That is stunningly beautiful, Liam, and the freehand inking really makes it. Le Pater is great isn’t it! Thomas publishes such well researched and beautifully designed books.
Cheers Steve! Yes indeed, it's beautiful. I love how inspiration can come in all shapes and forms. Mucha has, of course, long been an influence on comic artists, but the use of sacred geometry in comics was less obvious to me. It's a very powerful tool!
Although I am far, far behind you in knowledge and skill, Liam, I wholeheartedly agree that learning to draw is still an amazing experience at any age. In fact, almost everything I love to do (writing, drawing, playing music) is something that can never be learned completely: there's always more to discover, and therein lies the charm!
Have a look at my mate, Tom Bree’s work; he was taught by the great sacred geometry Keith Critchlow. Tom’s book and study of Wells Cathedral Is a beautiful read. We taught sacred geometry to the pupils at the school I was Headmaster of.
The teach it at King Charles School of architecture in London. Critchlow designed a room on the Golden Mean at the Krishnamurti Centre (Brookwood) in Hampshire. There is also a similar space in Florence. It does have a particular effect on the mind. Fascinating.
Art never fails to amaze me. This just astounds me. Again you found a tool and now your work became even more mesmerizing. Great job Liam. Looking so forward to seeing this the anticipation is killing me.
The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.
If diversity is a source of wonder, its opposite – the ubiquitous condensation to some blandly amorphous and singulary generic modern culture that takes for granted an impoverished environment – is a source of dismay. There is, indeed, a fire burning over the earth, taking with it plants and animals, cultures, languages, ancient skills and visionary wisdom. Quelling this flame, and re-inventing the poetry of diversity is perhaps the most important challenge of our times.
– Wade Davis
Here is a poem, that celebrates diversity, circles over squares, by ‘Ali Cobby Eckermann’, an Australian aboriginal, given to me by a dear friend who I had met somewhere in the mountains.
I was born Yankunytjatjara
My Mother is Yankunytjatjara
Her Mother was Yankunytjatjara
My Family is Yankunytjatjara
I have learnt many things from my Family Elders
I have grown to realize that my Life travels in Circles
My Aboriginal Culture has taught me that
Universal Life is Circular
When I was born I was not allowed to live with my Family
I grew up in the white man’s world
We lived in a Square house
We picked fruits and vegetables from neatly fenced Square plot
We kept animals in Square paddocks
We sat and ate at a Square table
We sat on Square chairs
I slept in a Square bed
I looked at myself in a Square mirror and did not know who I was
One day I met my Mother
I just knew that this meeting was part of our Healing Circle
Then I began to travel
I visited places that I had been before
But this time I sat down with Family
We gathered closely together by big Round camp fires
We ate bush tucker, feasting on Round ants and berries
We ate meat from animals that lived in Round burrows
We slept in Circles on beaches around our fires
We sat in the dirt, on Our land, that belongs to a big Round planet
We watched the Moon grow to a magnificent yellow Circle
That was Our Time
I have learnt two different ways now
I am thankful for this
That is part of my Life Circle
My heart is Round like a drum, ready to echo the music of my Family
But the Square within me still remains
The square hole stops me in my entirety
– Ali Cobby Eckermann
(I've been lucky enough to hear her perform it live and it likewise blew my mind.)
That is stunningly beautiful, Liam, and the freehand inking really makes it. Le Pater is great isn’t it! Thomas publishes such well researched and beautifully designed books.
Cheers Steve! Yes indeed, it's beautiful. I love how inspiration can come in all shapes and forms. Mucha has, of course, long been an influence on comic artists, but the use of sacred geometry in comics was less obvious to me. It's a very powerful tool!
I’ll just smile and appreciate how utterly lovely this is. Thanks for sharing your discovery, process, and the final page, Liam. This feels magical.
