Illustration: Albert Herter The Ship 1913 Albert Herter was an American artist, best known for his fine art paintings, but closely followed by a range of large scale murals that he produced from about 1913 onwards through to the end of the 1920s. Herter also produced a number of tapestries and The Ship is one of the better known and dates from 1913. The tapestry itself is interesting in its style and composition as, although seemingly conventional and representational in both composition and style, it does seem to echo certain elements of the abstract pattern work, particularly within the top third of the tapestry, that was to be so prevalent within the decorative arts, and that of textile design specifically, during the following 1920s and 1930s.
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Albert Herter and the Tapestry Ship
In the wonderful movie, Julie & Julia , de-boning a chicken is presented as the biggest challenge facing Julie in her quest to cook through Julia’s book. In reality, de-boning a bird is fairly simple, and with practice takes just a few minutes.
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De-boning a Bird
After 55 inches of snow this year, a new record here in Washington, D.C./Arlington since 1899, it feels strange to think that it is almost March and that, despite the mounds of snow everywhere (there are still some large 5 -6 feet tall mounds) Spring is just around the corner! Spring means new jewelry – LOTS of new jewelry! And the Spring colours this year are wonderful, or at least I think so, probably because one of the biggest colours for Spring is my favorite – turquoise. Whether it’s called deep aqua, lagoon, or any other romantic name, turquoise is a wonderful colour that looks good on almost everyone; it is truly universally becoming. And if you are practicing a certain austerity lately, then a pop of turquoise, in a scarf, in jewelry (such as the apatite bracelet that you see above or the amazonite bracelet below) provides a touch of fashion that will enliven your spirit as well as your outfit
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Can Spring Be Far Behind?
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Handmade Bracelets, Handcrafted Jewelry, Dragonfly Jewelry, Wholesale Bracelets Handmade Jewelry by Copper Reflections is pleased to announce that their new lines of handmade earrings and handmade bracelets have been very well received by their wholesale jewelry customers. The order rate has been tremendous and with many new designs of handmade earrings and bracelets the wholesale jewelry and gift shows have been a great success
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Handmade Jewelry by Copper Reflections New Handmade Earrings Bracelets Increase Sales
Guess this will be the last time I can paint this lovely building, it’s a building from the 30′s I think and stands on a very prominent spot between two rivers. (Rhine and the IJssel) You can see this building from almost everywhere and it’s definitely marks the spot as being a mark on itself as well. I will miss this lovely building, and for me it will make me think that in the Netherlands not much things are kept to get old anymore.
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"Hermsen voor het laatst." Westervoort, Holland.
When it comes to overseas shipping there are different kinds of services from which you can choose. Deciding on the right kind for your needs will depend on the kind of shipping services you require and on whether or not your international cargo is substantial or basic.
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Choosing the Right Kind of Overseas Shipping For Your Needs
Me and my colleague have been traveling from China to India and and India to China. Lot of them approach us to know the areas of business which can fetch them instant or say regular business
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Understand People Before Doing Business Between China & India
I like writing my entries a little late to savor the moments again. After all, this blog is about marking memories, not report writing. Picture 1 : It’s a tradition to have our family picture taken every Lunar New Year
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Lunar New Year Part II
This could well be a new project, “Painting ugly spots” One positive thing about it is that the painting is always better. And it shows that it doesn’t matter what you paint but more how you paint it.
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Roermondsplein Arnhem, Holland.
With my stint in Houston a few days behind me, and a much needed vacation stretching out before me, all I’m left with are the few freelance jobs I’ve taken on to keep me busy. So waking up early is….well, just an option. I can meander from under my covers as early (or late) as I want, and while enjoying the benefits of my new found liberty, I wondered how the rest of Blog Catalog feels about waking up. The discussion topic this week was simply, “What’s the First Thing You Do When You Wake Up?”. The responses came in a pretty wide variety. Going pee first thing was a trending response, as was saying a quick prayer. HaplessHermit even said he cries first thing in the morning. But the most common answer seemed to be ignoring (or abusing) that good ole faithful alarm clock.
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The Rise-and-Shine Discussion
Illustration: Wen Redmond Trees Seen, Forest Remembered 2008 Of all the images and work produced by textile artist Wen Redmond, I have chosen a sequence of work produced by her over a couple of years.
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Wen Redmond and the Complex Nature of Observation
Two gorgeous 2009 Szpilman Award candidates: The runner-up, Alexander Thieme with his Embedded … and this year’s winner, Hank Schmidt in der Beek , with In den Zillertaler Alpen Can you spot me? What am I, within this overwhelming sight?
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The Landscape Is You
There is no ladies’ night in Vancouver . At least not at the ski jump competition . While we may have earned the right to vote , anchor the national nightly news , and nearly took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we still can’t ski jump in Olympic competition .
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Olympic Ski Jumping – No Girls Allowed!
Life has returned to normalcy, after the excessive partying and feasting in year end & new year celebrations about two months ago. But the moon in rising, caught the setting sun’s glow. So here we go again.
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The New Moon, Golden in the Setting Sun
While manufacturing prowess is usually associated with China and other Asian nations nowadays, Italy has maintained a strong manufacturing industry in Europe. Highly respected for its many fashion and niche products, it excels in both light manufacturing and some heavy manufacturing industries.
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Italy’s Manufacturing Industry
Illustration: William Morris Peacock and Dragon 1878 The Peacock and Dragon is one of William Morris’s woven, rather than printed textile designs.
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William Morris and the Peacock and Dragon
I made some small but important adjustments to the drawing on this piece, which you can compare to the previous version, if you care to. Sometimes you have to live with a painting for a at least a few hours or days (or even weeks) before certain things become apparent. In this case, I thought that a few fairly minor changes could strengthen the image, so I made them, even though it required a little work
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Cut Pears – Revised
This is the first part in a series of articles which will describe the use oceanic transport vessels for international shipping. This article will discuss the different types of oceanic transport vessels that are in use today for shipping goods, commodities, or personal belongings.
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International Shipping With Different Types of Oceanic Vessels
Watercolor painting technique is extremely old. It has been here since ages. Watercolors were used to paint the cave walls! When art flourished during the Renaissance period, watercolor panting as a technique became famous too! It is the paper that can make or break your painting because different watercolors will have different effect on your
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Watercolor Painting