#circle dance

[diana-andraste]

Hora României, Sabin Bălașa, c. 1989

oil on canvas

[389]

Emma Hapner, 2023

[medeaft]

The dance of rats (originally: Patkánytánc) 2025 Ink on paper

I made this for Rattober, the 23rd prompt, stamp rat (here is the prompt list). It's not required to go in order, so I decided I'm not going in order. It also says I can combine prompts, but I'm not sure yet if I will do that, I do have several picture ideas that can belong to more than one prompt.

(Also, in case you are concerned, it does say it's for human participants, but I did ask if it's still okay for me to do, and it is.)

I made the rat stamp from a potato. I'm pretty proud of how well I managed to line up the hands to hold each other, despite the potato covering that part.

Progress pictures under the cut, please excuse the camera quality. The above photograph was taken by my brother with his phone; my camera is vastly worse.

I made a sketch first.

I selected my potato to be big enough for the sketch. Here it is after cutting in half.

You can't see the cut-off pieces because I was eating them as I went.

Testing the stamp on the paper of the sketch.

I actually liked how the rat stamp instances have different textures, so I kept that.

And then in the end I drew the rest on with black ink and a pen.

[happyheidi]

ladies, I think it’s time we bring back the circle dance

x

[weirdyearbook]

Source details and larger version.

Here's my collection of vintage dancing imagery.

[thesorceresstemple]

[redpomegranateblossoms]

Iranian Dance, Source: 1, 2

[esotericawakenings]

Watch "Ly O Lay Ale Loya (Circle Dance) ~ Native Song" on YouTube

Inspiring