{"id":9890,"date":"2015-08-05T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=9890"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:47:31","slug":"artist-tomma-abts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/05\/artist-tomma-abts\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist: Tomma Abts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The paintings of artist Tomma Abts<\/a> are mesmerizing. She creates simple geometric designs that pop from the canvas with her use of flat textures and perfect shading. Another artist would could totally inspire the cover for a binding.<\/p>\n

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The paintings of artist Tomma Abts are mesmerizing. She creates simple geometric designs that pop from the canvas with her use of flat textures and perfect shading. 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