Möbius Madness (32/365)
Well, I have discovered the most obnoxious form on the planet – at least, if one is trying to draw it.
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Based on the recommendation of Sue Vize, author of Botanical Drawing using Graphite and Coloured Pencils, I made myself a Möbius loop and have been trying to draw it. It has not been pretty! My eye thinks it’s following a line along quite nicely, my hand dutifully attempts to follow and this happens…
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And this…
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What the…?
I can actually feel my brain having spasms as it tries to figure out how best to direct the clumsy hand flopping around at the end of my limb…
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The more I try, the worse they get…
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Mobius by Charles Hinman, 1965
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Mobius by Katsuhito Nishikawa, 1994
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Turned it around…
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Gads. Way harder than it looks like it should be!!
At least you know why today’s blog post is short! I am entangled in a Möbius loop and can’t get out!
