Lynn of UnaOdd posted this photo of gourd tendrils, and I was happy to introduce her the wonderful word volute which happens to be one of my favorite forms. I first found the name for the swirls I gravitate toward in a book by Franklin Gottshall, Design for the Craftsman, and in my craft geekiness was giddy to know this shape has a name. It’s from the Latin voluta, meaning spiral scroll. I am enjoying Lynn’s Woodland Snail shell volutes now.
Not to mention the ironwork volutes I saw attached to Violin in the Sky, and the scroll that crowns the violin itself.
What are your favorite volutes?
Related Post:
Franklin Gottshall, Swirls and Volutes
More photos on my Volutes Pinterest Board.
Over at Stratoz:
Oh yes! I saw your title and immediately thought of your introducing me to the term! :^) I’ve been using it as a tag quite a bit now and I thank you for that! Lovely volutes on your gazing ball and Wayne’s Sophia Spiral.
Glad to be of service! Keep the volutes coming!
When I doodle, I almost always doodle spirals. My old housemate was a violin maker and I was always fascinated how she formed the scroll on her viola!
That is just too cool that your old housemate was a violin maker! My husband is a doodler–that’s where much of his artwork begins, especially spiraling shapes.