String Art? A few months ago only memories of 70s mathematical shapes sprung to mind. That was until an Instagram friend from the Netherlands took a very cool shot of some string art on a cafe wall. It was a simple line drawing based on Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring", and I was smitten. String art ideas constantly bounced around in my head for the next month.
Following a few online tutorials I managed to create a bear portrait for my sons wall but found it difficult to get contrast and texture with filling in the gaps.
So it seemed best as a beginner at this to try again but with just straight lines. Referencing one of my little homes photos of a row of terrace houses in Kirribilli, I created the picture above.
I will tell you it is a noisy, headachey and frustrating process in comparison to an hour of painting watercolours. But I do like the result. And since making it this far, I have seen some really inspiring works to push me onto creating another piece!
Beautiful portraits by Pamela Campagna
and Kumi Yamashita (thanks Suzette for showing me this one!)
This post has been shared on the Weekend Wrap Up.
