Thursday, February 11, 2010

the ekphrastic challenge *revealed* : part two


woohoo!
you've done it again, nicies!

i put forth a new creative challenge last week- and you rose rose rose to it!
and so part two of the ekphrastic challenge began: suggest handmade works that are ekphrastically inspired by the colour palette of a famous piece of art. this time i chose the beautiful *pavane* by jean paul riopelle. wonderful wonderful suggestions, lovelies! i love seeing what you come up with... so here we go...






row one
 CrowandIris
burntmill
ScowlingOwl
MichellesThreads
ThePeachTree

row two
kylebogucki
sarathomas
emmarts
pulpandpaisley
vintagebutterfly94

row three
ripegoods
InHonorOf
DirksenDabbles
fionachapman
SewMo

row four
rachel austin
LucindasNiceThings
nauli

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wonderful tones, lovelies!
and a special thanks to the superstars, like nauli, who handcrafted something just for the challenge! i love it!

tune in again soon for a brand new round of the ekphrastic challenge!
and don't forget to cast your votes in the *handmade olympics!*

over 9000 individual votes cast so far!
woohoo democracy!

and have a most inspired day, filled with lovely tones, nicies!


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11 comments:

  1. ThePeachTree11 February, 2010 11:12

    What a brilliant idea and I'm astonished to see one of my pieces made into a work of art!! Thank you!!

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  2. Vintage Butterfly 9411 February, 2010 11:21

    Thank you SO much for including my mosaic. This challenge really caught my imagination and inspired me!

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  3. Unknown11 February, 2010 11:39

    absolutely stunning!

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  4. TaraM.11 February, 2010 11:49

    I'm very much enjoying these challenges! I can't believe there are 9000 votes in the Olympics - ALREADY??? WOW.

    Good work!

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  5. Lindsey11 February, 2010 12:13

    wow, the result is amazingly beautiful. Thank you so much for including our sky necklace! love discovering all these other amazing artists.

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  6. Denny160011 February, 2010 13:32

    Thanks for including my hand dyed fabric! This is so much fun. And I'm inspired by the others. Thanks for doing this.

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  7. michelle11 February, 2010 13:34

    Thank you so much for featuring my hand warmers. I love that painting!!!

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  8. In Honor Of Design11 February, 2010 13:42

    wow absolutely beautiful array of colors. Thank you for including my necklace! I love the outcome!

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  9. Julie11 February, 2010 13:50

    VERY gorgeous!

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  10. We Blog Artists11 February, 2010 14:13

    K they're GREAT!
    I love this challenge and this week just FLEW by that I didn't get around to doing it.
    Maybe next week?
    Char

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  11. Burnt Mill Candles and Soap11 February, 2010 15:50

    love the items! thanks for including my soap :)

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thanks so much for your comments, nicies!
it's a joy to read what everyone writes here.
thank you!

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