Artist and Printmaker
Randomations are the result of an experiment: I wanted to see what kind of image I could create if every part of it was decided by chance.
I began by drawing a grid and then started throwing dice to make blocks. The first throw determined the width; the second, the height and the third decided the colour. For example, throws of 5, 2 and 3 would make a block 5 squares across by 2 squares down and maybe green in colour.
There were a couple of issues: First, the random throws meant that sometimes the same colour blocks were placed next to each other, making a bigger and different shaped block. Second, although I placed each block in the next adjacent space, sometimes they would not fit without leaving blank (white) spaces. These issues simply became part of the image.
Squerzles started life as background images for my mobile phone. I wanted something different for my home and lock screens than the usual photos (I have nothing against them – just not for me!)
This is a small sample of the collection – there are 25 in total. If you would like to have them on your phone, please feel free to download them. And if you would like to see the rest, drop me a line on my contact form, and I will be happy to email them to you for free.