Circle studies

I was rather excited to receive this little package in the mail from Jade. I even put off the opening until I had time to set up my camera and document it. Earlier this year, I proposed an art letter exchange as a bit of creative fun with two friends, Saan and Jade. Here is Jade's response to the little collection of drawings I had sent her. Jade included her original notes and small drawings which ended up being a series of experiments in texture using the motif of a circle. The works even smell like her. It reminded me of how I love seeing the working ideas and process almost as much as the final product. Thanks Jade!       

Art letter for Saan

Two friends - Jade, Saan and I are exchanging Art Letters over the coming weeks. This is my first for Saan. It has been addictive playing around with different mediums and getting messy with paint. I haven't used acrylic for quite a while and I'm loving the plasticity of it and the ability to layer paint and colour. They are all sketches or ideas and certainly not resolved but it was in an attempt to get some creative stuff happening. The most exciting thing of all is knowing you are sending something off into the world and offering it up to someone else with no agenda or idea of what they will do with it. There is something quite liberating about this whole process. I'm excited to see what I will get in return. Happy Friday!