What makes a PATTERN interesting?
SPACECOLORLINETEXTURESHAPECOMPOSITION
CULTURAL CONTEXT…
PATTERN a 2 dimensional decorativerepetition of one or more elements or motifs
How do different cultures use theELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES of design?
(traditional) JAPANESE
GHANIAN
PERUVIAN
What are the similarities, what are the differences?
THE QUILTS OF GEE’S BENDOnce a quilting collective of 40 to 50 African American womenfrom Gee’s Bend Alabama... “creating through necessity”
Jessie T. Pettway, Bars and string-pieced columns, 1950s;cotton; 95 by 76 inches.
Lillie Mae Pettway, 1927-1990. "Housetop"--twelve-block "Half-Log cabin" variation, ca. 1965, cotton, wool corduroy, 77 x 65 inches.
David Weidman animator, illustrator, printer
Church 1969Silkscreen, Weidman
Bird TreeDavid Wiedman
Dan Stiles illustrator, designer