I want this new design to be bold and make a statement without being overdone. Sometimes, that puts you on the edge of what you envision and what your end result turns out to be.
Sketching designs isn't always how I start, sometimes I just get an idea in my head that I think would look good and I start. That's the method I call "flying by the seat of my pants." It isn't a good method and it often results in disaster and disappointment.
We're finally getting our first taste of winter here in Iowa. I could have gone without it after last year, but oh well, as they say, "this is Iowa, wait a few minutes and the weather will change."
I was watching snow blowing across the already drifted back yard, when I noticed the little swirls within swirls. Now, I don't think this is the way it always is, it depends on the direction the wind is blowing. I tried to duplicate what I saw. what I came up with is something that looks like it could be ocean waves, or snow, or sand, or whatever you can imagine.
Now I get the drift of visualizing designs in another form before you start working on it. I've been skipping the step, but now I can visually understand what I see and where I can take it. My next big decision is whether or not I'm going to use this design in bronze or silver.
Hopefully, I will decide, design and have it to show by my next blog spot. Until then, stay warm and safe and if you are venturing out on the 5th of February, I'll be having a show in Creston, IA at Maple Street Memories, 222 N. Maple St., the greatest scrapbook store around!!
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Val Allen
Barn Art Studio
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