April 24, 2011

well, I made the leap! After following many friends via their blogs, I've decided to get past my discomfort,...(it all seems too public), to see if I can impose a new level of structure and discipline to my daily life as an artist. So, I'm sticking my toe into the world of blogging. with the hope that eventually, I'll put down my thoughts about artmaking and chart my evolution,...let's see how it goes.

I decided to begin by jumping on the 'something a day' bandwagon...creating a project that provides the incentive to post something specific from my world in art, daily...

Those who know me well know that I'm obsessed with the circular form. Circles, speak to me. They're an important part of my visual vocabulary. Why?...well for a seemingly endless number of reasons. Here are just a few: purity of form, absolute symmetry, the beautiful letter 'o', the center, the whole, the hole, the sun, the moon, a wheel, a start point, a continuous line,...(and Kandinsky claimed that the circle was the most peaceful shape and that it represented the human soul.)

For years, I've incorporated and used circles and circular forms in my artwork: circles, arcs, rings, spheres, globes, convex and concave forms...I love them all. I always return to the circle to 'center' me and as a start point for a new journey in art.

So I give you: circling round, a photo or two every day, a bit of what I see a'round' me, for your viewing pleasure? As I become more comfortable and settled in, I hope to include more about works in progress, work completed and observations.

Here goes, presenting an artist's 'one a day', the circular form as a visual journal.

and while you're at it, please visit my website:

http://www.lisabarthelson.com/







Wednesday, February 8, 2012

daily rounds, day 291: february 8, 2012



















 'mun', my mom
monotype

sliding out of the frame

missing you
3/30/1927 - 2/8/2005



6 comments:

  1. I really liked your mom. I loved how all three of her daughters adored her.

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    1. thanks so much Kathe, we were damned fortunate she was our mom and I know it's a tough day for all of us, but then again, we have each other!

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  2. An extraordinary monotype of your mom, who sounds like an extraordinary woman! Take care.

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  3. I always remember your mom and her stack of library books and our moms spending, what seemed like hours, talking over cups of coffee and tea. I had her as a substitute teacher once and was terrified that I'd mess up and call her Mary instead of Mrs. Barthelson during class. Beautiful monotype

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  4. Thanks Carole, and Ginger,
    Ginger, amazingly, Arnold Ave, seems so recent, like yesterday!? Yeah we were all library lovers and Mun was a voracious reader, (and I think Kris read everything on the young adult shelves early on, and then moved on to adults!) Before Mun started working full time, she loved substitute teaching, I never had her! Think she would have totally enjoyed being called Mary in the classroom,...especially by you!

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