My eight fold series (a series of geometric/Islamic designs all stemming from one base pattern) will be on view at the Sprague Library May through July 2014! I'm very excited.
Here's the artist statement for the series:
I love drawing with a compass and
straight edge. I was introduced to the art of compass and straight edge
construction in college; it was amazing to discover all the different
shapes, patterns and designs that I could create with two simple tools.
My delight and discovery continued and I eventually found the beautiful
world of Islamic geometric designs and a whole new type of designs and
patterns that could be created with my compass. I have been studying and
drawing these beautiful and complex designs ever since. Recently I was
introduced to a pattern base used in many Islamic designs from which
unlimited patterns could be produced; I’ve undertaken to create as many
different designs and patterns as possible from this base. I’ve thought
I’d run out of possibilities a time or two before but it’s been
interesting to see how new ideas have come to me while I’ve painted
other pieces.
The only problem now will be deciding which pieces to put in the show, there can only be 15 pieces and there's almost double that right now.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Exciting Developments
There are some exciting things happening for me and my art, I can't wait to share more about them. Also on a not so exciting note, I have no idea when I'll actually get around to making that website.
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