Mondrian, in the De Stijl art movement, believed in abstraction to idealistically reveal color and form using horizontal lines, vertical lines and primary colors. Interestingly, modern art got a push in the 20th century from the rediscoveries of Native American and African art designs – all of which capture my attention. So, with geometric patterns naturally fit to be woven, I sketched this bracelet with Mondrian in mind.
My grid will translate into a bracelet which is a 1/2-inch (10 beads) wide and 6 1/2-inches long. The design may be better suited for a bracelet 1-inch wide but I’m mainly focusing on the end-clasp problem and am not quite ready to move onto a 20-bead array.
Noticeably, this bracelet design does not incorporate wholly primary colors. In addition to red, I am also using a blue/purple and a lime green which I think will give it more harmonious feel than a choppy bright red-bright blue-bright yellow combination.
