For BrittandJosie's Christmas Ornaments Contest: Hive Ball 2, a Golden Ribbon Wrapped Ball (with Bonus Figure!)

This art is in response to Hive account@brittandjosie's Christmas Ornaments Contest, which you can find HERE!

This ball is gift-wrapped for Hive account@justclickindiva, fellow fractal artist who gave me one of the greatest gifts one Hiver can give to the other: an opportunity to collaborate around some fabulous art that she made! Meet Her Highness, Princess Bazelle!

Art by Hive account@justclickindiva, used by permission

And, read here the massive saga we did over at Alien Art Hive as one collection -- more fabulous art by Hive account@justclickindiva, with writing and a bit of supplemental art by me!

The Alien Princess Saga

It is a big deal in the world we live in when an artist trusts you with some of her most precious works ... thanks, Hive account@justclickindiva, and here's your Christmas gift, in advance!

Okay, so how was this thing made? As ever, I started with the ball form Hive account@brittandjosie gave us, which you can also find on the contest post linked above...

But this time, unlike the Christmas Star Ball, I could not get the fractal to wrap in Apophysis 2.09 into a sphere -- I had the colors I wanted, but it just wouldn't go. As I have said before, that kind of wrap is rare. But, along the way, I ended up with this form ...

It wasn't a whole sphere, and it wasn't even perfectly round, but then I said, "There's a BOW in the middle," and then recognized what this really was: fractal golden ribbons, just needing the right color ball to wrap it around ... so, with concentration, voila! -- the Golden Ribbon Ball!

P.S. If anyone is into Krampus, his face is hidden somewhere in the fractal, not to bother Hive account@justclickindiva, of course, but bad Hivers beware for he is on guard ... that was a surprise I didn't realize until at the very end! Fractals do generate faces from time to time!