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Squares and Circles

30/9/2015

1 Comment

 

I love the simplicity of working with squares and circles, repeating the same shape over and over again to produce a pattern.

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Tissue paper squares on acrylic painted canvas
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Repeat tree pattern (see my Christmas page for the template)
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'Elmer' style tissue paper squares, sealed with pva glue for a flat finish
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Oil pastel doodle squares, hand drawn
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Pastel squares, embellished with stickers
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Digital spiderwebs, changing the background colour (see my Halloween page)
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Felt squares, amazing colours
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Doodling on stickers, arranging them randomly
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Tissue paper circles, sealed with pva for a flat finish
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Felt tip doodle circles over tissue paper circles, playing with layers and transparency
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more tissue paper circle experiments
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Circles and stickers on felt, mixing circles and squares
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Felt tip doodles on card circles
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Spirograph circles, I spent hours doing this as a kid in the 70's :-)
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Printing with pen lids

I hope you find these simple ideas inspiring!

Best wishes

Diane

1 Comment
elenor
29/2/2016 19:51:26

I admire your creativity and your generosity to share your ideas. I'm already a grandma and I'm looking for projects I can do with my little granddaughter. Here is to be found plenty. Thanks you!

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