When I took printmaking, I was awestruck by the incredible attention to detail that I saw in these at the art museum. I know it's kitschy, but I have a calendar of this stuff in my kitchen.
Prunella Vulgaris's compendium, or: A companion for the ingenious of either sex. The newest experiments in japanning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speckles, rockwork, figures, &c. The art of persuming and beautifying. Divers receipts in physick and surgery, with many other useful things. To make enamel of divers colours for gold, silver, or other metals. To which are added, many curiosities, and rare secrets, known to few, but very profitable and pleasant.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
hiroshige
Because ranting about politics and personal lifeness and such gets old after awhile, here's some beauty. One of my first drawings as a kid was drawing my own version of a Hiroshige composition on the chalkboard in the basement of my parents' first house.
When I took printmaking, I was awestruck by the incredible attention to detail that I saw in these at the art museum. I know it's kitschy, but I have a calendar of this stuff in my kitchen.
When I took printmaking, I was awestruck by the incredible attention to detail that I saw in these at the art museum. I know it's kitschy, but I have a calendar of this stuff in my kitchen.
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That's not as kitschy as a calendar of Paris, which I don't have.
ReplyDeleteYou should eventually try doing a glaze of something like these. *That* would be swanky.
It has come to my attention that free alcoholic beverages are not served to the movers and shakers at the Space Casino.
ReplyDeleteWTF? says I???
Also, for your amusement...Sad trombone (re:Wheelers Island)
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Randal,
ReplyDeleteThat would be quite swanky.
If,
That was priceless, and I just passed it onto a friend of mine who's writing a RustBelt novel. She was also quite appreciative!
hey are you writing a RustBlet novel?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/junot_diaz_january_18_2008/
ReplyDeletedmf,
ReplyDeleteI keep trying to start one and it never goes anywhere! I just keep on chipping away though in hopes that the writer's block eventually clears.