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Not being satisfied with the results of my tests I did some more research on the subject of inkjet printing on fabric. This is a short summary of what I discovered with some suggested reading. There is an important difference between the type of ink your printer uses. It is either dye-based or pigment-based. You need to [...] I have been using an Epson Stylus D88 inkjet printer to print my quilt labels. The reason for choosing this printer was the DURABrite Ultra pigment ink, which according to the manufacturer “provides the water, smudge, and light resistance”. I haven’t had any problems with the quality of the printing, but I have had the paper [...] I’m not doing much making of art at the moment, but I am thinking about it. One thing I’ve been pondering is how you find a personal style. I personally think it is more than just producing a series of works that all resemble one another to a certain degree. Imho the one is sometimes mistaken [...] or trying to. I suppose there are two things that are currently competing for my attention apart from my day time job. One is our intended move to Spain and the other is my trying to get more focussed on my textile art. Both are related to each other. Since our return from Spain I haven’t [...] Wangechi Mutu has been named the Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year for 2010. She is Kenyan born, but now lives and works in New York. Her work is mostly collages made from a variety of media, including conventional fashion and lifestyle glossies, pornography, and automobile and motorcycle magazines. Her main motif revolves around the female [...] here is another link to an article about the Quilts 1700-2010 exhibition at the V&A. This time the article appeared on the Daily Mail website. The quilt referred to was made by a group of Girl Guides at the Changi prisoner of war camp in Singapore. One of the girls involved in the making, Olga Henderson, [...] I have to admit that I wasn’t quite sure what all the fuss was about when McQueen’s death last month hit the headlines. He wasn’t actually on my radar, although I wasn’t completely unaware of him. A little research showed that he certainly designed some wonderful fashions. But when I saw this gallery of images on the [...] I first read about Valerie Goodwin in Dec 2009 /Jan 2010 issue of Quilting Arts. Her quilts appeal to me. I like the bird’s eye view and her use of colour. She is an interesting quilter as she has a degree in Architecture and teaches classes in architectural design. She has a web site and [...] I got up very early on Sunday – for me. We were booked onto a guided tour around the Botticelli Exhibition at 10:15 in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. Just recently we have been to a couple of guided tours around exhibitions and have really enjoyed them. So it was a relatively small price to pay to get some culture. It had the added advantage that we got a parking space practically outside the exhibition and beat most of the crowds to see the exhibition. It is very popular. The tour was well organised with everyone being given a headset and the tour guide using a microphone. So despite it still being quite crowded we could still hear everything well. The tour lasted about an hour and took in 6 or 7 of the paintings, which was quite enough. The choice of paintings was also very good to cover a wide range of the works. The tour guide was obviously knowledgeable and told us lots of interesting background information, including some about how the exhibition was organized and how the paintings were transported.  Idealized Female Portrait, Städel Museum, Frankfurt Continue reading Botticelli Exhibition On Thursday evening we went for a private guided tour of the exhibition “Art for the Millions” at the Schirn Gallery in Frankfurt. The company DH works for is a corporate sponsor of the gallery and this is one of the perks for employees and spouses. The exhibition shows over 100 life-sized figures in seven scenes [...] |
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