

I think this one is the most successful.

More & More Changed

 This time I took some more doodles, and in this case a monoprint, and changed them and

tweaked with them on Adobe Illustrator.

What I did here was put the original picture in Illustrator, live traced it, expanded it, put a box of mint green color behind the picture, and then just did something that people who work in graphic design think is a mistake. But in my case I had the complete intention to have one side of the face apart from the other. I really looked at this piece as more of art. I think of this as a face split up into two completely different part brought together by a common ground. the left side is full of detail and some color and is more lively. While the right side has darker stokes and no color. I liked how this came out.

Once I finished that, I decided to just keep moving on with my doodles. This time I got a little carried away with the variables.

This doodle is from over the summer, I had no intention of it becoming a pattern, especially not the way that it did.

I took the stems of the "apple" looking shape in my doodle and played around with them. And I created these many many patterns...

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I really like the way this one came out.



What I found out from all these patterns I have created in these couple days were two things.

1. That I know I am a designer becasue of the way I see things, and they way I want to create things.

Ever since I was introduced, and even before that, I saw things in patterns.

Recently every time one of my art teachers gives me a project, I have seen patterns that come from it.

2. I also know that I love how these patterns are coming out. I now know that the computer is a very good tool to make patterns. I will keep making doodles, putting them on the computer and playing with them. I have a whole book full!



 





 

I also used parts from patterns I made recently. Like this one below.

 I took the bold part of this pattern and made them into the patterns below.



LOVE

When I was in Pennsylvania I got to visit an amazing, famous piece of work.

I learned about Robert Indiana's work in graphic design, and was very pleased to see the actually statue right there.

He is an influence in art, and I was really ecstatic to see it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Finale of Art

"Heading Sutra #28" Erin Endicott




These baby clothes were the first thing I saw when I walked into the gallery. It was amazing to see such detail and hard work go into a blouse that would soon be on a baby to wear. I realized after thinking about it, that it is art and should be praised

"Heading Sutra #29,#25,#26" Erin Endicott

"Heading Sutra #24" Erin Endicott

A Collection created by Diem Chau that consists of porcelain teacups and plates with organza laid over and then stitched with thread.

I thought it was an ingenious idea, executed very well.

My favorites of the collection are "Shadow" and "Legacy".

"You And I" Diem Chau

"A Rose By Another Name" Diem Chau

"Cheongasm" Diem Chau

"Shadow" Diem Chau

"Ruby Slippers" Diem Chau

"Legacy" Diem Chau

"Offering" Diem Chau




What I loved about Flore Gardner's collection of vintage pictures with stitching over them,
was that they made it look so easy. The ideas that led to these final pieces must have seemed
crazy to anyone listening but I absolutely love their work. "Rain" is my favorite where all the light blue thread is stitched everywhere except for what is under the umbrella. It is hard to see in the picture but it was magnificent to see in person.

"Spectres [tall stitched figure]" Flore Gardner

"Rain" Flore Gardner

"Hairy Baby" Flore Gardner

"Hair, George(tte)" Flore Gardner

"Eyes [Red Stitch]" Flore Gardner

"Eyes [Couple]" Flore Gardner






 All of these pieces of work were inspirational. I plan on maybe using a vintage photo and making my own version of Gardner's work.

All of these artists are completely original and I hope to be like one of them someday in the near future.