Tom Gall
TOTW Team
My choice for TOTW for May 26th, 2025 is “My 2nd Basket Illusion" by Maggie Shapirpo.
Although I don’t have the patience or expertise to make basket illusion or segmented pieces I can really appreciate the artistry and the amount of work it takes to make them – especially the well designed ones.
Maggie’s choice of colors and patterns are very beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. To me, many B.I. pieces look very mathematical with strong contrasting colors – a good thing. But this piece seems to have very smooth patterns with complementary and blended coloring … almost like looking at a kaleidoscopic image. And the Jasper stone is a nice touch. As I commented before in the Gallery, if this is #2 … I can’t wait to see #10.
I’m pleased to choose Maggie’s piece for her first TOTW. Well done !
Although I don’t have the patience or expertise to make basket illusion or segmented pieces I can really appreciate the artistry and the amount of work it takes to make them – especially the well designed ones.
Maggie’s choice of colors and patterns are very beautiful and aesthetically pleasing. To me, many B.I. pieces look very mathematical with strong contrasting colors – a good thing. But this piece seems to have very smooth patterns with complementary and blended coloring … almost like looking at a kaleidoscopic image. And the Jasper stone is a nice touch. As I commented before in the Gallery, if this is #2 … I can’t wait to see #10.
I’m pleased to choose Maggie’s piece for her first TOTW. Well done !
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. Well done 
