Call them circles, call them dots, use a hole punch, use a template, draw them, scribble them, paint them, collage them. This is all about circles and how we make use of them.
some traditional Mail-Art that goes out today. The photo taken while finishing the enveloppe, and that goes worldwide already causing reactions even before the envelope hits the mailbox where it starts it's travel........
Talking about circles, on instagram I saw an artist who makes paintings for ants. In the past year she created 365 of these, very small, and: within circles!
Is this a circle piece? I think it could be a circle piece. Do half and three quarter circles count?If so, then here it is, my first circle piece blogged entitled; Bubbles in Champagne by Katerina Nikoltsou.
True confessions...... the circles on the card for Heleen ( and a few others) are not stencilled, but a painted piece of bubble wrap pressed onto the background. My new favorrt supply!ite a
One of my first pieces of mail art contained bubble wrap (sent to Ptrzia/TICTAC for her 'Bubbles' mail art project - if interested, scroll down on her site to see it).
Mr. Dan, you are a rascal, but thank you for the very nice blog.
Mim, these 2 pieces seem so warm and healing to me. Warm colors, and the circles first seem like holes to a deeper view, but then unite the 'broken' pages. Really nice Linda
My sister gave me some old round papers that are larger than a dinner plate and contain some kind of data. I couldn't figure out what to do with them, other than use in a collage, then arrived at this idea for a postcard thanking her for her gift of the papers. The stamped words follow the circular lines on the paper.
Amy Irwen
WoW Ti Ar.....just WOW!
Jan 7, 2015
Ruud Janssen
Jan 7, 2015
Dan Mouer
Jan 10, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Jan 13, 2015
Jennifer Jones (JJalltheway)
Does my green sun look too much like an olive? I didn't realize until I scanned it.
Jan 16, 2015
Ruud Janssen
Jan 17, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Talking about circles, on instagram I saw an artist who makes paintings for ants. In the past year she created 365 of these, very small, and: within circles!
See her website: http://lorraineloots.com
And on instagram sha also has photos on which you can see how small these circled paintings are:
http://instagram.com/lorraineloots/
Jan 17, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
These circles are NOT so tiny :-)
...and maybe should be posted at ORANGE Lovers, too?
Jan 17, 2015
Linda French
Oh my gracious! Teeny, tiny, ant paintings. Tiny and perfect. --Linda.
Jan 17, 2015
Jennifer Jones (JJalltheway)
Oh Angie!! That is fantastic!
Jan 20, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Jan 24, 2015
Cernjul Viviana María
Jan 24, 2015
Dan Mouer
Jan 24, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Thanks Dan. The landscape is just 3 pieces of paper. I love minimal! And Circles, of course. Viviana, I like your circles!
Here's today's - I'm "re-purposing" a photo that a friend gave me.
Jan 24, 2015
Linda French
Really cheerful, happy circles, Viviana!
I'm loving these latest pieces, Mim. --Linda
Jan 24, 2015
EJ Vest
Heleen de Vaan, thank you for sharing about the tiny ant paintings. I loved seeing that. Really lovely stuff.
Jan 25, 2015
EJ Vest
Cernjul, great circle cards. They're peppy! Love them!
Jan 25, 2015
Amy Irwen
received from Judy Staroscik...Wonderful colors!!!
Jan 28, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Is this a circle piece? I think it could be a circle piece. Do half and three quarter circles count?
If so, then here it is, my first circle piece blogged entitled; Bubbles in Champagne by Katerina Nikoltsou.
Jan 29, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
And more circles, from Paris!
Suiss Eiffel tower watches.
Thank you very much, Artist in Seine!
Jan 29, 2015
Jan Hodgman
Feb 11, 2015
Jan Hodgman
These circles from Jan Hardt--so wonderful! and I missed the back of the envelope....more goodness
Feb 11, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Feb 13, 2015
Linda French
Ti Ar, I really like the moonlit night card. Linda
Feb 13, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
A whole lot of circles, great art work from Jan Hodgman. Thank you very much, Jan!
Feb 22, 2015
Dean aka Artist in Seine
Yes, very nice Jan.
Feb 22, 2015
Terry Owenby
Nice circle art, Jan!
Feb 25, 2015
Tomoe N
I like the stencils Jan...
Feb 25, 2015
Jan Hodgman
True confessions...... the circles on the card for Heleen ( and a few others) are not stencilled, but a painted piece of bubble wrap pressed onto the background. My new favorrt supply!ite a
Feb 25, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Wow, Jan, that makes a great effect!
I first thought that you painted each and every circle apart, thank you for your confession :-)
Bubble wrap, I totally forgot it, but it has a looot of circles!
If it's your new favourite supply, I might recommend you John *Scriptor* blog, he blogged about all great things one can do with bubble wrap (and January 26th it's Bubble Wrap day, don't forget :-) ).
One of my first pieces of mail art contained bubble wrap (sent to Ptrzia/TICTAC for her 'Bubbles' mail art project - if interested, scroll down on her site to see it).
Feb 25, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
BUBBLE WRAP! Fabulous supply!. We have a large supply of it in my husband's studio! Perfectly spotty, dotty, circular.
Feb 25, 2015
Linda French
I've sometimes used bubble wrap printing in my art journals, but just never, ever used it on mail art! Thank you for the great memory jog, Jan!
Feb 25, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Circle beauties from Jan Hardt (envelope too!):
Feb 27, 2015
Dan Mouer
I was "mooned" by Linda Faye French. And it was good!
Feb 27, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Feb 27, 2015
Linda French
Mr. Dan, you are a rascal, but thank you for the very nice blog.
Mim, these 2 pieces seem so warm and healing to me. Warm colors, and the circles first seem like holes to a deeper view, but then unite the 'broken' pages. Really nice Linda
Feb 27, 2015
Jan Hodgman
Feb 28, 2015
Jan Hodgman
Another in the bubble wrap 'series'
Feb 28, 2015
Amy Irwen
Feb 28, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Thanks, Linda. I like both ambiguity and the illusion of transparency and am happy when I can achieve it.
Feb 28, 2015
Heleen de Vaan
Envelope from Ruud Janssen, with several circles! And a 3D drawn tiny envelope, nor circled but nice, too :-)
Mar 8, 2015
Ruud Janssen
Mar 8, 2015
Maria Assunta Magni
Mar 10, 2015
Ruud Janssen
Diane Keys made the collage as a reaction to my envelope. I am recycling it again.
Mar 11, 2015
Mim Golub Scalin
Oh you people! You're so circle-icous! You are making my day!
Mar 11, 2015
Lynn Radford
Mar 14, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
It is "Circle Time" :-)
...from e.coles:
Mar 15, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
...punched circles,dots 'n dashes, too, for Greek Spring Time :-)
Mar 19, 2015
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Circles... washi ...buttons! from Kim in Korea:
Mar 19, 2015
Terry Owenby
My sister gave me some old round papers that are larger than a dinner plate and contain some kind of data. I couldn't figure out what to do with them, other than use in a collage, then arrived at this idea for a postcard thanking her for her gift of the papers. The stamped words follow the circular lines on the paper.
Mar 20, 2015