To get myself back on track after the displacement from my studio last month, I decided to work on a daily project in February. I was feeling both drained and depressed, and decided what I needed was a little more love. So I went wth the plan to create one heart a day for the month of February.
I alternate each day between drawing with gel pens, and cutting the designs by hand while coming up with something new to do within the same heart shape every day. I have been enjoying the heck out of this project. It has lifted my spirits and fuelled my creativity in a HUGE way. I reached the half-way point of the project on Valentine’s Day this week, and so here are the first fourteen hearts I’ve made so far.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
I hope you had a happy love day!
I love how the patterns interact with the shape and symbol of the valentine heart.
This time of year, there are so many valentine hearts-with-things-in-them, where, imho, it’s so often like someone introduced a parasitic idea to a heart shape, and it’s just gross.
But the energy and movement in your patterns flip things the other way, where the heart shape is like a reflection of the passenger/viewer on the ride through the spaces (and each piece is a different ride). And that also is a satisfying metaphor for this holiday at its best.
Hey Jay, thanks for such a terrific comment. Hearts can be cheesy but I love them as an interesting shape I can transform in different ways through drawing and paper cutting. This project has been a bit of a life-saver for me over the past few weeks, and has kept me on track with my creative work.