Daisy dozen
A visit to my mother’s garden in Essex culminated in this. It was just one shot of an almost flawless daisy that set my mind in motion, reproducing it in numerous forms and piecing them together as if sewing a patchwork quilt.
Here are the individual tiles so you can study the colours and contrasts in further detail.
Click first image to launch this gallery
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Very nice. What a lot of fun. The idea of a quilt is such a great one as well. Now you just need to find a textile artist to work these onto fabric somehow.
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This was fun indeed. Well apparently the design can be rendered onto a duvet cover by Redbubble (where I maintain my retail outlet). The pixel rate required is immense, but somehow I managed it…
http://www.redbubble.com/people/mikeosbornphoto/works/12523127-daisy-dozens?p=duvet-cover
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Ha! You and redbubble are many steps ahead of me.
How do you find redbubble – does it work for you? Is it possible to get some income from it, or is it more of a convenience for people you know to get a print, etc?
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Well they have plenty of products and it’s a go-to place for people to consider buying your work. But you have to put an awful lot into the promotion and the margins are small – don’t expect to pay the mortgage with it!
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Thanks – that is what I had guessed. It is like anything on the internet, if you don’t put the time into promotion, then no one is going to be looking. Too bad the margins are so small though.
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It’s probably worth doing some fairs and local craft sales as well, although you run the risk of investing in physical stock which doesn’t move. I haven’t done it yet but am thinking about it – plus making a portfolio of prints to show. People still like to see the ‘real thing’.
And many thanks for having a good trawl around today – always much appreciated!
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I have thought about the craft fair route too. Sorry to have been away from viewing for so long – I have been busy of late. Always nice to have a look at your pictures. Now off to nature with a roll of lomochrome in the Yashica Electro 35GS…
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Harder work to gather together an actual shop – but that was always my favourite game as a child! Enjoy your shoot – envious you still have a lot of Sunday left :)
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Great pop art Mike. Hop all is well after the move and have a great week ahead.
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Thank you very much, James – it was fun to put together. All’s coming along well here (WiFi up and running!) I hope you have a chance to get out with the camera this long weekend.
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Beautifully abstract, Mike. Not a hint of the original about it! :)
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Thanks Richard :)
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Lovely quilt layout, just goes to show the similarities between all artistic endeavours. A beautiful perfect daisy.
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Thanks Lee, appreciated as always. I’m tempted to upload it as a quilt cover on my Redbubble site – I scoffed a bit when they introduced that as a product! I hope it’s still nice and dewy in your part of the world.
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Pouring rain, lovely! Only problem Flair and I have taken a few days break to the beach and no sun :( Oh well can’t have everything and the rain is so welcome.
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Yes indeed, you can be fairly sure that it won’t last…
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A superb series. Reminds me of Andy Warhol although these are better than his!
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Much appreciated, Andy. Ah, poor Warhol. He didn’t have quite the same technology at his fingertips!
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What a fun, almost whimsical design this makes. Love it, Mike!
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Lovely to hear from you, Danita, and pleased that you liked it. It helped pass the time while I was waiting for the telephone engineer to call round!
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Great Warhol-ish artwork!
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Thanks Koos, glad you like it. Can I have my 15 minutes of fame now?!
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Mike, I wish you more then 15 minutes of fame ;-)
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Thank you Koos! Can you get me about 28?!
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Why 28 minutes and not 29 or 27 minutes? And I believe you’re working at a place where you should be able to get yourself some kind of airtime ;-) (for example: walking in the newsroom, behind the news anchors)
Are you settled in your new home?
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Hahaha! Yes, many people seem to do that deliberately. We’re getting settled… still some things to do. Patience is a virtue in these matters.
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But it seems you’re having internet again…? So, tomorrow new posts on your blog (perhaps from your new home), or didn’t you have any time for some camera action?
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Yes, we have WiFi! And there’ll be something new tomorrow :) Normal service is resumed.
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I’m looking forward to it! :-D
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As am I to “Last Week” :)
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It was a boring week, so don’t expect too much… ;-)
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There is never a boring week at the house of Koos!
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Just wait and see. No faces on this week’s Last week. No dinning, no drinking. just home meals :-/
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It sounds like a typical week in this house!
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… and you’re there just for two weeks ;-)
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True, though we’re not about to start a whirl of socialising like you boys :)
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You didn’t meet your neighbours yet? I’ve heard they were very anxious to meet you and do great things every day with you ;-)
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Our nearest neighbour is an elderly man who doesn’t go out!
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And he didn’t invite you for a ‘soiree’ at his home?
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Thankfully not.
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I love this! Not only are the photos marvelous, but I love the inspiration you got from something so simple an everyday event. Having been decidedly uninspired of late, I take heart, and will open my eyes wider :)
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Hi Linda, thank you very much! The colour scheme is endless and it appeals to my sense of neatness and order (sounds ominous!) I’m sure there is plenty of be of inspiration down in Las Canarias – glad a simple bit of Essex flora might help :)
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