I have a thing for the “palmette”, a historic motif used by many ancient civilizations. In this Assyrian design it is flanked by what seem to be two birds deities or birds of prey (mine look a bit like tangled chickens, hahahaha). Palms were sacred trees for the Assyrians and the palmette was their main motif of ornamentation, along with the round daisy-shaped rosettes. Shaded and colored with Inktense and Pitt Artist Brush pens.
Read MoreYesterday Art Clubbers and I worked on Part 1 of this beautiful ZIA project: the Palmette Zendala. Tangles include Icanthis, Mooka, Wyforwings (tangleation of Wyfore) and Fluxecho (Lynn Mead). In Part 2 we’ll cover the shading!
Read MoreA Palmette is a palm-looking ornament widely used in Roman and Greek architectural ornamentation. Inspired by that mirrored design, I created a ZIA using Sanibelle (Tricia Faraone), Mooka, Wyfore/Drawings, Cyme and Icanthis.
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