Years ago I did a painting using one of those boards, a square one with 100 circles in it. I glued the cardboard piece onto the work surface and painted away. I filled the little pressed-out areas with tiny "treasures" (coins, metal charms, tiny images, etc.). I had my framer use the same frame in two colors so that the top of the frame would look like part of the lid of the box.
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| "Treasure Box"
© 2003 Margaret Bremner 24" square; acrylic paint, collage |
As it happens, the press-out spaces are an inch square, and the spaces between are 1/4 inch. Three squares plus two spaces equals 3.5 inches. Fits perfectly on a Zentangle tile. (Seriously, is anyone surprised?) So I traced the little squares onto a couple of tiles and got out a pen. Some of those tangles I tried during Art Every Day Month need a little more practice!
I hadn't heard the term "inchie" until several months ago. These aren't separate one inch pieces, but maybe they qualify?
You are truly amazing! First the painting is just outright gorgeous! I am glad you explained what it was because I was looking at it like it was a work by Escher! And then there's your inchies... Fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool idea! And that's some small tangling! I like the second tile where the little dotted line moves thru the tile. Great idea!!
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Brilliant! Totally brilliant... thanks so much for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteso cool.....love the concept of using a toss-away. And so beautifully done......always thinking, Margaret! Cheers, Maria (and Rick)
ReplyDeleteJust love it! You never run out of new ideas, and , as i seem to want to do everything you do,now I have something to keep me busy over hols. Thanks for sharing all your ideas too, they are great. I like the linkage using the dots too.
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