The Alchemy of Symmetry

My first challenge for Deryn Mentock's class, "The Alchemy of Objects" is to create a symmetrical design.  The color palette is up to us.  It didn't take me long to settle on this picture for my inspiration.  Our good friends, Christopher and Elizabeth Peterson and their children Katie and James recently returned from a service trip to India.  This is a photo they took at one of the schools they visited. I love the rich, unrestrained tones in the young ladies' costumes.  I chose five colors from the photo and off I go!  (By the way, check out brandigirlblog.com for the Photoshop template to create a color palette from a photo!  It's in her "Freebies" section.)

I am buzzing with ideas, but they aren't all going to fit into one single design.  After I chose my inspiration, I headed to the antique mall.  Therein lies my next post =)