"More patterns, please!"
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The instruction manual is beautifully illustrated.
It's never too late to discover the joys of the spirograph.
Aug 6, 2010
a surprise came in the mail
"More patterns, please!"
It's never too late to discover the joys of the spirograph.
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Wow I think that's the exact same kit from my childhood. Christmas 1967 if memory serves.
ReplyDeleteGood to know! It's got all the pieces, including the push pins. It doesn't have the ink pens though. I love the green.
ReplyDeleteFunny! 'Cause I remember the pens ran out of ink real quickly! Be careful with replacements, 'cause a fat-headed, ill-fitting ballpoint or similar will widen the hole in the plastic if you press too hard; then the line becomes wobbly and imprecise.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom photo is a spirograph I did with a mechanical pencil and it worked really well. Now if I can figure out how to paint a spirograph....hmmmmm....head scratch. I'll probably have to do some fancy tracing.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I've been incorporating spirographs into my paintings! I haven't attempted to paint them but use pencil or pen. -Kerry
ReplyDeleteKerry - Have you ever looked at Beatriz Milhazes paintings? I think you'd really like her stuff.
ReplyDeleteI need to find that again! I had one as a kid and LOVED it. I ws thinking how I miss it at the current art show at Material with the spirograph machines...Did you see it? Really great toy.
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