Monday, 5 May 2014

The beginning - and in this case, the completion of - Summer

I feel like I've been a busy bee this Spring, at least I felt productive in the craziness!  
Here is my Summer piece, it is finally completed!
This piece was a commission based around a piece of writing about summer. 
This is my breakdown:

The colour palette was inspired by the season of summer, warm yet elemental through the sun (yellows), water (blues) and nature (greens). The connectivity expressed through friends and family in the written piece, begins with the circle shape and the continuous cycle it represents.  This is also conveyed with the little people that make up the outside edge of the piece, repeated to the point of pattern making. Moving inwards, the ray pattern reflects the sun as well as reinforcing the circular composition.  This then leads into the environment aspect where I specifically focused on the natural environment, rather than on a constructed one. The thin ribbon of yellow illustrates a more spiritual connection, specifically by being whimsical and carefree, intertwining between everything and connecting it all together. 
Layering all these elements together created the setting to experience this written piece on a visual level :)

Cheers!





 The final product! The text is set in the centre of the piece :)