Week 6

craft

This piece began as a sketch drawn off of a photograph taken in 2010 of a great horned owl.  The designs for the tribal patterns were drawn out, then scaled up through the use of a grid onto watercolor paper.  Watercolor paint was then applied in designs that mimic various colors in the sky throughout the day and night.

concept

The concept behind the piece was to incorporate designs inside of the tribal designs outside of the usual, and taken from nature.  The intent behind the piece was to use images from the sky that a bird flies in to create the form of the owl.

composition

The composition was meant to rely on an asymmetrically balanced image, with the owl placed on the left side of the piece.