Dynamic Symmetry
I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue …
Author Archives: Lorien Suarez
Color Attributes I – Red
In this post, I will explore the subject of color based on two of its attributes – its quantity and …
Perception and Seeing Creatively
The whole life lies in the verb seeing. (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin) I plan to delve into the subject I …
Process of Making an Artwork
I begin an analysis of Wheel within a Wheel 109 using – The Art of Color – Johannes Itten‘s color theory …
Analysis of an Artwork
In this blog post I will use Johannes Itten’s method from his curriculum at the Bauhaus –The Theory and Practice of Forms – to analyze Wheel within a Wheel 109 – one of my most recent artworks. A circumference divides two …
Art-making – Silk Designs
In this post, I will share a chronicle of the design process, as well as the techniques and tools that I employ …
Updates from my Studio
Over the last set of months, a number of developments have begun to take form that are related in large part …
Silk Painting: Creating Articles of Virtù
Virtù is a “quality of being rare, beautiful, or otherwise appealing to a connoisseur.” As I prepare to create designs …
Meditation – Observation and Stillness
While at an appointment with my doctor, I noticed the caligraphy and words of Thich Nhat Hanh: “No Mud, No …
Meditative Practice
A practice of twenty minutes of quiet meditation has slowly been woven into the activities of my daily life. In this post, …
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