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My genius husband building printmakers open forum one weekend at a time
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Storage units started
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Life is energy, and energy is creativity. And even when we as individuals pass on, the energy is retained in the work of art, locked in it and awaiting release if only someone will take the time and the care to unlock it.via theparisreview➜
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Printmakers Open Forum … rounding the bend to being complete!
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These are beautiful repairs. Reminds me of the Japanese notion of wabi sabi, the particular instance of filling cracks with gold to embrace the damage. http://andoperez.com/beautiful-imperfection/
Broidery on a medieval page
Holes in the pages of medieval books are common. They were easily made (by the parchment maker’s knife), as in this wonderful case. Fixing it by stitching the hole together with strings of parchment is also common: parchment makers did it all the time, leaving behind “scars” on the page. What is totally unusual, however, is the repairs seen in this 14th-century book in Uppsala, Sweden. The damage is repaired, or at least masked, by good old broidery. It was done by the nuns who purchased the book in 1417. It is delightful to think that they took the effort to make a medieval hole disappear by replacing it with patterns like this, made up from pieces of silk in the most vivid of colors.
Pics: website of University Library Uppsala. More information about the preservation of this manuscript here.
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Screen Printing on the Cheap - out and about on Artwhirl 2013. nice!
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Up and running: ventilation in the processing room, spray booth being built to the right. two snuffles to go - one over the litho press and one over a table and down. Then - need to set up passive airflow and venting is complete.
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tools tools tools tools tools
New Japanese Woodblock Carving tools!
Leather strop, bought from a local leather store
Microfine Honing Compound
4.5mm Sho To Standard
9mm Maru To Standard
6mm Maru To Standard
3mm Sankaku To Superior
3mm Maru To Superior
2mm Maru To Superior
1mm Komasuki
Tub of Nori Paste
Medium Standard Baren
Goona make my own leather case to hold em all.
So freaking stoked.
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