Science and Art
With the curved aphelions of star charts in my mind—and a bucket of rusty-red Sherman Williams paint the neighbors just threw out—I created this painting (canvas was also a freebie). I wanted the monochromatic (the cold coldness of space as the arcs take planets far from the Sun) curved streaks of orbiting aloneness. At least that was what I was *thinking* about when I was dripping squiggly lines everywhere.
Aphelion: farthest part of orbit from the Sun. Perihelion would be the closest part of orbit to the sun (which *I* would paint with more, and warmer, colors). Right now this is drying at my home’s aphelion—a bookcase deep in the basement. Loops = planets; curving lines/arcs = comets; dots = stars.
I've previously mentioned my single non-crossing line art. I made this one during a particularly boring meeting that my boss and I left wondering why we were asked to attend in the first place.
Blowtorch & CDs
Taking a blowtorch to a re-recordable CD gives wonderful bubbling colors. Standard record once CDs just bubble and stay clear.
Messy Patterns & Security Paper
I like messy patterns. But I also enjoy very strict patterning: I collect security paper patterns. The things that line the interior of bank envelopes:
They all called me crazy for collecting bits of junk mail and staring at them for hours under my microscope! But you can see the results, right?
That's all for now. Still waiting for my materials from United Nuclear to arrive. Wink!
