Low poly art

 

 

 Have you ever heard of Lo Poly Art?  

Neither had I.  Then one day I saw something on one of my facebook pages and thought to myself, "Self, you need to make something like that!"  and as you might have guessed my self told me I was insane and to just move on.  But did I listen?  Of Course not!!!

And the next thing you know, I am looking into the art of Low Poly.

 

What is Low Poly, you ask?  Well, here is one definition...

 

"Low Poly is a style of design that translates an image into a polygon tessellation using three sided polygons. The sharp angles and fractal appearance give the subject a vibrant and striking style." 

 

 

 

 

 Another definition might read something like this..."Insanity using paper and glue"

I have to say that I kinda enjoyed making this, but it was insanely difficult after a certain point.  

As you can see in the pictures above, the figure/item being made starts out as flat cardstock, numbered and scored, ready for an easy assembly.  NOT EASY!!!!  lol

 

First off, I could not get my program to recognize the lines and numbers, so that was an added step.  Then once cut out I had to use the PDF included with the purchased file to number all the pieces...and how many pieces do you think came with this little kitty?  I Think it was forty eight...and they looked kinda like this

 

see all those little numbers around the outside of each piece?  yeah, I had to pencil all of those onto each of those 48 pieces so that I could attach the correct pieces together in the correct order so as to create the kitty seen below. 

 

 

 

 

this picture was taken during assembly...he was still a little wobbly.  

 

 

and these two are him sitting in the alcove of honor after completion.  He sits over two feet tall and about 7 inches wide.

 

He may be a cat, but he was a BEAR to make!!!  lol 

and as if this didn't teach me, there is another one I will show in a future blogpost...

but so far that is it!

 

We were so new!

 You will laugh at this one...

The story is this, we were super new to this RV life and on a super hot Florida summer day, the power went out in the campground. (we have learned since then that this happens a LOT).  

We didn't know anyone yet and had no idea where anything was in the area, yet...we were standing outside, where it was a tad cooler, thinking about how to keep the fids {fur kids} cool, and people were starting to exit their RVs to see if it was them or everyone.  

We smiled at them and one smiled back so we ended up crossing the street and chatting with him. His name is Rich and he is a retired Florida Highway Patrol Motor.  We had a great chat, until his wife yelled at him thru the door that it was getting hot in the MH and he needed to start the generator.  LOL

Well, we went in to check on the fids and noticed that the lights were out.  They should have stayed on for quite a while, working off the 'house' battery, but they were not.  A little trouble shooting by my wonderful spouse and we discovered that the fuse had blown.  And guess what we had forgotten to buy???  Yep, not a single 30 amp fuse to be found.  Sigh. 

So what to do?  It was getting warmer and Trav had started to assemble the needed items to start the generator to at least run the fans, so we didn't want to have to pack up the fids and drive to the auto supply store.  We decided to fall on the mercy of our new aquaintance and Trav ambled across the street and begged Rich for a fuse.

HE HAD ONE!!!!  Even tho his rig was 50 amp, his assorted kit had a pretty little green feller that he graciously handed over without a second thought. 

Trav replaced the burned out fuse and we had lights again!!!  And just about the time we were getting ready to put the babies in the truck with the AC running, the power came back on!!!!!  Yippee!!!

Anywho, that is why I ended up making this card...as a thank you for his kindness, and to make him smile.  We returned his generosity twice over and used the blown fuse in the 'artwork'.  He loved it!

Here is another one

 I really don't know if you want to see my stuff, but this way it's out there for the world to admire, or pass on by...it's the worlds choice.  I may or may not have anything to say about each of these things, but will still post a pic.  Enjoy

there are several different items here that I made and I had so much fun doing them

this one was a file from 3dcuts.com and has interchangeable letters for the tree:

Heart tree Shadowbox

   

here it is lit up...fun one to make, included the frame file

 

this one is my own creation, start to finish...that is Annie.

this one is from SVGcuts.com...one of my very favorite sites, Mary is totally awesome and it is not unusual for her to be the one that answers any questions directed to them via facebook or their site.  Love them.

Ampersand

this is another of my own creations...you probably can't really see it but there are 4 layers in there...another fun one.

now this is actually two items, one is a box and the other is a sliceform that can fold flat to be mailed...these files are from Papercrafts Etc. and she is pretty awesome as well.  She doesn't just make the files, she explains a lot of the math involved as well.  

Papercraft Etc. 

 

well, I think that's it for this episode  lol  bye bye

It occured to me the other day...

 that I had not posted anything crafty in a very long time...and since this blog was originally created to showcase (love that word) crafts, then I have been falling down on my job...

I will try to do better.  I will try to post at least one new item each week.  Most of what I am making is being mailed to people, so the pics will almost always be a week or so behind the actual items creation in order for it to arrive prior to sharing...it's only fair, right?

So I will start off with this clock - I have no true use for it, I just loved how it looked and had to make it.  lol

 

 

this file is from The Dreaming Tree and their web site is: 

Dreaming Tree

 

Leo and his team create some truly wonderful cut files and I have a number of them...you will see them along the way, I am sure.  

 

Anyway, this is all for today, and I hope to see you all again, soon.  Bye bye.