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During the summer, my sister-in-law was teaching about the cycle of life to a few summer school children. We took some of their writing and turned it into embroidery text.
birds lay eggs on land.
birds dink milk from there momthr.
birds era warm blooded.
birds have feathers and wings.
birds migrate in the foll
Embroidery on recycled linen
Original text by nine-year-old girl
Descripción bibliográfica: Biblia Latina. - [Moguntiae : Tip. epónima (=Johannes Gutenberg),(c. 1454- agosto, 1456]) . - 128 h.; fol. - Sin sign. ni fol. - L. gót. --2 col. --42 lín. --Esp. p. inic. --Tinta roja y negra.
Impresor: Gutenberg, Johannes, imp.
Lugar de impresión: Alemania. Mainz
Procedencia: Jesuitas. Casa Profesa de Sevilla.
Otro título: Biblia de las 42 líneas
Otro título: Biblia de Gutenberg
Localización: http://fama.us.es/record=b1523605~S5*spi
Libro completo: fondosdigitales.us.es/fondos/libros/9070/
I bought this pen which I hate because it bleeds through the pages of my regular lined journals. One thing it is good for, however, is making really inky block letters which bleed just a little bit when you get 'em wet. I really like this effect.
This shot was taken at the Jefferson Memorial (Washington DC), laying down on a bench, and looking up the wall... I thought the angle was quite powerful... :-)
I don't know why my print always ends up looking so funny when I use these pens. That's really not how it looks at all. So, a poem.
I believe in ghosts. I believe in
the way light bends around the
marks you left on my skin and around
the edges of the outline of my soul.
I believe that ghosts are the reason
why the first golden leaves of fall
make me shake, why I can't even
look at the pearl earrings without
feeling your fingers brush my hair
away from my ears' new prize and
hearing the sigh you sighed as you
gave me something to cry about
years later in the dark of a foreign
hotel, wondering where the remnants
of people's memories go after death,
where the sound of their voice is
kept and why some people are
completely forgotten, only to creep
back in under the guise of fog,
pulling at the edges of perception
until morning, when the sun brushes
the horizon pink and only the dying
believe in ghosts
Amongst the inconsequential scribbling on the toilet wall was a moving RIP tribute to someone's lost friend.
How touching to remembered in magic marker above a urine filled trough in a public toilet . Must be everyone's dream.
F. Heinrichson of Hannover, the previous owner of my copy of Das Schreiben als Kunstfertigkeit, in the thirties!
We were taught Black Letter script ...incorrectly known as "Gothic" and popularly as "Old English"... at school. I don't mean, of course, that this was our normal style of writing; it was taught, as an additional attainment, during our art classes. For normal writing we were taught a slightly watered-down version of Copperplate, but a new educationist fashion was about to come in and my sister, starting at the same school two years after me, was instructed in the new Edward Johnstonese italic style, known as "foundation hand", I think. We used steel pens (not "nibs" if you please) and wooden pen-holders. We sat at heavily notched, scuffed and incised two-seater desks, with tip-up seats so that we could stand for prayers. I have seen identical desks in Victorian photographs and they must, I think, have been the original equipment of the school, built in the 1840s. Their beautifully patinated tops held ceramic inkwells which were replenished from an ink kettle with a long, curved spout, like a curlew's bill. Ballpoint pens ("biros"), which had been around since the late forties, were not permitted and were mentioned by our teachers only with a shudder.
I liked the severity of Black Letter. During my Pre-raphaelite phase in the early eighties I bought a set of "nibs" and had another go at it. The method we had learned at school came back in an instant. I had no great aptitude though, my main handicap being an inability to keep the uprights dead vertical. Capitals should preferably be also in Black Letter, but red. The next best thing, as here, is Lombardic, which lends itself to a decorative treatment. I wouldn't say the standard of decoration here is of the highest quality, but the rest of the lettering is good ...although I have reservations about those twiddly bifurcated upper strokes and teardrop terminations. This example is from the wall of a Suffolk church. If you are old enough to have been taught to write with real liquid ink you will recognise the words of the Apostles' Creed.
Salore was helping Brucie write a letter to Santa as Brucie was still not very good at writing and grammar. The elves had shortly gone to bed dreaming of sugarplum fairies.
