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Artifact 211pc Van Gogh Sea at Saintes-Maries 11x8.5in designer Tara Flannery. Only moderately difficult but a pleasant diversion.
Sea at Saintes-Maries has a wavy edge with corner spiral flourishes. Many of the pieces have a spiral wave connector and the whimsy set is of boats, fish and marine life.
Such a treat to go through the space museum with Scott Manley, with his encyclopedic knowledge on every artifact. Video here, quite a treat!
I asked which was his favorite, and he chose my RL10, the second one ever built. It has flown for over 60 years, and powers ULA's new rocket too.
The bell is composed of 360 pipes that route liquid hydrogen fuel down and back before combustion to keep the nozzle from melting (regenerative cooling).
This engine uses a clever expander cycle with gear-coupled fuel and oxidizer turbo pumps, a design that has not been used on any other hydrogen engine. The phase change of the hydrogen fuel from liquid to gas powers both the fuel and oxidizer cyro pumps (just above our fingers).
It has carried spacecraft the moon and the sun and every planet in our solar system and beyond. In 1959, hydrogen was considered a dangerous and unpredictable fuel, and little of it was available for research. “It was our trip to Florida to see the RL10 firing that gave me confidence to use hydrogen for Apollo.” — Werner Von Braun in the book Advanced Engine Development at Pratt & Whitney
On my left (in the red frame) is a spare engine from the Viking Mars spacecraft, and to his right is an early Block 1 prototype of the Apollo CSM SPS engine from 1964.
Civil War era Button from a North Carolinian Confederate soldier's uniform
Excavated at the Fort Fisher Historical site
Cleaned and Restored at the NC Office of State Archaeology Research Center
Nikon D1X
Nikon 60mm f/2.8 macro lens
diffused studio hot lights
*i made this before i was informed that the OSARC uses the older spelling of "archaeology", before the "a" was dropped (like in Archaeological)
Inlay and Guitar by William “Grit” Laskin
The Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918) is considered one of the first expressionist painters. The works he created during his short, yet prolific life incorporated wild colors as well as figures with exaggerated features. Later, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) became known as the first abstract expressionist painter, known for his “pouring” or “dripping” technique. On this tenor mandolin, Grit decided to illustrate “the first moment when abstract expressionism usurped expressionism.” On the headstock and top of the fretboard you can see Schiele’s image which is based on one of his self-portraits. Splashed right across the portrait is Pollock’s very first throw of paint. While working on this piece Grit threw paint too, mimicking Pollock’s body position as captured in photos, to see what paint really did when blobs of it landed on a surface.
Random nifty props from the Watchmen movie: The Comedian's pistols (the silencers say "cruel and unusual"), bullets, lighter, flask, and Key to the Senate, as well as Silk Spectre II's childhood snow globe and a paperweight from Ozymandias's office or something.
I accidentally missed my turn and before I was able to backtrack, I ran across this little guy. I guess went the wrong way because I was meant to shoot it.
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This native artifact was found by my grandfather in an area known to have been inhabited by the Saugeen Ojibway Nations and the Odawa before the Saugeen. I'm interested in learning more about this tool. Please leave a comment if you have any information.
Insect Artifact Frames! Made using a variety of supplies.
A quick Halloween Idea! Last week at King of Prussia Mall, I saw a shadow box w/faux bugs in it as decor. $125 to $150 each. I made my version using a recycled frame, sheet of scrapbook paper and rubber/plastic critters, dab of hot glue. My price $2.25. You can create a high end version w/an ornate double sided glass shadow box w/critter, silk ribbon for under $10. Perfect for last minute Halloween crafting and parties! xoxo
Civil War era Button from a soldier's uniform
Excavated at the Fort Fisher Historical site
Cleaned and Restored at the NC Office of State Archaeology Research Center
Nikon D1X
Nikon 60mm f/2.8 macro lens
diffused studio hot lights
*i made this before i was informed that the OSARC uses the older spelling of "archaeology", before the "a" was dropped (like in Archaeological)
Artifact,
Artist: Sergey Tyukanov (Russian)
Puzzle pieces design by Seattle artist Maria Berg
size:11"x14.5"
Made in USA
clay with impessions of fingers. 3000 years old.
Southern Mississippi, Archeology Archives. These were collected at several archeological digs sponsored by the Mississippi state archeology association, over the course of many years.
The photos are of a large private collection that's been documented by line drawings in several university press books (author of these books is a professor Webb).
Insect Artifact Frames! Made using a variety of supplies.
A quick Halloween Idea! Last week at King of Prussia Mall, I saw a shadow box w/faux bugs in it as decor. $125 to $150 each. I made my version using a recycled frame, sheet of scrapbook paper and rubber/plastic critters, dab of hot glue. My price $2.25. You can create a high end version w/an ornate double sided glass shadow box w/critter, silk ribbon for under $10. Perfect for last minute Halloween crafting and parties! xoxo
I got this very different Lovestory as a gift from my mother, who surely read the praising critic on the faz.
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton is a great idea, telling a Lovestory with an auction catalogue, which means that little objects tell the story. This is really new (at least for me) and I could find all the 'horrors' I know from my own love-stories: both protagonist fill the 'love-nest' with objects and habits you'll have to 'love, too' (if this doesn't work, you'll have to try with 'accept'). In my case a year ago I introduced into our home two new flatmates which I found on the flea market, Higgeldi and Piggeldi. My BF didn't like them at first sight but then they won him over with their great personality.
The auction catalogue has some problems, though: objects can't go very deep into the character of a person and a catalogue must maintain an objective and descriptive style - this meant for me, that I couldn't identify with the story, the reader stays apart, is a watcher and doesn't participate. And the end of the book you don't feel any real pain for two screwed up New Yorkers with commitment problems and you just hope that their next love stories will be happier.
I learned from Internet that the book soon will soon be a movie with Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman.
In May of 1886 a series of rallies were held to protest for the eight-hour workday. On May 4th a rally was held at Haymarket Square in reaction to the deaths of two workers killed by police a day earlier.
Samuel Fielden was speaking at 10:30 PM when the police moved in and ordered the demonstrators to cease the rally. As the police moved forward to disperse the crowd, an unknown person threw a bomb which detonated in front of the police. Gunshots were exchanged between police and demonstrators. Officer Mathias J. Degan was killed instantly. Six other police later died of their injuries, four civilians were killed and around 60 were injured.
In the aftermath of the riot eight anarchists would be charged and convicted of conspiracy, although none had thrown the bomb. One was sentenced to 15 years, the remaining seven were sentenced to death. One of the anarchists on death row committed suicide in jail. Four were hanged on November 11, 1887 and two had their death sentences commuted to life in prison. When Illinois Governor John Altgeld took office he pardoned the remaining men.
Seen here are some objects from the actual riot.
-Handcuffs of Capt. Michael J. Schaack, who led the investigation that resulted in the arrest of the Haymarket defendants
-Chicago Police Department badge of Officer Timothy Flavin
-Smith & Wesson .38 revolver carried by Officer John Schermann
-Police baton of Capt. William Ward, which he used to disperse the crowd.
The riot was located on North Des Plaines Street between Randolph Street and Couch Place. Artifacts located in the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St.