Creative Patterning with Canes from Israel
Did you know that Israel is geographically on the continent of Asia, but for political reasons is considered a European country? I didn’t. How very interesting. This fact has allowed me to go ahead and share the work of a rather active polymer artist from Israel, Tova Reshef, under this week’s Eastern European theme. Her penchant for great canes and floral designs fits into the aesthetic veins we’ve been seeing from Eastern Europe, so I think she’s quite well placed here.
Canes are where Tova really shines, as you can see on her Flickr pages. But along with the popular cane covered objects, she occasionally comes up with little gems like this pendant. By cutting out spaces in the center of the placed canes, she develops both visual and tactile patterning, making for a very interesting piece.
She also creates these rather intense color combinations with her rose canes–the soft gradations of the colors in the petals somehow intensify the contrast of colors. Take a look at these earrings on her Etsy site. They’re quite lovely.