Thanks Kim! :-)
Although I am far, far behind you in knowledge and skill, Liam, I wholeheartedly agree that learning to draw is still an amazing experience at any age. In fact, almost everything I love to do (writing, drawing, playing music) is something that can never be learned completely: there's always more to discover, and therein lies the charm!
One hundred percent correct. Art can never be perfected, but the eternal learning is part of the joy. Cheers to that!
Have a look at my mate, Tom Bree’s work; he was taught by the great sacred geometry Keith Critchlow. Tom’s book and study of Wells Cathedral Is a beautiful read. We taught sacred geometry to the pupils at the school I was Headmaster of.
Sounds amazing. I will! And very cool that you taught that!
The teach it at King Charles School of architecture in London. Critchlow designed a room on the Golden Mean at the Krishnamurti Centre (Brookwood) in Hampshire. There is also a similar space in Florence. It does have a particular effect on the mind. Fascinating.
I've barely touched on any of it yet, but you're right - it's fascinating. :-)
Art never fails to amaze me. This just astounds me. Again you found a tool and now your work became even more mesmerizing. Great job Liam. Looking so forward to seeing this the anticipation is killing me.
Thanks so much, Larry! That's part of the joy - the ever-ongoing learning... :-)
you might also find this interesting:
Ali Cobby Eckermann - Circles and Squares
https://earthisnotround.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/circles-and-squares/
The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.
If diversity is a source of wonder, its opposite – the ubiquitous condensation to some blandly amorphous and singulary generic modern culture that takes for granted an impoverished environment – is a source of dismay. There is, indeed, a fire burning over the earth, taking with it plants and animals, cultures, languages, ancient skills and visionary wisdom. Quelling this flame, and re-inventing the poetry of diversity is perhaps the most important challenge of our times.
– Wade Davis
Here is a poem, that celebrates diversity, circles over squares, by ‘Ali Cobby Eckermann’, an Australian aboriginal, given to me by a dear friend who I had met somewhere in the mountains.
I was born Yankunytjatjara
My Mother is Yankunytjatjara
Her Mother was Yankunytjatjara
My Family is Yankunytjatjara
I have learnt many things from my Family Elders
I have grown to realize that my Life travels in Circles
My Aboriginal Culture has taught me that
Universal Life is Circular
When I was born I was not allowed to live with my Family
I grew up in the white man’s world
We lived in a Square house
We picked fruits and vegetables from neatly fenced Square plot
We kept animals in Square paddocks
We sat and ate at a Square table
We sat on Square chairs
I slept in a Square bed
I looked at myself in a Square mirror and did not know who I was
One day I met my Mother
I just knew that this meeting was part of our Healing Circle
Then I began to travel
I visited places that I had been before
But this time I sat down with Family
We gathered closely together by big Round camp fires
We ate bush tucker, feasting on Round ants and berries
We ate meat from animals that lived in Round burrows
We slept in Circles on beaches around our fires
We sat in the dirt, on Our land, that belongs to a big Round planet
We watched the Moon grow to a magnificent yellow Circle
That was Our Time
I have learnt two different ways now
I am thankful for this
That is part of my Life Circle
My heart is Round like a drum, ready to echo the music of my Family
But the Square within me still remains
The square hole stops me in my entirety
– Ali Cobby Eckermann
(I've been lucky enough to hear her perform it live and it likewise blew my mind.)
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I… have no idea what that means. Rewind bums? Rewind boobs?
Ha ha! Back in the day it used to make hearts. I'm not on my phone, so I have no emojis! Now you just get three sleeping gnomes from behind...
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"you just get three sleeping gnomes from behind".
Don't knock it until you have tried it.
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I'm all about The Circle Squared!
It's an amazing tool! I feel like I've been missing out! :-)
It really shines through these pages how much you enjoy working on this! Absolutely mind-blowing work!
Thanks so much, Dániel! Appreciated!
Niceeee
Right? It blew my mind! :-)
Gorgeous.
Appreciated! Thanks Gide!