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Welcome
Welcome to my website. My name is Dennis and I live in Richmond, Virginia. This is where I share my work, art, photography, and more. I have used DRDesignz as a username online for well over a decade, but have not been the only one and 'DR' stands for my initials, not 'doctor'.
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 I developed a novel method to create a form of string art where a single string is wrapped around all nails in a simple spiral, fractal, and/or toroidal geometric pattern, starting and ending (glued/tied) to a single nail. My book Mandala String Art is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and elsewhere. A gallery of most of my string art Mandalas can be seen here. I also started the website: Mandala String Art dot com.
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 I make other art with wood and various medium. Some can be purchased on Etsy and from a booth at Painted Tree Boutiques in Glen Allen (J22).
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 I offer custom laser engraving at West End Farmer's Market, where I make personalized gifts. This is a picture of a natural slate coaster, for example. I take your picture and modifify it, then engrave it permanently into the stone.
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 Templates with instructions for some Mandala String Art designs were available for sale here, so you can create your own without drawing the pattern yourself or having to figure out the path of the string. But it was very expensive to maintain and didn't make financial sense. If you want one, check out my Etsy shop or send a message via the contact form.
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 Detailed, step-by-step instructions for the classic circular string art design, the Sun Mandala, is available for free here.
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 I have published a few adult coloring books, which you can find here.
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You can purchase my shirts on Amazon.
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 One of my many hobbies is LEGO, which is just as valid as an art medium as anything. Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOL) is a thing. In fact, it's a huge hobby and you should come join in on the fun. Everyone should at least attend a Lego convention. One of the best is BrickFair VA where over a thousand exhibitors from all over the US and even abroad go to show off their creations. You can see a gallery of my work here.
I helped start and continue to help run RVA LUG (Richmond, VA Lego Users Group) the officially recognized AFOL hobby club of central Virginia. Everyone is welcome to join. Discover the child within and play, be creative and learn. There's something for everyone.
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 I have been designing websites as a hobby and a minor side business since the early 2000s. A lot of my work is no longer online. But some websites include: RVA LUG, our Lego club previously mentioned; EFI Performance, the #1 shop in the US for LSx tuning (Corvette, Camaro, Firebird, etc.); Tuned by Frost, the original website for EFI Performance; Liquid Metal Tattoo, a tattoo shop here in VA; and Fox + Associates, a structural engineering firm here in Richmond; and obviously this website and Mandala String Art
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 I was a member of a car club, RPM, Richmond Performance Musclecars in the early 2000s and took thousands of pictures. A relatively small gallery is here. I still enjoy fast cars and my current hobby car is a modified S10 pickup truck.
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