Manuscript title: Rheinau Psalter
Manuscript summary: The Rheinau Psalter, Ms. Rh. 167, is among the preeminent treasures of the Zurich Central Library. Its miniatures are a product of the highest level of artistry of the High Gothic painting of this period around 1260, which is also true for the sophisticated color and painting techniques that were used. In contrast, the script, while of quite good quality, cannot be counted among the highest examples of the art of writing. The commissioner of the manuscript must be sought in the area of Lake Constance, probably in the city of Constance, which was very important in the politics and church politics at the time of the interregnum. In 1817, Father Blasius Hauntinger purchased the manuscript from Melchior Kirchhofer in Schaffhausen for the Benedictine Rheinau Abbey; in 1863, the manuscript, along with the Rheinau Abbey Library, became part of the Cantonal Library (today Central Library) in Zurich.
Origin: Constance (Switzerland)
Period: 13th century
Image source: Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Rh. 167: Rheinau Psalter
Rolleiflex 2.8F,
80mm Xenotar taking lens with Rolleinar no 2,
Bergger BRF-400 film, ISO 400 (out of date),
Developed in Rodinal 1+25 for 7.5 mins at 20C,
Scanned at 3200dpi using Epson F-3200 scanner,
Processed in CS3
I recently acquired a, quite rare, Rollinear no2 close-up accessory for my Rolleiflex 2.8F twin lens reflex camera. The Rolleinar comprises two auxillary lenses. One lens fits over the main taking lens of the camera and allows closer focusing. A second lens, with a prism, fits over the camera's viewing lens and allows you to focus correctly and compensates for parallax.
Normally, the closest focusing distance of the 80mm Xenotar taking lens is about 1m. With the Rolleinar no2 attached, it will focus in the range 33cm to 50cm. You can also get a weaker Rolleinar no1 or a stronger Rolleinar no3. Using a Rolleinar drastically reduces DOF.
This picture is from my first roll using the Rolleinar no2.
Must have been an interesting "scientific" study. Plenty of volunteers too. Of course, the whole sign is diluted by the "Want a Beer" addendum at the bottom!
Sign writing en France, could do with a top up. How lovely to see the entire side of a building written on...
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I was recently contacted by Chris Pullen, the editor of this book:
www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415998673/
He is writing a new book about the "It Gets Better" project. He ran across my Flickr photo collage linked below, and asked if he could use it in his book.
I told him that I couldn't give him permission to use that particular collage because I don't own the rights to any of the original images. But, I offered to create a new collage in which I would get advanced permission to use the images from the photographers/subjects. For this new collage, I decided to focus specifically on friends that I have made here on Flickr.
I'm excited about being asked to participate in this project. And, at the risk of sounding mushy, I'm charmed that all of the individuals in this collage agreed to participate. I have made so many wonderful friends on Flickr who have inspired me and supported me, both creatively and personally. These are but a few who I am closest to. Unfortunately, I was not able to include every great contact I have made on Flickr. So, I hope that no one feels left out.
This is the final collage that I have submitted for publication. I also wrote the caption below, understanding that the author may or may not be able to include it and/or may need to edit or rewrite it.
"After joining Flickr.com, I quickly discovered that it's much more than a photo sharing site, it's also a social network. I have met dozens of wonderfully creative, and friendly people on Flickr, from all around the world. When I started seeing several of my Flickr friends post photos with the "it gets better" theme, I realized that it really does get better… not in spite of being gay, but because of being gay. Being gay doesn't prevent friendships, it creates friendships.
Chris Pullen asked me if he could use a collage that I had created of photos of family, friends and loved ones in this book. Instead, I offered to create this new collage specifically featuring Flickr friends from across the US, including Puerto Rico and as far-reaching as the Canada, The United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Brazil."
"City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Martin Wong Collection" explores the work of young graffiti “writers” in 1980s New York City through the works amassed by East Village artist and collector Martin Wong.
Comprised of 150 works on canvas, sketchbooks, and photographs of graffiti writing long erased from subways and buildings, this compelling exhibition sparks conversation about the importance of street art today.
For more information, references refer to -https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/cityascanvas