Not until just recently did I take notice that the root of the words parentheses (noun, plural), parenthesis (noun, singular), and parenthetical (adjective) is thesis.
Huh.
Nor did I really know the etymology of the word thesis—late Middle English via late Latin from Greek, literally 'placing, a proposition,' from the root of tithenai 'to place.'
Parenthesis means 'a putting in beside,' from para- 'beside' + en- 'in' + tithenai 'to put, to place.
Yup, I'm putting one project in beside another.
A close-up glimpse of two of my parenthetical pieces in progress—
6 comments:
Explosive! Diagonal textures, splashes of turquoise and blue on earthy patches of color. Love the subtle texture and use of transparent colors. Love reading about words!
Again, grateful for your feedback on the visual language of what I'm putting on paper. I'm enjoying the quick intuitive part of this process. Thx, too, for being a follower of my fascination with words, Carol.
oy! Thank you for teaching me some wordy things I didn't know! I was really trying to soak up that information and make it stick in my brain...and then KABLAM! There is the art in process! And my eyes said "ooooooooooooooooh" and all hope was lost of me reading any words. Love these pieces right where they are. Can't wait to see what's next!
LOL envisioning your skidding off the reading-words-to-learn-about-words road into wide open undefined art fields —— happy to have caught your creative eye!
Bam! Ka-POW! FUN!
duh-nu-nu-nu-nu, BATMAN!
Hahaha. That kooky intro with it's fun graphics came to mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rebg5YfiBEI
oh my gosh, lol at this ka-POW response, Sheila! Such a gift to get lifted out of my own limited view : )
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