<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:41:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sphericalart/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A description of Spherical Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[This visual of mine was featured in the current issue of "Doorway to Art" I created it to give you an idea of how I create my artwork. I capture images from the inside of 3D spheres. The spheres]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/a-description-of-spherical-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/a-description-of-spherical-art</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 17:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqDs4snJnFzLxdniAK3AsySjgpxhVJaEJHJRkFuDn64mTfZiTdHRZ5GxcD8328WnFsAwZP97BDJ9BKigDz2zJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper Clips "Busby Berkeley Style"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took a fairly complex hexagonal 3D sphere and replaced every vertex with a paper clip model. At first they reminded me of how the clips cling together when magnetized, except these clips have a lot more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/paper-clips-busby-berkeley-style</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/paper-clips-busby-berkeley-style</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2LV99s8tH5JcpcWCxdirgAGZoQhf37etbZTUUadBDkNSejAyHMB8wVRWs8geu9vF76ctufLLtTp5yQEPoQ9E4x8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper Clips]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took a fairly complex hexagonal 3D sphere and replaced every vertex with a paperclip. It reminds me of how the clips cling together when magnetized, but with a little more order. This image was made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/paper-clips</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/paper-clips</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 01:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zXepw7RL2VkPrNNghr2CWXZU2YJUpmcuAiatyLLGJtFBfwQ9xacfboyZ3dUNKp4sk8rS2n542rKtsT3GZU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stove Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one was burned! I just processed a digital art piece I did earlier, to give it a textured watercolor paint look. I thought some of these shapes looked like toilets, or range hoods. I went with the range]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/stove-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/stove-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdbA9GALfWZpci6GarvCSDZMP2PbQP5caWC7pTUEpUBHi1QN7wvzrfRHkrb52oiQdEQMHn7FW5RHfg9o7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All The Marbles]]></title><description><![CDATA[I loved my marble collection as a kid and did this digital art as an homage to all the marbles with which I played. I explore color shifts and geometry in my art, and this marble theme provided me a format]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/all-the-marbles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/all-the-marbles</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdEeQBoGqD9LXC55iYaR73ajNQVn4sK15NUgzoqvUVbb3YbmaLpXdbifsvQaq66mN6ZeKDRWvNxVfXArcE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Islamic patterns to make spherical art]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been fascinated with Islamic architectural patterns since I first saw them. I like how the angles repeat and connect. Following the those angles around with your eyes can put you into a meditative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/using-islamic-patterns-to-make-spherical-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/using-islamic-patterns-to-make-spherical-art</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 02:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfziSo8Gm2szhK26MtThF1tvDDWGhHakfQp1tevbKhyFiTboWbEkzTyiRsbNkTxi4UiSLntpzmoNAjx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recycling  Artwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[This image, called "Two Pools," was recycled from from another image of mine. Right click and open in a new page to see images larger. Sometimes I will crop into the original piece of abstract]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/recycling-artwork</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/recycling-artwork</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:20:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeT9jYiYEH3Y35B7HrP2Gax1mYdcpP3Fw1TT3d5K15Ftj6cRFjpAcbLVxJ8Xo4TEU4SFGXMnwae5QWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six spinning GIF's in a "dervish" theme!]]></title><description><![CDATA[These were made with the Element 3D plugin for After Effects. If you don't know about Element 3D, you need to check it out at videocopilot.net I duplicated a curved triangle around an invisible sphere]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/six-spinning-gif-s-in-a-dervish-theme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/six-spinning-gif-s-in-a-dervish-theme</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaPDnrDiNhTY6Ych4vUERgMnhdMJ1qip6zdFHBKTJHicqFSKyYxyWuLHoNLchVe5U3jFF3P9qmYAxM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["On the High Dive, at Age Five" poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climbed to the top of the ladder when I was five then came back down realizing I couldn't survive the horrible height the sickening sight of the shimmering water below the high dive. I'm a visual artist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sphericalart/on-the-high-dive-at-age-five-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sphericalart/on-the-high-dive-at-age-five-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvoFHGa3XKafvQ2WfxqLJnrXLADvoZ9Mdd65FcWQQV7KpZuxwnJCKWetEVuxcbMwsn1GTZtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Captured in a Sphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're a follower, you know I find this art inside 3D spheres. I use a 3D program to create and modify hexagons and other types of polyhedra. With lights and a virtual Camera inside the sphere, I explore]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/art-captured-in-a-sphere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/art-captured-in-a-sphere</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga62JXEh6VKrFseHoJxrN4DQKp3ReikCv9NcCs8QCmr8vsUDXnPCTzpcS3PpUyoy5NZLX7MUrcniY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Click to see this Silly Putty world move!