Lisa Barthelson: January 2014

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/

Friday, January 31, 2014

circling round, january 31, 2014

hot pot rounds

bubbling

spicy

delicious

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

circling round, january 29, 2014

mysterious

calligraphic dots and lines
on the road today

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

circling round, january 28, 2014

metal shop rounds

athol

Monday, January 27, 2014

circling round, january 27, 2014

square to round

grate

melt

before the freeze

Friday, January 24, 2014

circling round, january 24, 2014

snow pits and shadows

late day roadside

arctic

Thursday, January 23, 2014

circling round, january 23, 2014

snow hole

afternoon sun

17 degrees warm

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

circling round, january 22, 2014

flash freeze 7 degrees

ice carved rounds

bubbling

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

circling round, january 21, 2014

snow mound round

rail trail

rutland

Sunday, January 19, 2014

circling round, january 19, 2014

"don't shoot me, I'm not a deer"
international orange round
ziggy

Saturday, January 18, 2014

circling round, january 18, 2014

unexpected

snow

rutland

Thursday, January 16, 2014

circling round, january 16, 2014

thaw continues

ice bubbles

roadside

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

circling round, january 14, 2014

johnny swing's nickel couch, detail

storm king art center

for Kris's b'day

Sunday, January 12, 2014

circling round, january 12, 2014

sky circle

clouds zooming

Saturday, January 11, 2014

circling round, january11, 2014

surrounded by

caps and tops

detail: take over - over take

family debris series

photo by Sue Champeny

Friday, January 10, 2014

circling round, january 10 2014

morning snow on

deer apples

Thursday, January 9, 2014

circling round, january 9, 2014

breath circle

frosty

porch window

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

circling round, january 8, 2014

can

sunny day

make marks

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

circling round, Jan 7, 2014

hanging on
roaring wind sunny
7 degrees

rutland

Sunday, January 5, 2014

circling round, january 5, 2014

detail: factory I

fiber

by Laura Cahalane

Electric Eclectric at Worcester Public Library

Saturday, January 4, 2014

circling round, january 4, 2014

bright crisp clear...for glidng

rail trail rounds, rutland

Friday, January 3, 2014

circling round, january 3, 2014

when I stopped blogging over a year ago, Cathy told me she missed my circles, but sadly, it's Cathy's passing and memories of messaging about circles that has inspired me to continue. it won't be an everyday thing as it was before, but my memory of Cathy's support and enjoyment will inspire me to post through the upcoming year, as the circles come into view and her energy is felt. below, after 2014's first snow, circling round in the beautiful frozen sun, brilliant and only 9 degrees!