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The Difference is in the Details - Line

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My camera and I keep capturing images that inspire my jewelry making.   This time it’s about LINE ! My mother was an artist and a teacher.   She taught me that line is the foundation of art and that there are unlimited kinds of lines.   Some join to make a shape.   Some intersect.   Some wander.   I learned about vanishing lines where the land meets the sky and you aren’t quite sure where.   Mother made line drawings of people that told wonderful stories.   This is one I found in her sketchbook. This line drawing was made during a faculty meeting and I can imagine just what each person was saying or thinking.   Bet you can too! In one of my college art classes, we were to make 5 drawings using only line to depict recognizable objects without drawing an outline of the object.   See if you can draw a broom using only parallel lines!   I’ve been thinking about lines and how we use them in our daily life.   Think about and look for...