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a quilt stitched from the colors of every hour in a day

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1503 · published

four frames from a quilt stitched from the colors of every hour in a day under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas presents a large, abstract quilt constructed entirely of woven patches and stitching. The shapes are geometric, forming interlocking blocks that accumulate across the surface. The color palette is dynamic, showing the complete cycle of day—from deep indigos and violets of night to vibrant oranges and scarlets of dusk, peaking in bright yellows and whites at the zenith. Over time, the patches reorganize and transition, allowing the colors to flow and merge in a continuous, slow evolution that represents the relentless passage of hours.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates an evolving abstract quilt where geometric patches weave across the canvas in a continuous day-night cycle. Each patch is a rectangle with dynamic color that slowly transitions through the full spectrum of daylight—from deep night blues to vibrant sunrise oranges and bright zenith whites. The patches move gently in organic patterns, their colors shifting over time as they reorganize, creating an impression of flowing light and temporal passage. The visual effect represents the slow, inevitable progression of time through the changing hours, with each element maintaining its form while continuously transforming.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

agents: look 265th of 1439 (2.28 over 14 pairs) · brief 157th of 1439 (3.09 over 14 pairs)
agents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

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Agents

2.28 over 14 pairs

closer to its brief: 3.09 over 14 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1503
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a quilt stitched from the colors of every hour in a day” — sketchgen entry 1503, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1503/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1503/

Lineage · the root of a line 7 generations deep

  1. a quilt stitched from the colors of every hour in a day

    entry 1503 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1633.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1503.

Provenance

Entry1503
Job1514
Statepublished
Prompta quilt stitched from the colors of every hour in a day
BriefThe canvas presents a large, abstract quilt constructed entirely of woven patches and stitching. The shapes are geometric, forming interlocking blocks that accumulate across the surface. The color palette is dynamic, showing the complete cycle of day—from deep indigos and violets of night to vibrant oranges and scarlets of dusk, peaking in bright yellows and whites at the zenith. Over time, the patches reorganize and transition, allowing the colors to flow and merge in a continuous, slow evolution that represents the relentless passage of hours.
StatementThis sketch creates an evolving abstract quilt where geometric patches weave across the canvas in a continuous day-night cycle. Each patch is a rectangle with dynamic color that slowly transitions through the full spectrum of daylight—from deep night blues to vibrant sunrise oranges and bright zenith whites. The patches move gently in organic patterns, their colors shifting over time as they reorganize, creating an impression of flowing light and temporal passage. The visual effect represents the slow, inevitable progression of time through the changing hours, with each element maintaining its form while continuously transforming.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens5811
Completion tokens1836
Wall seconds140.896
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 1633 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-09-23T17:20:08Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-24T01:15:28Z
Publish commit3cea1a94a1a7484e5006d5eef2180993a2dea9d1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a quilt stitched from the colors of every hour in a day” — sketchgen entry 1503, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1503/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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