29/11/2018 - New Design & Group Critique

Having decided that my initial design looked like a hot air balloon when cut up, I started looking into a different window.
My change of heart was just before our group critique, so I took along my research and asked my colleagues if this might be a better alternative.  They agreed that it did.
This is the rose window at St Patrick's Cathedral, again in New York, and it reminds me of the acanthus leaf motif.

I started the new design by just drawing up one "segment".  Katy was doing the rounds and I quickly "arrayed" the leaf round to show her my plans.  I tried 6 segments, but they didn't fit.  So I tried 5 and loved it.  I think the odd number makes it look more organic and another step removed from the architectural feature that inspired it.

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