These are a series of designs done with woad to illustrate the major types of spirals and circles executed in ancient Northern European art.
All ancient cultures share a common series of circular geometric devices.
They can certainly be counted amongst the earliest devices that humans ornamented with. All the five populated continents have examples of circular devices within their ancient artwork and can all trace the intricacies and nuances of their later developments to these elements. The polynesian style of ornamentation so popular today with body art designers is an excellent example of this. I'm sure by the look of pleasure on his face that he had not suffered any trauma at the mechanical hands of a washing machine and that he drew the spirals as the easiest way to express himself. In this series I have included both open ended spirals and enclosed circles.