A Minimal Series

Lately, I've been messing around with a new idea. My friend Lee of LeeWolfePottery and OneClayBead suggested a few months ago that I do some pieces that were very minimal and relied only on color and texture. At the time I wasn't so sure. I like having lots of detail--in fact, the more the better! I felt I'd been working towards better and better paintings and that just color and texture alone wasn't moving in that same direction.

About a week ago I realized just how silly that was.

"Playing With Paints" a tiny watercolor using my left over blobs.

 While playing with a large hole punch I have, I began to take an interest in my scraps. While I work, I dab the brush often on the paper beside the painting, I mix colors there and usually end up with a soup of vibrant spots. In the past, I've even done a couple of pieces using these "left overs."

What I hadn't done was any jewelry.

Weeks ago, I ordered some pendants that were just the wrong size. For a long time I've puzzled over what to make with them. I had no plans, so they sat in a box and I forgot about them.

When I began punching out the sections of paint blobs, suddenly they were perfect! The punch happens to be the exact same size as the pendants, so I happily set about making a few. What has come of it are some kind of neat results!

As I play with the punches from random color blobs, I am beginning to be inspired to make some with a bit more direction and planning. Maybe even some abstract landscapes...

So far, I'm really delighted with the results and will be selling these each as limited edition pieces as a series titled "Minima." 

 

Have you worked on any projects lately that you've been even more inspired by than when you started? What were they?