Brain Block

It seems like it has been a long time . . . 

and indeed, it has!

So what's going on with me?

I think Brain Block.

What I am learning:

1. The longer I'm away, the harder it is to get back.
2. When life changes stride (I'm once again working out of the house full-time) priorities change.

And honestly, I look at Noah Scalin's list of creative suggestions for my snail-making and I just can't get it to spark. Friends and family continue to surround me with bright and colorful examples . . . but even the sundial project I considered earlier awaits action.

As I was washing dishes this morning, in a clear moment . . . I sensed a need to take action, albeit a small one.

This post is a baby step.

 

Thank you for checking in.

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An Opportunity

Day 110
Challenge:
Use a spill or a mistake.

 Oops!

 Oops Snail

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Barney Salzberg's book, Beautiful Oops!, delightfully reminds children (and all humans) that a mistake is an opportunity.

Here is the Website for that book:      

http://beautifuloops.com/

I made a beautiful oops with the author during a session at the National Art Educators Conference in NYC last March! He said he liked my mistake line. He said it was good and strong.

Today's other challenge:    Turn a personal mistake into something helpful, or funny, or beautiful! Then, celebrate your growth!

Thank you, Rhonda!

This book keeps on gifting!

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Two Snails

Day  88

A Challenge

Use office supplies.

 Supplies Snail

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A Birthday Gift!

Surprise Snail

Thank you, Mom! 

I love it . . .

and I love you!

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Franconia Sculpture Park

Fibonacci Wannabe III

[And maybe a snail wannabe???]

Fabricated Steel

18' 7 1/2" x 22' x 5' 5" 

2011

Nam Le

2011 Intern Artist

Franconia Sculpture Park 

www.franconia.org (corrected address!)

Thanks for a great visit, Jeff and Caryn! 

To learn more about the term fibonacci  type it 
in this blog's search box found at the right.
It will take you to a post on April 27, 2012
titled, The Numbers.

More Metallic

 

Rip Strip Snail

 

Illusions

Day 105

Challenge
Make something impossible.
Trick the eyes.

Impossible Snail

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The source of my inspiration, 
this info packed site explains how the brain perceives:

http://www.sandlotscience.com/EyeonIllusions/What_is_Illusion_Too.htm

 
 

Specifically, this triangle is found near the bottom of the page:

Click on:   

              impossible images   (the text is highlighted)

Select:    The Impossible Triangle    

    

The following information is also taken from this source.

The Impossible Triangle

All of the parts of this design look reasonable, but the whole fails the reality test! A collection of reasonable parts put together in an unreasonable way.

Roger Penrose, who first described the triangle called it, 

"Impossibility in its purest form." 

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Finally, this post would not be complete without mentioning M.C. Escher!

http://www.mcescher.com/

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And further, Dick Termes, an internationally known artist from Spearfish, SD.

He counts Escher among his inspirations!

We visited his gallery this summer. 

What a TreAT!!!!!

http://termespheres.com/

 Termesphere  Gallery

Vacation Memories

Note: The narrow vertical paper on the right is designed to become a mobius strip!

 You can 
see a photo of a
constructed mobius strip
by typing the word

infinite

into my blog's 
search box! 

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One Quick Question:

Does that make this blog a mobius blog?

 

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Hardware

Day 93
Challenge
Use nuts and bolts,screws and nails.

 Steel Snail

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Many thanks to Steve for variety

and vision!