Using the Paisley motif outline, I have created new random repeat designs. The colourful image below is enhanced with a transparent and black relief medium. The canvas was painted black before the shapes were added.
The iconic motif called the Boteh, originated in Ancient Persia and is thousands of years old.
Relief pens used are the colours black and a transparent, giving a textured surface to the random pattern. The patterns are are drawn with black permanent ink pens and coloured with acrylic pens.
A design in progress. Highlighted with gold coloured paint and a black relief texture.
The oval image above, depicts detail from an original 1860s Paisley shawl. The picture illustrates clearly the ‘teardrop’ pattern, woven into the design.
Once the ‘teardrop’ motif was outlined, the space inside was filled with patterns, shapes, textures, colours and lines to create an individual interpretation .
Below, a blue and green artwork with cool colour choices and purple linear patterns used in the background.
This motif was pressed in clay from a wooden Indian printing block design. When the clay dries, the pressed pattern can be painted.
This timeless iconic motif continues to be widely seen on both dress and furnishing fabrics.