These are the fourth and fifth pieces in the series of designs using circles divided into triangles. As with the previous two I shared last week, they are hand cut from 8.5″ x 11″ card stock, and made to fit into 12″ x 12″ square frames. Having a few empty frames on hand and a desire to fill them with new work is what triggered the series.

Detail and finished version of the white one pictured above, with detail and full view of the black one below.

There is so much more to do with this idea, and I also would love to see a few of the designs laser cut from wood.

Here are two more from the series of designs I’ve been creating over the past few weeks using circles and triangles. These ones are smaller than the piece I shared previously. They are hand cut from 8.5″ x 11′ card stock, and made to fit into 12″ x 12″ square frames.

I’m discovering the best angle and flow of the piece only after the cutting is complete and the excess paper is removed. It seems to change it dramatically, and the way I was seeing it as a work-in-progress is not the same when it’s finished. It’s such a refreshing surprise.

Now that there are five of these, I’m going to stop and reflect upon their meaning and symbolism. It’s something I don’t do often enough and I feel it would strengthen my work.

I haven’t been sharing much paper work on the blog in the past couple of weeks but I have been producing quite a bit of new pieces behind the scenes. I started a new series of designs inspired by the first drawing I did in my 30 Days of Drawing Project Sketchbook. I’ve been creating compositions made up of circles divided into triangles radiating from a central point. They resemble things like bicycle wheels, umbrellas, pinwheels, seed pods, etc.

The one I am sharing here is the third in the series, and it’s also the largest to fit into an 18″ x 24″ frame. The photo above was taken as I lay the work in progress over top a finished piece to check the frame size, and I love how the two different patterns interact and flow.

I’ve been drawing and planning these compositions beforehand, which is not how I usually work, but I think it’s an improvement to my process. I’m also cutting away the excess paper around the finished composition to emphasize the intricacy and delicacy of the cut paper work.

The finished piece is pictured in the photo above. I have three other smaller pieces completed for this series, and fourth getting started today. I’ll share more soon.