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Deb Wolfe
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Retired engineer, artist wannabe. Photography & ceramics are my main media but never met a craft I didn't like. Owned by the mastiff, tolerated by the cat. Living in Keller, TX, US but don't hold it against me. she/her
We have a new family member! Meet Grace, aka Rocking Oaks Admiral Hopper. She's a 10 week old mastiff puppy, destined for greatness. #Dog #DogsOfMastodon #mastiff #MastiffsOfMastodon #puppy
#6 - June -Shift
Tried purple & yellow for this mandala's complementary color scheme. Made 3 tints of the purple & a tone of the yellow by adding some of the lightest purple tint to it. I'm having a lot of fun with my exploration of color theory!
Edit - Maybe that was 4 tints of the purple.
#5 - May - Bloom!
Used red & green for the 1st of 4 mandalas with complementary color schemes. Turned out a bit more Christmasy than I'd hoped. Played with tints of the Lipstick Red & shades of the Lime Green in the set of 18 FolkArt matte acrylics I bought for this project. Knowing what I know now, I wish I'd just gotten big tubes of the primaries, white, & black.
#4 - April - Emerge
This 4th of 12 #2023NewYearMandalas completes the 1st of 3 sets. Each set of 4 will explore an aspect of color theory. The 1st set uses analogous color schemes, the 2nd will be complementary, and the 3rd will be monochrome.
I have 3 appropriately-sized shadow boxes I bought some years ago for a project that never happened, so I'll use them for this years mandalas and hang them in the big empty space above the bathroom towel rack.
#3 - March - Sprout
(This is the 3rd in my #2023NewYearMandalas series. Follow the thread back if you'd like to read more about this endeavor.)
The word associated with each mandala arises from contemplation of the work. Sometimes I know going in, sometimes it comes as I'm mixing the colors or placing the dots.
(Going to post the rest of my #2023NewYearMandalas in a sequence of replies to my 1st post on the topic.)
Here's #2 - February - Hope.
I'm using a bunch of unused CDs & DVDs we found during our annual attic cleanout as the substrates, lightly sprayed with clear gesso. The dots are primarily acrylic paint, with some paint marker, Sharpie, & gel pen thrown in. It's intended to be an opportunity for art meditation. Gets my year off to a nice start. #MastoArt
Every January (since 2014 I believe), an artist friend of mine in Half Moon Bay, CA facilitates a FB group in the making of a set of 12 mandalas to represent the months of the coming year for us. Each participant does their own thing, medium & process-wise. I've been doing it since 2016. Normally, the plan is to make 1 mandala/day for the 1st 12 days of the year. I don't always succeed yet I'm a day early this year with #1 - January - Repeat. Details in alt text. #2023NewYearMandalas #MastoArt
Had to throw two dinnerware place settings in last semester's #ceramics class. Will use them for today's prime rib roast & Yorkshire pudding. I created the floral motif using a vinyl resist cut out on my #Cricut, then cross dipped the plates in 3 different glazes. After peeling off the vinyl, the plates got an overspray of clear to seal up the bare clay. Fired to cone 10. The reduction atmosphere allowed the red color to develop on this piece. #pottery #WheelThrown