Wherever your travels take you this summer, there are treasures
galore to mine for fresh inspiration, if you just dig for them. Vacations are
for relaxing and enjoying a change of scenery. While you’re doing whatever it
is that slows your clock and gets you off the hamster wheel for a while, be
sure to really take in the intricate patterns and vivid colors of that special
place.
Get close and personal. Study the details. Take your time.
Figure out what makes those unique features fascinating. Take pictures for
reference and to keep the exhilarating moment of discovery alive, when you get
back home to your studio.
Find unique patterns
and striking color combinations everywhere!
1 Water Works. It doesn’t matter if it’s a lake that’s smooth as
glass, salty waves lapping the sandy shore, or a mountain stream cascading over
rocks, water has universal appeal for its calming and invigorating qualities. Harness
that energy in your work by gradually transitioning between soft colors, or by
incorporating movement with flowy textures.
2 Flora and Fauna. There
is an abundance of opportunity for inspiration in exotic foliage and
picturesque landscapes. Rendering them literally is rewarding enough, but we’re
digging for something new and unexpected. Take the shapes and broad patterns
and render them in a more abstract, less literal way, to produce an upscale, modern
illustration of familiar subject matter.
3 Rock It. Leave
no stone unturned; rock formations are beautiful. The Grand Canyon-need I say
more? But instead of thinking big, think small. Study the way the rock grows
where you are. Pay attention to the layers, the contrasting colors and the
designs that are unique to that region. Then use that textural value in your
new pieces to give them an organic flare.
4 Board Appeal.
Whether it’s the leaning side of an abandoned barn, a sun bleached ocean-side
board walk, or the warped planks of a fishing dock, aged wood has rare characteristics
only nature can provide. Elaborate on those subtleties, repeat them for
continuity and you’ll have oodles of new ideas to draw from.
5 The Skies the Limit.
Once you’ve discovered the wealth of artistic inspiration these natural
resources offer, dig deeper. Go for the mother lode, combine these different
concepts for adding texture and pattern to your work and you’ll strike gold. Endless
riches will be yours.
Happy treasure hunting,
Lisa
What to learn more
about adding pattern and texture to your work?
Join me for my all new webinar Upscale Fusing. It’s LIVE. I
come to you. Ask your questions. Get answers. Mingle with other glass fusers from
all around the world. I hope to see you there.
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26, 2016
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28, 2016
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