Today is Thursday, which means we're meeting at Rain's for her Thursday Art Date. This week the theme is Points and Dots.
Let's start with some points. First there are the points on the compass and second there is the pointing hand.
That was straight and to the point. It's in my Hands altered book.
This was for a weekly challenge. It appears this was for week 18 of 52 weeks. I hope you see (and read) the bit of humor, or possibly the premonition of our future, in this entry.
This may or may not be pointing, but it's a painting/collage from the Wichita Art Museum.
This hand, also found in my Hands altered book, is pointing to two Queens.
Here I'm pointing to something in my Hands altered book. I wondered why my fingernail looked so weird. It's because the beige in the background is showing behind my nail.
In this photo, I'm pointing to the number of pages I will need for my niche in my latest altered book.
I'm pointing to how to install a zipper in an altered book. Ironically, it's in my Hands altered book.
Here is a print my friend gave me of Georges Seurat's famous A Sunday on La Grande Jatte that I introduced him to when we went to the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
The print is wrapped in plastic on which my friend wrote his message.
This is what it looks like without the garish lighting. In case you didn't know, Seurat is famous for a painting technique called pointillism. It's made up of tiny dots.
I'm not sure these are dots, because technically, I think dots are round.
This is for my 7 Continents altered book. I added dots to the letters in the word India. I apologize for the glare. I was using two full spectrum Ott lights in an attempt to show how beautiful this painting was.
A page from my altered recipe book, these are BIG dots!
I created this tree that has magnets on the back so I could put it on my refrigerator door during the Christmas holiday. I actually painted this myself and was rather satisfied with the depth I got. After I added the dots, I thought they cheapened the overall effect of the tree. The tree was cut from a piece of heavy chipboard.
More hearts, this time in the shape of a tree. I outlined each of the hearts with dots made from several metallic gel pens.
I think I'm going to stop here, even though I probably have lots of pointing hands in my Hands altered book.
All altered book and journal art created by me. All photos taken by me. Bleubeard slept until I put my hand on him and started rubbing the top of his head.
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22 thoughtful remarks:
A fun selection of pieces today, E, well done on finding so many varieties! Have a good and safe day, hugs, Valerie
A variety of works and works of art are that and fit the topic! Great selected!
Take care and have a nice day, hugs Elke
Very vert interesting responses Elizabeth, especially luv the candle with the hands
Much💗love
I feel all dotty :-)
But even if dots are supposed to be round the hearts with the star-buttons in my favorite!
So fun looking at all the hands and dots. The image with the computer keys made me laugh. Yes, I got it. The squares can be dots too. Like pixels are dots, but are square. Enjoy your day!
I like your folksy refrigerator tree! The depth emerges past the points, and they make it festive for the season.
Such a fabulous collection of points and dots! The fingers of the human hand holding the compass and hands of the compass itself perfectly illustrate this theme, so clever 😁. Love how you used the hearts too - wonderful! Happy and creative wishes! Hugs, Jo x
Beautiful interpretations of points and dots Elizabeth!
I like how think! Those hand print for point are very clever Elizabeth. Nice collection of art, most of which I have not seen. It is fun to look back and see what you have made. Hope your day is going well. Hugs-Erika
A great selection of art Elizabeth, the tree of hearts stands out for me.
Alison xx
Hi Elizabeth! :)) I love your pointy pieces! The one with the computer hand, totally funny! That's so great. How nice that your friend sent you that print! I don't know how Seurat did it...I gave up after 15 minutes of painting dots!! Oooh I love Jam Thumbprint cookies! I think I'll make some today!! :) Your "Hands" altered book has lots of goodies! Oh and Elizabeth in case you missed it, yes, please feel free to add my blog to your left sidebar! :) xx
Wonderful job with all the points.
I've been going through some of your post on "how to". I'm learning a lot. Thank you for telling me about the posts.
Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade
Hello Elizabeth.
What an incredible collection of dots and points. I found some of this really amusing (I hope you meant it that way) with all the pointing hands and the shift and control key being used in this way (shift control - yes please). Then I wondered what Seurat was doing there but of course it was Pointillism, very clever. An interesting question - are dots always round? Can you have square dots? - something to think about in the wee small hours. And thumbprint dots - haha!
Such a variety! I admire your ability to create this wide variety.
so much to see in this post. Don´t even know where to start. :)
But I stopped at your "7 Continents altered book". So rich in color :)
Take care!
this is a fun post today Elizabeth!! the cookies look delish by the way { many moons ago we made these at Christmas time }
bleu N squiggles we hope ewe both iz livin large N in charge N yur havin
a grate week :) ☺☺♥♥
Look at those Christmas trees!
I was familiar with the dot concept in painting but not what it was called.
Have a great one, dear Elizabeth.
Elizabeth,
Fine examples and contributions for this week's points & dots theme. It's amazing how painting totally captivate such intricate works filling the entire canvas of millions of dots. Just doing my little piece tired my hand out. It's really a quite interesting technique. Oh your Jam Thumbprints recipe reminded me that this is something I've longed to do but haven't. I'm going to do a screen capture of yours for reference should I decide to make some this holiday season. :) Thanks for sharing your talents and for your visit. Be well, my dear!
Ohhhh I love this post. The art, the hands, and the dots. Excellent.
Your "Hands Altered Book" is plush with wonderful ideas and pointing is just one of them. It would seem that you have put a great amount of time and effort into your books. They will tell a story of your life someday when one of your friends or loved ones sift through them. I love the implication in the premonition of our future ... with all of the talk of AI, your premonition may well be here already. All seem to have meaning ... the hand reaching out of a dark place for the faint light of a candle says something about what we all most do and especially in today's world ... we need some sense of hope. So, how on earth do you put a zipper on a page in a book. I can only imagine disaster if I were to try that. You must know the secret because it sure worked for you. And yes Seurats painting ... when you mentioned him in your comment, I had to think about who he was, but seeing her painting in your post brings it all back. Clearly you haven't reached the point in your life where "names of people and things" are hard to retrieve. Maybe you never will ... but for me, I have to see something to give my old brain a boost. And you are right, I have seen his work in our Museum. A nice gesture of your friend to give you a print of his painting. Joe must be a special person in your life :) As for your Christmas tree ... I agree that the dots don't really add to it, but they don't take away either ... the tree is awesome with or without the dots. Enough said. You did a lovely job with this post and it was nice that you gave Bleubeard a pat on the head ... I know he loves knowing that you are thinking of him, even when you are busy with other things. I sure hope you are staying safe. This virus is completely out of control and there doesn't seem to be any guarantees that it is going to go away ... not until the vaccine gets distributed anyway, and that could be a long while. Don't take any chances when (if) you go out my friend. I look forward to your every post :)
Andrea @ From the Sol
A fabulous selection dear Elizabeth! The jam thumbprints made me smile! Hugs, Chrisx
WOW! You really covered the prompt well in this post. Lots of interesting things to look at. I love the Pointillism art by George Seurat. The India piece is gorgeous too!
How cool that you install zippers in your Altered Books!
I saved the Jam Thumbprints recipe. Thanks!
I noticed Andrea's comment and I just wondered if you have restrictions there? Just asking after your comment on my blog about my animal sanctuary pics looking so normal. It seems like Coronavirus is raging out of control over there at the moment. Is frequent hand sanitising, social distancing, and wearing masks mandatory there? It's so scary, isn't it? Our lives here are almost back to normal. I worry for America. Stay safe and well, Elizabeth.
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