
Here are four alternative orientations of the same chip lying on a floor. Looking at the chip in such alternative orientations, helps one "see" if there is an image lurking in it, and, if there is, which orientation reveals it. If none suggests an image, forget that chip - throw it in the waste basket. If several orientations suggest something, compare them to see which is more interesting or richer, and use that orientation to create the image. After you have compared the images above and selected the one you think is most revelatory, compare it with the choice and image developed on that orientation in Realizing the Portrait in the Chip below.
Of course a few chips are rich in possibilities and two or more orientations may each suggest an imge. When that is the case, one can explore bringing out more than one image. That can be tricky, but fun as One Chip -Two images (below) illustrates. Three of the final portraits in Chippery are related this way and One Chip, Two Sides, Three Portraits below presents them together.
One Chip, Two Sides, Three Portraits
