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New in The Patterns of Obsession Series: Mirrored Swirls

23/11/2015 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: JT | In: Art, drawing, Pattern

I finally completed a new drawing yesterday in my Patterns of Obsession series called Mirrored Swirls. The idea of it has been haunting (or intimidating?) me for well over a year and I finally decided to sit down and do it. The “mirrored swirls” concept has also been utilized in a print (or two) and was the subject of a much smaller drawing a while back.

But here is the BIG one in all her glory! It is graphite on paper, image size 16″ x 16″ (paper 22″ x 22″).

Mirrored Swirls

 

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Vintage Gift Wrap

15/01/2014 | Comments: 2 | Posted by: JT | In: Inspiration, Pattern

I save a lot of odd things because they inspire me and like most artists, I am loathe to throw anything away. While going through some old files today, I came across a bunch of vintage gift wrap papers. I’ve been holding on to them for years. Some were bought new, years and years ago, while some from the 50’s (you can probably tell which they are) were found at a thrift shop.  I wanted to share them because they are interesting; the designs and color palettes might just inspire you to create something wonderful.

Vintage Gift Wrap mosaic by Janet Towbin

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