Caught up in pattern and color, and well before I ever heard of zentangles, I decorated a number of small boxes to display in my home. Soap boxes or boxes containing medicine or toothpaste tubes, small boxes. I pulled them apart to lie flat, covered them in Canson paper and painted them with watercolors and a Rotring pen. Then I glued them back together.
And that was back in 1990 and 1991. Recently, I ran across them sitting forgotten in the bottom of a drawer, turning yellowish and looking worn.
I remembered the hours of work they required and the pleasure they gave me. I decided to recycle them into my sketchbooks and give them a second life.
So I took them apart and glued them into my sketchbook.
And then I added some. Freedom within structure.
The wild, organic lines have been with me for a l-o-n-g time.
FABulous full circle!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love it all. Happy New Year to you and yours. Carol
ReplyDeleteI would say this would have to be classed as recycling at its best. Great!!
ReplyDeleteand you wear it well, love these extended flattenings
ReplyDeletei had a thing for boxes too! of course they were square! and it is great to remember what pleases you.
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