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How many pieces do you see? I spilled the azure die then smudged it with
my hand. The rain washed it before it set. I find if I cover parts of my work I
can make light appear where there is really nothing! There are four
main pieces. You can see them above what looks like a T and the right hand E
below the T also defines a formation of sorts.
There are other detail pieces. I am learning to shape rock. Sandstone is
easiest. It is part of the secret treasure of the sand that it is
infinitely shapeable. You can call me Silicon Zeb. |
| I shaped 4 deeper cuts leaving one less
than 5 spaces.
Five is a comfortable number, 2
more than 3, 2 less than 7, and 3 less than 2 to its 3rd power. Can you see deeper into the stone than
its surface? If you place your eyes close to the
rock surface, you will see deeper. Here is the first part. |
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Seven surface nodes here
showing a set of 5 things, each one
with 3 levels of detail. This looks like a tool I could use. I can draw
with it. I can reveal with it. I can give birth to the things inside me
and learn relationships that I could not see before. What ideas! And I
can give the drawings to others. Easier than dragging the old rocks up the
hill and rolling them down the other side. I wonder if I could get in
deeper...
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What's that mouse doing on my rock! These little creatures usually get
underfoot. (Actually mice are amazing
creatures, full of intelligence, but I prefer the larger rat - made some
in gold once. I
will be more respectful in the future.)
And what are these 'items'? Ways of thinking about meaning, I think,
describing the effect of what we do and how do we measure it. I indicate
what I want to learn, and my flexible sandstone remembers for me what I wanted
so I can see if I achieved it. This is more than a pretty picture. It
might actually prove something to me, or improve me!
And some of it looks almost like magic. I can even get other
artists work to show - perhaps that will be evidence for my own success.
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| I have been experimenting with hues and colour. There are many hues.
Some colours are garish. Some reveal shape.
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| Je peux dessiner en français aussi - avec le touche
d'un bouton. Silicon Zeb can work in other languages too.
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I spent time developing this idea for
learning about my impact in the world. There is much variety in
expression, but the results of our cooperation can be full of promise and
achievement.
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| And here are a few of the properties of my
chiseled and hammered result.
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Pattern, proportion, and light. Here are some ideas in stranger
tongues. One day I may be able to see right through the sandstone. On the left is my language; on the right others. Sometimes with certain strokes of the chisel, you can make the sun shine from the middle of a
smooth rock. For more information, look up the logic modeler at http://gx.ca
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