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love GIF's! I'm so happy when I see one I like on the web. So decided to try it myself. I made a sphere and pasted a lot of little cubes of various sizes on the surface then i hid the sphere and put]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/silly-putty-city</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/silly-putty-city</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negtWSAWcE6NEu8NK5WrFcLasRr3neANzrkEBp9ttgK3aVustNJEM8wuxPM4zYZFYCxyNpaGkNzmxwniHyrFrrwwFk1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neuron Knot - unravelling the mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[To create this psychedelic, 60's style album cover art, I first made a simple spiral in my 3D program. The spiral, or helix, had just a couple of turns and was tapered - wide on the bottom, and narrow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/neuron-knot-unravelling-the-mystery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/neuron-knot-unravelling-the-mystery</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5xvRUNKfAAQZLEJcBTyYHUJJmVGGFKu2Wd4E43mS9XqvZ5aMRKKmwoYWpxYuDXXqZGQJ8wG4uaBg2aRbQm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Nest]]></title><description><![CDATA[I imagined I was inside a nest made of rainbow colored straw. I could see the rest of the flock flying through it's walls. It's the surprise of finding something I don't expect that keeps me coming back]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/inside-the-nest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/inside-the-nest</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 01:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeoR21FuNrdCdMyHkXX9hjDbpiBn3vDbs2CXAWbLi3raMJwnS4gtn9LW1q1MWwU9cPvYKgSaTcwehfc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[I accidentally created this image while fishing around inside of a sphere. I had made a hexagon with many facets, and then imploded, or pushed each facet inwards and beyond the center. The effect was like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/the-power-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/the-power-of-love</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChajuZt4WY8ygPXAfLt5ZBypD94mvHbiJHPQ5oKhPMTvN6VbaKNac5ixghWph1CPAwsFynbsaoNFwB73k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Aquarium" digital art, and some technical backstory]]></title><description><![CDATA[I chose the title "Aquarium" because it felt like an underwater scene with sea grass and it has a shape that's fish-like! All of which was a surprise to me, and one of the rewards in this type]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/aquarium-digital-art-and-some-technical-backstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/aquarium-digital-art-and-some-technical-backstory</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:41:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZsdWEKRXdvP4MqZqsYyJDHGCD7fUqXgoTXWxRfFdTRbfmCBnJgCcQVr15JPyoJuFysTLkB1vpjrbp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Go Fish" poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[My fish tank goes all the way around my room so my fish can swim around me and assume that I'm inside and he's outside I put clothes on him and wear a fish costume I'm mostly a visual artist, but sometimes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sphericalart/go-fish-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sphericalart/go-fish-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 02:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgEdprWLKzz7FbZnNCjSdGy9gaFCknyfNeFRpx3eLX2qLQG5sp2gQSNhHS32VaXS7vm1RCyTMzPSQ2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Windy Dawn" digital art, and details on how it was created]]></title><description><![CDATA[I use the mathematical patterns that are inherent in polyhedra to make artwork - I call that Spherical Art. Here's an example: This art was previously posted by me on Twitter, Instagram, and Flickr. Here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/windy-dawn-digital-art-and-details-on-how-it-was-created</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/windy-dawn-digital-art-and-details-on-how-it-was-created</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChSqd1mJPSAUvont6DbcCPzyZSAJW2KW8ARXLh7B4PZ3sQm1vnZgJhQPEuNHRHs5KfAyL6VATdsAkg3Yr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a rehash of my previously posted geometric abstract artwork called Fly Sense. I just turned it upside down, turned off the chrome effect and adjusted the Photoshop layers. Follow along with me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/bloom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/bloom</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegT9W1P4e8yLr7DXyu5WacwwTyQWfUsSYhsFiSjrPk82SeAh8VtfidbeBZXHWZMseKjYX4Mgt4rnez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly Sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my digital artworks entitled Fly Sense. Because when I saw it, it reminded me of a housefly seen from above. I say "when I saw it" because I never plan out my artwork - I find it. I set]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/fly-sense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@sphericalart/fly-sense</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89p8bojGXRinyeRBYp2JMLvJeSwhWhYMvKfX6wD9JzL4mfCEmtJfsxGzbM6WyECfgnkb9s675zqLr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greetings esteemed Steemians! @sunvaar invited me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'll be posting my artwork and sharing my behind-the-scenes creative processes. My name is Paul Petersen. I'm a 68 year old artist who has had a variety of art-related jobs. I've been a sign painter, an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@sphericalart/greetings-esteemed-steemians-sunvaar-invited-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@sphericalart/greetings-esteemed-steemians-sunvaar-invited-me</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sphericalart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 22:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89rauioYULviG89jF3je5JkE815ukmGivzQmf68es2QhjD2QxH1v3HUsfprQTr4Kmmp2pS3zceVXL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>