31 март 2019

The Luna Moth / Actias luna

I couldn't really understand the fascination with moths but still signed up for the March inspiration on Art Elements - the Luna Moth. I have to admit it's impressive :)
Не мога да разбера какво толкова им харесват на нощните пеперуди, но въпреки това се записах за мартенското вдъхновение в блога на Art Elements - Actias Luna (не успях да намеря в мрежата популярното наименование на български на тази огромна зелена нощна пеперуда, която обитава Северна и Южна Америка - размахът на крилата й може да достигне 18 см). Трябва да призная, че е впечатляваща :)


First comes this wire wrapped brooch - I took some liberties with the interpretation, it's far from the design I had in mind and I'm not quite happy with it. Plus, it's distorted (how did this happen?). But my husband liked it and kept showing to our friends :)
Първо, брошка от тел. Интерпретацията е твърде свободна, дизайнът няма нищо общо с идеята и не ми харесва особено. Освен това е крива (това пък как стана?). Но съпругът ми я хареса и постоянно я показва на гостите ни :)


Follows a sketch. My drawings were awful and the only one acceptable was on checkered paper! So I embraced the possibilities of the sketching software - I took a picture of the drawing, imported it to the SketchBook and this is the result.
Следва рисунка. Скиците бяха ужасни, а единствената що-годе приемлива беше на карирана хартия. Тогава се възползвах от възможностите на таблета си - снимах скицата, импортирах я и се получи това.

The colors of the Luna Moth reminded me of a flower brooch I had made a long time ago.
Цветовете на тази нощна пеперуда ми напомниха на една отдавнашна брошка от плат.



This is a blog hop and from the sneak peeks on Instagram I figure you will see some amazing things if you visit these blogs:
От някои предварителни снимки в Инстаграм заключих, че другите участници са подготовили невероятни неща:

Guests / Гости
Rozantia -> You are here! / Това съм аз!
Art Elements Team / Отборът на Art Elements

22 коментара:

  1. That's very sweet!
    I would never have thought of a wire wrapped piece and the sketch is pretty!

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    1. Thank you, Cat! Wire wrapping is my current "thing" :) I quite like the drawing myself, even though it's not exactly what I was hoping for :)

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  2. I love how your husband was so proud of it and showing it to everyone, that's so sweet of him! I love the brooch and I actually quite like the sketch too and think it would make a great print. I didn't even try to draw one myself. If I have to be even a little bit symmetrical, it is not going to go well at all. Thanks for participating in the challenge again this month!

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    1. Thank you, Jennifer! My husband is quite honest and never spares me a negative comment, so I know he really likes the brooch :) A print, um? I'm glad you think so!

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  3. I am in awe of anyone who can do wirewrapping especially with beads. Your brooch is sweet & I love that your husband is so proud of it. Great idea to take a photo of your drawing and import it. I think it's a beautiful sketch.

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    1. Thank you, Cathy! Yes, my husband was more excited about it than I was :) I'm really glad I went with the sketching software, it worked!

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  4. The beaded moth is really sweet and your husband even more! :)

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    1. Thank you, Caroline! I am actually planning to wear it at the next craft show, I think it looks much better on me than just on display :)

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  6. All three of your inspired pieces are brilliant, each in its own way! I love the colors in your flower! I wanted to use some Luna Moth green beads I have in a project and just didn't have time.

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    1. Thank you, Alysen! I'm sure you're going to use those beads in a beautiful way when the time comes :)

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  7. I initially thought that the brooch was seed beading for its done intricately. Maybe the eyes and the body are bigger on yours, so you don't feel its a moth? But as a stylisation it works. I really like the soft texture of the fabric brooch. Its a great indirect representation of the delicate nature of the moth

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    1. Thank you, Divya! I added the eyes when I realized the brooch had deviated from a more literal (and symmetrical) interpretation :) And
      I'm so glad I remembered the fabric brooch from ages ago, I have the same feeling about it!

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  8. Beautiful job with these pieces! I do really like the beaded moth. I hate that you're not happy with it. At least you tried this challenge, I couldn't bring myself to do it. You totally did better than me by just trying. That's a win!

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    1. Thank you, Hope! I usually sign up only when I have an idea what to make :) It's just that sometimes things turn out differently :)

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