{"id":2302,"date":"2011-05-29T17:59:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T17:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2011-05-30T01:23:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T01:23:13","slug":"graphite-drawing-crystal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/05\/graphite-drawing-crystal\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Graphite Drawings Are Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2301\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/crystalline-structures.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2301\" title=\"Drawings Are Crystalline Structures\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/crystalline-structures.gif?resize=298%2C903\" alt=\"Drawings Are Crystalline Structures\" width=\"298\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/crystalline-structures.gif?w=298&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/crystalline-structures.gif?resize=99%2C300&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/crystalline-structures.gif?resize=198%2C600&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 85vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drawings Are Crystalline Structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have a pencil exercise for you this week because I know you&#8217;re all too busy with the holiday weekend, so here&#8217;s a New-age crystal-energy thought about drawing to ponder while eating potato salad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Response<\/strong><br \/>\nAn excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event; a physical reaction to a specific stimulus or situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy<\/strong><br \/>\nA person&#8217;s physical and mental power, typically as applied to a particular task or activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recombination<\/strong><br \/>\nThe rearrangement of genetic material, especially by crossing over in chromosomes or by the artificial joining of segments of DNA from different organisms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crystalline Structure<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?q=Graphite&amp;biw=1197&amp;bih=666\">Graphite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here it is without the graphic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drawings are constructions built to hold idea and emotion.<\/p>\n<p>They are not permanent residences.<\/p>\n<p>They are frameworks that support recombinations of purpose and response.<\/p>\n<p>Like a crystalline\u00a0structure with many facets,\u00a0each drawing contains recombinate energy shaped by the artist&#8217;s intent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t have a pencil exercise for you this week because I know you&#8217;re all too busy with the holiday weekend, so here&#8217;s a New-age crystal-energy thought about drawing to ponder while eating potato salad. 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