Fabric Pattern #16

I like the muted colors,

the concentric triangles,

and the hand-drawn appearance.

Taken 29 October 2016.

Fabric Pattern #15

This is a carpet (I think).

The picture was taken in October 2016.

We were on our way to Israel,

and we spent a night in Zurich.

There were hotels and airports along the way...

Anyway,

I like the warm colors

and the swirling pattern,

which seems to be moving toward

or away from paisley.

The artistic process of developing a pattern like this

and transmitting onto fabric or carpet

never fails to amaze me.

Fabric Pattern #14

This seems like a rather royal pattern to me.

Scarlet diamonds

set in silver brackets

over what appears to be

pink seersucker.

Lovely.

I realized it had been over a year

since my last Fabric Pattern post.

It's not that I am any kind of

expert on fabrics or their patterns.

This is just one of the many things

I notice as I wander thru life.

Sometimes fabric patterns

are quite striking;

especially when they are

shot close up

with nothing else around

to alter their context.

Taken 29 February 2012.

Fabric Pattern #13

Here is a delightful, whimsical pattern

found on the cushions of some of the

chairs in the lobby of Portola Plaza.

I kept hoping to find one of the fish

swimming in the opposite direction!

Taken 7 January 2011.

Chair #9

OK.

Technically, this is not a 'chair.'

It is what is generally referred to as a 

'love seat.'

Not a lot left to love

about this particular seat, though.

I have to say,

even at the height of

what might have been some

kind of fringe definition of

popularity

for this fabric pattern,

I would have found it difficult

to build a well-decorated room

around this piece,

which, by the way,

was probably accompanied by at least one

larger 'sofa'

and possibly an armchair and

an ottoman

...

with pillows.

Um.

Yeah.

Look closer.

Perhaps this 'chair'

has finally found a suitable home

in the WILD.

Taken 8 October 2010.

Fabric Pattern #12

This is a deceptively simple pattern of repeating rectangles.

It manages to be soothing and unagressive,

but yet eye-catching and interesting at the same time.

The alternating shades of gray and brown

are presented in complementary tones

that are only a couple of degrees away

from blending seamlessly into each other.

The tweed-like texture

lends an atmosphere of classic, all-business integrity

while simultaneously hinting at the comfort and style

of one of grandma's handmade quilts.

It is both formal and familiar.

Taken 16 November 2010, Washington, DC.

Fabric Pattern #11

A relatively mild pattern in the carpet at a DC hotel.

Vaguely suggests square floor tiles,

but...

a kind of ominous repitition

of goats' heads.

Taken 16 November 2010.

Fabric Pattern #10

Upholstery on a chair

in a (minimally lit) hotel lobby

in Washington, DC.

Reminds me of the

flower doodles that

used to adorn every

notebook and binder

at my high school...

...

...

forty-plus

years ago.

Taken 15 November 2010.

Fabric Pattern #9

Almost like a symmetrical doodle

with colors added

to give it depth

and interest.

Fabric Pattern #8

Pattern in a carpet,

Washington, DC, hotel.

Taken 15 November 2010.

Fabric Pattern #7

Creative rug pattern

in a Southern California

hotel hallway.

Taken 12 October 2010.

Fabric Pattern #6

Y'all can draw your own conclusions.

I like the colors,

and the way the pattern of the colors

in the weave

creates subtle illusions

of depth

and motion.

Hotel room carpet.

11 October 2010.

Fabric Pattern #5

A teeny bit out of focus

because of the low light...

this is a carpet

in a side lobby

at a DC hotel.

My imagination

really goes places

with this pattern.

Highways, macrame,

masks (big eyes!),

labyrinth, Escher,

noodles...

Taken 15 November 2010.

Fabric Pattern #4

Here is a detail

from an afghan my sister made for us.

She used a technique called Swedish Weaving

to create these patterns.

Amazing.

Beautiful.

Don't know what else to say!

Taken on 1 October 2010.

Fabric Pattern #3

Detail from the carpet inside one of the elevators

at a hotel in Garden Grove, California.

Nice color combinations,

and it manages to achieve a bit of a 3D effect,

or an optical illusion.

I almost tripped on it

cuz I thought it was sticking up

out of the floor...  :8-D

although if you look at it another way

it looks like you could fall down into it

like it is a tube that is receding into the distance below.

Taken 12 October 2010.

Fabric Pattern #2

For some reason that is utterly

obscure to me now

I imagined that the paper clip

would add interest

to this photograph.

Or maybe I was just taking a picture

of the paper clip

thinking I could crop the photo

in some fascinating manner

before I shared it.

Whatever.

(as "they" say)

The fabric itself

is exponentially more interesting

than the paper clip.

However,

if you don't mind my saying,

having a perfectly unabridged

paper clip

in the middle of my

"fabric pattern"

is

at the very least

an ice breaker.

And for all you tens of paper clip enthusiasts out there

the paper clip itself

cries out,

"Believe in me!

Trust me!

Own me!"

Right?

Or

maybe it is a completely

disastrous

pathetic

paltry

silly

and otherwise misconceived

photo.

Anyway, I like the color and pattern of the fabric.

So, please try to ignore the paper clip.

Or sublimate.

Look BEYOND the paper clip.

As I said earlier,

"Whatever."

Taken 8 October 2010.

Because it matters!

Fabric Pattern #1

Starting a new series: Fabric Patterns

I had begun to notice some interesting patterns on fabric in various forms and uses;

took pictures of some and noticed that

(to me at least)

this really makes a fascinating subject;

i.e., intriguing photographs.

This fabric was the upholstery in a booth we occupied for lunch

at a local Chinese restaurant.

Taken 1 October 2010 in Monterey, CA.

REMINDER:

If you have not discovered the joys of enlarging the photos by clicking on them,

I strongly encourage you to try it.

After you have "opened" it by clicking on it,

clicking on it again makes it even larger.

For this particular photo

that means you can actually see the weave of the fabric.

Cool.