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RADIANT GEOMETRIES
In my month at Arteles, I am using rubber stamps and a small
ink pad to create a series of improvisational mandalas. Using the
principles of repetition and rotation, these images grow from a
central core into larger, complex circular forms. The works begin
with a basic decision about whether the circle will be divided into
six, eight, nine, ten, twelve or more parts. As the drawing grows
larger, decisions about which stamps to use next are guided
equally by formal concerns such as shape and size, and content
issues, especially humorous potential. Because the drawings
involve countless small repetitive acts, the process also becomes
quite meditative.