"Espinhal", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 9 of "The 100 Day Project"
For Day 9 of The 100 Day Project designer Carlyn Clark continued the 1 Motif 100 Ways theme by flipping the motif and putting it into a simple half-drop repeat. The pattern is named after the Portugese village of Espinhal.
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The pattern takes on a lacy and floral effect today, with finer lines and greater detail. I'm continually surprising myself with how different each pattern can look with simple manipulation of the basic elements.
A breakdown of the original motif used in Carlyn Clark's "1 Motif 100 Ways" series
To make the original element, I made two simple shapes in Illustrator using the pen tool, a circle and a tear-drop. By repeating the rotating tear-drop shape and changing the scale in the circle, I was able to come up with a simple symmetrical motif. My first patterns with the element were simple manipulations of that shape, which led me to pulling the motif apart and rearranging the elements.
By rearranging the order of the elements, filling in some of the circles and slightly manipulating the tear-drop shape I was able to create a new motif with a completely different feeling than the original.
A new motif created from the same elements of Carlyn Clark's original design
"Caminha", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 7 of "The 100 Day Project"
Caminha is a town near the Atlantic Ocean in Northern Portugal. Its location on the Minho river made it an important trading port in the 14th century when Portugal's wine was exported to England and products from India, Brazil and Africa were imported. There's a square in the center of town surrounded by buildings and a clock tower from the 15th century. The shapes of the architectural details inspired this pattern. I once again deconstructed, rearranged and scaled the elements of the original motif.
"Borba", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 6 of "The 100 Day Project"
I took a more painterly approach to today's pattern. Inspired by the Portuguese city of Borba, which is famous for wine I chose to use a warm burgundy as the predominant color and added colors I found in a Portuguese textile scrap. Once again, I took apart the motif and rearranged the elements before putting it into repeat. Although it was inspired by textiles more than tile, using a square full-drop repeat gives it a tile-like feeling.
Portuguese textile scrap that I used for color inspiration.
"Alcochete", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 5of "The 100 Day Project"
Azulejo tile mural from Alcochete, Portugal.
This bit of a mural with flowers inspired today's pattern.
This is a simplified, stripped-down version of the original motif that gives a floral impression. The pattern is named after the Portuguese city, Alcochete, which is located near Lisbon and has the distinction of being the site of the largest outlet mall on the Iberian Peninsula. More importantly to me, it also has a long history, originating in Roman times, when it had clay production facilities which led to some exquisite Azulejo examples.
"Sagres", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 4 of "The 100 Day Project"
Day 4 of Carlyn Clark's 1 Motif 100 Ways series for The 100 Day Project is a repeating pattern that deconstructs, reassembles and changes the scale of the original motif. The pattern is named after a small oceanside village in Portugal, Sagres that is popular today with surfers. The pattern is inspired by colors picked up from the Azulejo tile altar at the 15th/16th century chapel, Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça.
Read More"Fontelo", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 3 of "The 100 Day Project"
Day 3 of Carlyn Clark's 1 Motif 100 Ways series for The 100 Day Project is a repeating pattern that deconstructs, reassembles and changes the scale of the original motif. The pattern is named after a small farming village in Portugal, Fontelo.
Read MoreDay 2 of 1 Motif 100 Ways for The 100 Day Project, a repeating half-drop pattern named after a small village in Portugal, Carvalhas. There is a brief description of the history and origins of Azulejo tile, which inspires this project.
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