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| 2/4/13 Platinum Sepia ink, watercolor, Stillman & Birn Gamma sketchbook |
to·roid
noun Geometry. A surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane. (Dictionary.com)
Or, as Debora posted on the Urban Sketchers Flickr weekly theme thread, “A toroid is a round shape with a round hole in the middle. Think bangles, bagels, rings and tires.”
I admit, I had never heard the name of the geometrical form toroid before, but as soon as I read the description, I knew what I wanted to sketch: the Wedgwood neighborhood’s Top Pot Doughnuts.
I’ve sketched the interior of this Top Pot a couple times before, but whenever I’ve driven past its funky palm trees and retro giant donut on the roof’s overhang, I’ve made a mental note to sketch the exterior someday. With a theme like toroid to respond to this week, today was the day.
Now that building commands attention!!!! Good sketch!
ReplyDeleteI read your article in the Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine. How cool was it that I knew the author. Nicely done...congrats!!! How did they find you?
Thanks, Joan! I appreciate that you looked up my article! They didn't find me... I flung myself onto them, and they accepted (I'm a freelance writer, so I'm used to doing that!) ;-)
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