Building Edge of Night

Most designs develop slowly over time, with each section influencing the next. Part of creating for me is learning when to guide the piece intentionally and when to let unexpected ideas take over.

Sometimes a pattern changes halfway through, colors start interacting differently than I expected, or a small detail ends up shaping the direction of the entire piece.

That balance between the structure of the grid and the discovery of how the lines flow is one of the things I enjoy most about making art.

Sometimes I remember to take photos while I’m working, and sometimes I get so focused that I completely forget. This time, I remembered.

Here are a few early work-in-progress photos of Edge of Night, a piece I recently added to the shop. If you’d like to see how it turned out, you can view the finished piece here.

I always enjoy looking back at these earlier stages. Sometimes I notice shapes or ideas that end up inspiring future work. Looking back at moments where I had to decide on the next line, I can now see completely different directions I could have taken.

In this piece, I shifted the center away from the middle of the page, which completely changes the feeling of it. Instead of feeling still and balanced, the pattern feels more in motion. I wanted it to feel like it’s slowly entering the frame and moving across the sky.