This last week, Anna at Renikas anachronistic adventures, posted an excerpted research paper on Schleier, Steuchlein and Vach. I don't have time at the moment to discuss it in detail, but if you're interested in the topic, you should read it. However, I did want to discuss the problem of Vach. Vach are the layers of fabric with a ripply edge seen at the edge of women's veils. For instance, this woman, who is part of a larger sculpture of Jesus being taken down from the cross, has two rows of ... continue reading...
Crazy busy day
Today was crazy busy, and I didn't do the smart thing and prep the blog post the night before, like I've done earlier in the week. Blogging for 30 days straight is going to take planning and prep work if I'm going to actually keep this up.... So today's post is going to be a blog recommendation: Kitty Calash The first thing you'll notice is that it's an 18th century blog, and you're probably wondering, "Why is she sending me here? What does this have to do with the 16th century?" It's ... continue reading...
Coloring Page Tuesday
It's been a few years since I published the book Landsknecht Woodcuts, but I think this is still my favorite picture of them all. I mean how can one not love the hearts, moons and stars cutouts? Although the book was not released as a coloring book, I thought it would be fun to put up a page a week in PDF format so you could download and color it in at your leisure. Happy Coloring Page Tuesday! Landsknecht Coloring page, May 10 2016 ... continue reading...
Life is short, use it well
Recently I was on a train in the UK with my young son, traveling back to London from sightseeing for the day. At one of the stops, a rather eccentric looking middle-aged fellow got on, and sat down across the table from us. He appeared to be deeply engrossed with his phone, so I didn't think he was paying attention to our conversation.... Which was oddly about how to make a yo-yo out of a water bottle. My son has an inborn need to create, and build, and not just occasionally, but EVERY day he is ... continue reading...
Thoughts and Link Fixes
No quite how I imagined I'd be spending this afternoon, but I've just gone through and fixed all the broken image links on the site. So if you were looking for a tutorial, they are all back to normal now, I hope. Thank you WordPress upgrade! Or at least I think that was the cause of it... I have to admit I've been rather neglectful of the site over the years, I'm not actually sure when it broke since the migration last year to WordPress. It's funny how the site is a bit of a time ... continue reading...