New Eyes
This morning the bathroom tile jumped out at me. Does this ever happen to you -- where everyday objects are suddenly seen in a new light? It occurred to me that hexagons are the perfect shape. The length of each side is equal to the radius of the circle the points form, and it's the easiest angular geometric shape to draw with a compass. And I like the way they fit together, looking both linear and circular at the same time.
I want to try hexagons as an underpainting, maybe the outline of them stamped roughly onto canvas with texture and irregularity in the paint. I need to make a hexagonal stamp. Wood and string? Linoleum block? Where can I get a hexagonal block?
posted by Cassandra at 10:34 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Cassie,
Congratulations on your new blog! As to the hexagon, I wonder if you could make a tracing of your floor tile and then cut one out of a piece of linoleum with an exacto knife.
As to the drawing you mentioned, I wonder if it would be a problem to put photos of other people's work on your website. It is sure hard to figure these sales, though, isn't it!
One question for you. I have to write a biography again---YUCK!!!! Do you think it should be in the first person as we did it in Lisa's class (I mean isn't that an autobiography?) Do you think it should be about personal growing up experiences or about honors and awards and education or both? Also, just to let you know it is for applying to the National Sculptor Society as a Professional Member.
How have things been working out in your new studio? Any sales recently? I think this blog is a very good idea--one day a book may come out of you yet!
Love,
Cindy
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