From Humble Beginnings to Majesty

Creating design with paper and scissors.

Last summer I pulled out my little scissors and sheets of computer paper and played, like when I was a child.  I squared the sheets of paper to 8.5" and then folded and cut.

 Some I folded in quarters, some in eights,  and one I folded like when I made snowflakes as a child: half, then thirds and then half again.

Such was the humble beginnings of Majesty, Medallion IX for Island Batik to highlight their Spring 2015 collection.

Out of that night of playing, I created 3 designs that I have developed into patterns. (One is Efflorescent Daisy, which you get for free when you sign up for our Newsletter)

Later I took my cut-work design to my Graphic Designer to play with size.  Its interesting to see how size affects what you see in a design.

Majesty, Medallion IX. from original 12" size to final size of 36" square.

As a 12" size, I saw the flourishing fronds sprouting from the center.

 As a design at 26", it possessed nothing special.

 Next I went to 36".  As it grew, the design had a focus, and I saw four crowns, which I hadn't really seen before.  Now the flourishes looked like explosive emanations from the crowns. I liked it.

Majesty, Medallion IX, is ready for fabric.