On my design wall – X’s and O’s – 2021.01.24

Here’s a new design featuring X’s and O’s, intended for the upcoming fibre art exhibit at Gallery Vertigo in Vernon BC. The theme interested me, and I was considering several ways to depict X’s and O’s. When I saw an ad on Instagram with overlapping numbers, it sparked an idea for my design. I found a simple, chunky font and printed X’s and O’s in several sizes.

I printed the letters in various sizes ranging from 5″ to 8″ high, then cut them out and arranged them on my design wall. When I had an arrangement I liked, I removed them from the design wall (after taking a photo for reference purposes) and traced them on a large sheet of freezer paper. Of course, I made a few changes as I traced the letters.

At this point it occurred to me that I might have made the design more complex than I had originally intended. But I liked the design, so decided to proceed and see how it evolved.

The next decision was colors. I decided on bright solid colors on a black background. On the left below, you can see the main colors for each X and O ironed to the freezer paper templates and pinned on the design wall. In the middle photo, the ‘overlapping’ colors have been added. And the third photo in black and white shows the values. I’m liking how this is looking! Now to sew all these pieces together – like a giant jigsaw puzzle!

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Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

• Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
• Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict