This week's work was very much in the same vein as what I worked on over spring break, except for the gourd. Most of my research and inspiration this week was dealing with content and motifs used in traditional Peruvian gourd decorating.
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| Source unknown; the zig zag ring around the top of the gourd is a common motif which I too used in my design. |
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| The imagery on most gourds is either of nature or depicts Peruvian village life and celebrations. |
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| The shapes of the frames at the top of the gourd inspired the arched frames in my own design. |
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| The designs on the gourd's surface are usually burnt in or carved and then coloured with charcoal, but some gourds are made with a wider array of values through the use of wood stains and white enamel or carving. I'm not sure if I will take mine this far, but it's certainly quite stunning. |
While I didn't take my figure this week to quite the extremes often portrayed in sylized fashion illustrations, I did allow myself to elongate the figure rather than portray her realisitically like I usually strive to do.
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