In the small section, I saw illusory 'circles' of pink that don't seem to be visible in the larger area--is this an aspect of the design or just something I'm imagining?
When I look at the photos I see some large squares on point. They seem to be 3 or 5 squares on a side and are formed by the on-point "square in a square" of the small blocks. Most of those edges seem to be formed more with the contrast of a light center area of the blocks against the dark outermost triangles. Areas that don't pop out this way are more muddy contrast wise.
Interestingly, (perhaps!) the stars that I saw in my drawn and early mock-up versions don't seem to pop out at all.
I'm not purposefully placing color except to keep a lot of a single print from ending up in one place.
Before I started I made three piles of each color block - designated light, medium, dark. Light v dark was pretty easy, medium was not so clear. Both colors had similar amounts in each of the three piles, which I thought was interesting. There are fewer fabrics involved in the greens than in the pinks.
My main thought in placing them really is to make some areas that are appear to be lighted areas and some areas that seem shadowy with of course areas that are neither. Right now I am alternating blocks based on whether they have red or green outer triangles. I figured start out this way and then re-arrange if I didn't like it. The finished configuration is supposed to be 14 X 20-22 blocks.
Last night I started putting up those little pink and green squares. So here for your viewing pleasure are 72 out of 320 squares: Click photo for detail image.
Whooo hoooo! I just finished true-ing up the last of the pink (and green) squares. Now I have to push back my sewing machine table so I can arrange them.
Interesting day otherwise, I guess. I woke up this morning and had only one thought other than getting to work - LIPSTICK. Who the heck knows where these things come from. Now you have to understand that this thought came really last night when I bought a new lipstick, one of the long-lasting variety in a rather dark red. Needless to say, it was still there when I got up this morning. (Max Factor Lipfinity is indeed long-lasting)
More importantly you have to know that your faithful writer is not into makeup as a rule. I guess sometimes you just have to do what you have to do and last night it was new lipstick.
It was worth it just to walk into work and have everyone say - oh my - you have lipstick on. One person noted that it was "sassy" so I'm calling the whole thing a success. Don't get too used to it folks because I just don't have it in me to do it every day. Does this uncharacteristic behavior mean it's spring?
In other news, today was another Monday at work. Listened to my ipod on the way in and as it happened, my man James Taylor sang these words to me. Didn't seem to matter to me if they were written about Ireland or not.
Belfast To Boston (God's Rifle)
There are rifles buried in the countryside for the rising of the moon May they lie there long forgotten till they rust away into the ground Who will bend this ancient hatred, will the killing to an end Who will swallow long injustice, take the devil for a country man Who will say "this far no further, oh lord, if I die today"
Send no weapons no more money. Send no vengeance across the seas Just the blessing of forgiveness for my new countryman and me
Missing brothers, martyred fellows, silent children in the ground Could we but hear them could they not tell us "Time to lay God's rifle down"
Who will say this far no further, oh Lord, if I die today. --James Taylor
On the other hand, some people don't like cats (hard to believe, I know), so check this out. All I can say is "wow - now THAT's a dog!"And while I'm at it - a small fanfare to announce the addition of textism to my blogroll at left. Said dog above is his, as is the wonderful photo and there's much to like there. And when I read today's post, well, I just knew it was meant to be.
