Loved making this commissioned ENCODE a couple weeks back.
WIP ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
This set of two pieces was commissioned as an anniversary gift. The client provided a couple of options for sets of words that could be designed into an integrated composition across two panels. After preliminary exploration I picked one set, SOUL MATES, to focus on. Working across panels creates all sorts of new compositional opportunities to have two free-standing but integrated pieces.
glass cutting | WIP ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
WIP ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
WIP ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
I absolutely love these rounded and interconnected text forms. Having elements with multiple purposes is part of what makes ENCODE pieces interesting and engaging, a kind of visual puzzle.
WIP ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
I went looking for the warm orange I envisioned for first panel. Raw sienna and red oxide with just a touch of primary yellow to stay in the orange (rather than red) range. It’s still a new concept for me to be able revise until it matches my vision.
glass cutting | WIP ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
I wanted some subtle additional painted elements for this set. Some encoded information relevant to the clients can be puzzled out on the right side of the second panel. Additional leaves appear and disappear at different angles adding to the dynamic nature of the work.
ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
detail ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
detail ENCODE: SOUL MATES 2@20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020