As I was rearranging these shapes and colors, I found a similarity to the motifs of Native American textiles and rugs emerging in the final composition.

I find the project rewarding, and frustrating…especially when time is short..or most likely poor planning!
I have front-loaded my days with art first, the rest of the day is much more mellow, and I feel like I have
accomplished something!

Day fifty and I am enjoying the process. In the studio every day and still coming up with more ideas to texture metal which is funny because I thought I would run out of ideas to fill 100 days! Wish we could put up more than one picture because I would like to show the objects I used to make the textures not just the finished piece.
Day 41- nylon window screen; Day 42- perforated paper, one-time use, next time would press harder to make deeper impression; Day 43- metal window screen; Day 44- Brass rings I used in Cuttlebug machine, didn’t do any better in rolling mill, didn’t get the inner lines; Day 45- brass texture plate,like this design but won’t use patina next time, dulls the design; Day 46- canvas, one time use; Day 47- damask cloth, one time use, doesn’t get all the pattern; Day 48- fabric placemat, doesn’t get all the pattern, one time use. Won’t use fabric other than canvas and book cloth at this point; Day 49- plastic placemat, one time use, hardly left an impression; Day 50- plastic dog dish mat with swirly design, very soft and thick, left no impression. Apparently, soft plastic will not leave an impression like the harder plastic in my Cuttlebug folders.

This illustration made my husband squirm, but anyone who has hiked the U.P. knows this little guys well. I know ticks are parasites, but I actually find their seemingly random symmetrical marking patterns very beautiful. Work on this project has slowed as I continue to hunt for paying freelance illustration work. But the board game, Evolve!, is still on track for production, so I’ll keep plugging away!

I am halfway there! It is getting harder to find the kind ofimage i am looking for, but I am still having. enjoy hanging up the daily image in my studio