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Bromine, symbol Br, atomic number 35 is a red, non-metallic liquid discovered in 1826 by Antoine Balard in a salt marsh. *Though perhaps a German student Carl Lowig found it first but didn't get around to claiming it. Bromine is not something you want to stick your nose in, as it is irritating, burning and hazardous, with a noxious vapor.
The name bromine comes from the Greek for "bromos" or stench. The stench might even be that attributed to a stinky goat.
From bromine, we get bromides, which are compounds containing bromine. An example is silver bromide is used in photographic processes.
Bromine/bromide has also influenced language. That is the use of bromide to mean dull, uninteresting, trite and tiresome. To quote wordsmith.org: " In earlier times, potassium bromide used to be taken as a sedative. So any statement that was intended to be soothing ("Don't worry, everything will be OK.") acquired the name bromide. Eventually any commonplace or tired remark and anyone uttering such remarks came to be known as a bromide."
From this boring "bromide" comes "bromidic," the adjective form.
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My print was created by screen print with 3 screens for 3 color process. Due to some learning curve errors, in the end my screens were created by painting the negative space with screen filler.
I used the image of a goat after reading a reference to "stench of the goat" relating to the Greek word for stench. This goat is standing by a marsh and inhaling the nasty red vapor of bromine (but he doesn't mind, because he already smells).
After I had designed the image, I went on to read about the linguistic connection between bromine and bromide/bromidic. I thought that was really interesting. I always like when sedation leads to new words. Nowadays I don't think these terms are used much, but we should put them back into use. It can be the new cool slang if we get the right people saying it in public. It's basically the equivalent to "triflin'" (trifle-ing) anyway.
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I love this project, everybody's prints, and can't wait to see where this goes. Thanks to azuregrackle and everybody else. Various internet sources were used in obtaining the above info about bromine.
Robin @ lookability.etsy.com
I have a habit of taking aprons from part time jobs to save for printing. Behold my mottled Starbucks' apron! After printing yesterday I looked like a murderess. Not shown are my colorful ink 'tattooed' arms.
BIC screenprint
Queens of graffiti series - "Jolie"
2 colours
Size 21 x 29,7cm
Edition of 10 prints.
2008
Such sweeties. Do you know the folktale about the Nightingale's prettiest song? It's beautiful, but probably not for the littlest ones. Nightingales singing into the twilight.
3-color, all hand printed screen print with evening sky blue, dark grey and sun-orange inks. Edition of 50. 11 x 13 inches. Paper: Stonehenge 90 lb cover weight, Natural. I love the deckled edges of Stonehenge paper, so I left 'em on the top.
Printed
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Another sumptuous limited edition print for Matt Sewell. "The Moon's A Balloon" 56 x 76cms on 100% cotton somerset paper.
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