Kaleidoscope

Do you remember, as a child, playing with a kaleidoscope?  I loved those tubes of wonder.  Just by moving the tube around, different designs could be made with colored rocks.  In my adult years, I have continued to purchase kaleidoscopes.  I even have one kaleidoscope where the end can be removed and I can insert my own objects to view through the kaleidoscope.

On Sumo Paint, there is a feature that can be used to manipulate digital  photographs into beautiful kaleidoscope designs.

I have a collection on Spoonflower called Kaleidoscope.

One of my designs for sale in my shop on Spoonflower, SUMMERSGAZE, is called "Eye of the Chicken." This design is based on this photograph:

This is a beautiful barred rock hen.  One day she came up close to the house and I snapped this picture.  I uploaded this picture to Sumo Paint, chose the Kaleidoscope feature until I saw a pattern I liked.  I centered the Kailedoscope feature over the hen's eye.  The resulting design, with the red and black center of the hen's eye and her black and white feathers, turned out well.