We’ve been sitting on this one for a while, mostly because we wanted to actually finish a few before we said anything. But it’s time: our small canvases are almost ready to share, and we wanted to walk you through what they are and the two ways you’ll be able to take one home.
Delphine has been filling canvas space with dots for as long as I can remember. Long before we called it art, she’d sit for hours with markers, working her way across a whole page in these small, elongated marks, or dots, one after another after another.
She’s always been drawn to Yayoi Kusama’s work, and you can see it in how she approaches a blank canvas now. Not afraid of the space, more interested in filling it patiently, mark by mark. I think there’s something about the repetition that settles her. It’s less about the finished piece and more about the process of getting there.
She’s also grown as an artist along the way. Lately she’s been starting with a watercolor background, then going back in with acrylic markers or paint to add her own dot work on top. She likes having both to work with now, the softness of the watercolor underneath and the control of the markers for her marks, and it’s given her canvases a little more depth than when she started.
I’ve been working on a set of my own too, though mine lean a little different, more line-based dots and loose shapes that edge toward something mandala-like without quite committing to the pattern. Less planned than Delphine’s more wandering.
Here’s how we’re planning to offer these. Each canvas Delphine paints will be available as a one-of-a-kind original, signed by her. Once it’s sold, that exact piece is gone. It’s hers, made by her hand, and it won’t be recreated. For anyone who loves the design, but isn’t looking to invest in an original, we’re also turning several of these into notecards you can actually send, so the art itself can live somewhere more everyday: with a friend, on your desk, tucked into a letter, or kept as a small keepsake.
Down the road, we’re also planning a separate line of small ACEO art cards in this same style, those will be their own tiny originals too, not for prints, so more on that when they’re ready.
We’re still finishing a few more pieces before this officially opens in the shop, but wanted to give you a first look at what’s coming. If you have a piece you’re already drawn to from what we’ve shared here or on Pinterest, feel free to reach out, we’re happy to let you know when it is ready.