Let’s consider the huge idea of the striped pattern.
It’s easy to notice the obvious ones.
STRIPES are everywhere
Sometimes we miss the unusual or subtle ones.
There is a wide variety of patterns we call call stripes.
These rock stripe formations are simple to see …
but …
how about this sidewalk?
I see at least 6 rows of stripes here.
This pot design was inspired by the the images above.
I created striped layers using color as well as textures.
These tents are a mixture of simple stripes and stripes made of patterns.
I took this idea to a vase form that is also stripes of patterns.
A tree trunk is a maze of stripes and an inspiration for these vases.
This fence is adorned with flowing fabrics to keep wild animals away.
It inspired the pattern below.
This sunrise inspired the bowl pattern.
Often the relationship is so subtle … no more than a feeling.
STRIPES
When you are creating a striped cane, ignore any ideas of limitations. Make a stripe however you want. The very simplest idea is to stack your colors with a bit of slip between them.
BUT ... you can stack them in random sizes and shapes. Thick or thin or any kind of mix.
Add some extruded coils to a stripe and see what an interesting pattern you create.
Two sets of stripes but who would look at these vessels and have their first thought be - striped pots!
Do you see stripes or tree trunks or anything else???
CHALLENGE
The challenge is to look around for stripes that catch your eye and try to execute them in clay. Here are a few images that capture some of my ideas of what stripes are.
