calibration grid 4000x3200 – Puzzle

$35.00
This is a full-spectrum color chart built entirely from quilled paper coils. You're looking at hundreds of narrow strips of colored paper, each one hand-rolled into tight spirals and arranged in a precise grid. The piece moves from deep reds on the left, through oranges and yellows, into greens and teals, then blues, purples, and finally magentas on the right. Each color block is labeled with its hex code, turning the whole thing into both an artwork and a functional reference tool. What makes this piece work is the constraint I gave myself: use only the coils I already had on hand, no new materials, no shortcuts. That meant sorting through hundreds of pre-made spirals, finding the right shades, and placing each one exactly where it needed to go. The grid structure keeps everything organized, but the hand-rolled nature of each coil means no two are perfectly identical. You can see the slight variations in tightness and shape if you look close. The numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 mark specific color points across the spectrum, like anchors drawing your eye through the journey. It's the kind of piece that works on multiple levels. From across the room, it reads as a clean, graphic color reference. Up close, you see the individual paper strips, the way they catch light, the human hand behind every placement. It's practical and beautiful at the same time. As a puzzle, the spectrum becomes an experience. The 500-piece version gives you a real challenge as you sort through the gradient shifts and color blocks. The hex codes become useful clues for grouping pieces. Building it back together, you see the structure of the artwork in a new way, understanding how each color relates to its neighbors. It's the kind of puzzle that teaches you something about color while you're putting it together.
Pieces:
This is a full-spectrum color chart built entirely from quilled paper coils. You're looking at hundreds of narrow strips of colored paper, each one hand-rolled into tight spirals and arranged in a precise grid. The piece moves from deep reds on the left, through oranges and yellows, into greens and teals, then blues, purples, and finally magentas on the right. Each color block is labeled with its hex code, turning the whole thing into both an artwork and a functional reference tool. What makes this piece work is the constraint I gave myself: use only the coils I already had on hand, no new materials, no shortcuts. That meant sorting through hundreds of pre-made spirals, finding the right shades, and placing each one exactly where it needed to go. The grid structure keeps everything organized, but the hand-rolled nature of each coil means no two are perfectly identical. You can see the slight variations in tightness and shape if you look close. The numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 mark specific color points across the spectrum, like anchors drawing your eye through the journey. It's the kind of piece that works on multiple levels. From across the room, it reads as a clean, graphic color reference. Up close, you see the individual paper strips, the way they catch light, the human hand behind every placement. It's practical and beautiful at the same time. As a puzzle, the spectrum becomes an experience. The 500-piece version gives you a real challenge as you sort through the gradient shifts and color blocks. The hex codes become useful clues for grouping pieces. Building it back together, you see the structure of the artwork in a new way, understanding how each color relates to its neighbors. It's the kind of puzzle that teaches you something about color while you're putting it together.