Great art for children, parents at New Britain's Museum of American Art Nov 20, 2009
On display are 18 etchings and engravings given by Lantuch to the museum ... Amazingly, he worked for Sturm Ruger and Company, Southport, until they closed their engraving section here in Connecticut and moved it to Arizona ... Lantuch relies on old engraving techniques used by the masters believing that "It is our mind that is responsible for the art we are doing...." The works on display are from either zinc or copper plates. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Literary Technique: Paradox Nov 19, 2009
" Thus, Malcolm is describing a paradox. Though all people are to be treated equally, some Americans are not treated equally, and feel the need for special legislation to correct a problem that should never have occurred. Artistic Paradoxes Often writers are inspired by artistic depictions of a paradox. Mathematicians are also fond of paradoxes, and often the marriage of writing, art, and math can help people understand the nature of a paradox. William Hogarth (1697-1764) created an image filled... (Suite101.com)
I Made a Stop-Motion Animation Movie. You Could Say It's Surrealistic. Nov 18, 2009
The ink sank into the marks, and the poster board took on a metallic sheena poor man's engraving. I was surprised at how good my portrait looked. (Slate)
Rossiter: Happiness is a very old gun Oct 25, 2009
He was a machinist, which explains the engraving skill. "An ordinary person would have had to scratch it in. This looks like it was stamped in there," Smith said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mackinaw to unveil new veterans monument on Veterans Day Oct 19, 2009
Roth Enterprises, Congerville, is engraving the bricks. Legion members will be present when bricks are laid so family requests for placement of certain bricks next to each other will be honored. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
David and Barbara Stahl Collection is wide-ranging and captivating Oct 18, 2009
Reginald Marsh s stark, Depression-era etching and engraving has more bite: Bread Line, No One Has Starved, shows a row of men in long coats, shoulders slumped, waiting for food ... More recent works include Peter Milton s remarkable 1991 etching and engraving The Train From Munich, an ambitious, surreal narrative about a British effort in 1939 to rescue Jewish children from Nazi Germany. (Boston Globe)
Kahanamoku in fine print Oct 17, 2009
The auction will also offer for bid many rare Hawaiian books and prints, including a 1791 color engraving depicting the death of Capt. James Cook, early Hawaiian Bibles and an 1841 edition of the Constitution of Hawaii ... The 1841 Hawaiian Constitution is valued at between $7,000 and $9,000, and the engraving of the painting of Cook's death is thought to be worth as much as $18,000. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Great Pumpkin Festival is Saturday at Gregory Park Oct 11, 2009
Sponsors and volunteers include the Brainerd Kiwanis Club, Baxter Walmart, Winner's Trophy and Engraving, Bride-Light Marketing and Web Design and Brainerd International Raceway. To Subscribe to the Brainerd Dispatch. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Block Party: First Between San Pedro and Central Oct 10, 2009
If you need to fix up a beloved heirloom, visit the tiny shop Miki Seki at 363 E. First St., where Pat Seki specializes in watch and jewelry repair and engraving. Words of Wisdom: You might notice something unusual under your feet while walking along this stretch of First Street: strategically placed brass letters embedded in the pavement spell out three quotes that describe seemingly random reminiscences. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Wealth of ideas Sep 25, 2009
This particular Money Origami kit uses American dollar bills which have intricate and interesting engraving patterns and symbols that are incorporated cleverly into some of the projects offered here for instance, the George Napkin Ring and the Monkey Face Ring. The little guide book also comes with some history and suggestions to explore the works of a few origami enthusiasts such as Stephen Weiss of Florida and Jodi Fukumoto of Hawaii, whose works are easily accessible. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Shenzhen artists stand out in national fine arts exhibition Sep 23, 2009
It is divided into 10 exhibits, with categories such as Chinese painting, oil painting, engraving, sculpture, murals, watercolor and pastel drawing, and artistic design. Chosen to host different divisions of the exhibits are 10 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, Wuhan in Hubei Province, Changchun in Jilin Province, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province and Xiamen in Fujian Province. (People's Daily Online, China)
Melvin Doyle Wood Sep 20, 2009
Mel started a hobby as a stress reliever and found a new artistic ability; he taught himself the art of firearm and custom knife engraving. Two weeks before his 50th birthday in February 1978, Mel took an early retirement and started his third career, engraving full time. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
READ MORE: Interview with author Dan Brown Sep 17, 2009
More clues are found throughout Washington, including Melencolia I, a 1514 engraving by Albrecht D. rer in the National Gallery. (USA Today)
Synagogue from 50 B.C. found in Israel Sep 14, 2009
The menorah engraving is the first of its kind to be discovered from the Early Roman period according Avshalom-Gorni who said the site joins just six synagogue locations that are know to date from the same time. She said synagogues from this period were extremely rare in part because many Jews during that time were in the habit of visiting the main temple in Jerusalem three times a year as opposed to attending local houses of worship. (CNN -- World)
Local calligrapher Ken Brown to engrave Coppola wine bottles at Frisco Kroger, Sunday, 8/30, 11 - 5pm Sep 4, 2009
Ken Brown does wine bottle engraving events all over Texas ... Ken is well-known for his engraving events at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy s, Saks, Dillards, Market Street, Central Market, Walmart and Costco where he s personalized tens of thousands of fragrance bottles, wine bottles, crystal and china gifts since 1993 ... Ken s record day engraving wine bottles, 263 in all, was at the grand opening of the Market Street in Frisco in 2008. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Glossary of Antique and Vintage Pri... Aug 23, 2009
Glossary of Antique and Vintage Print Terms: What is a Lithograph, Copper Engraving, Woodcut or an Aquatint ... What is a Lithograph, Copper Engraving, Woodcut or an Aquatint ... Copper Engraving Print. (Suite101.com)
U.S. Dollars Tainted With Cocaine Aug 19, 2009
The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which makes the country's paper currency, said nothing in the process would taint the paper with the drug ... Maybe employees at U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing are snorting coke on the job and it's getting sprinkled on the money as it is made. (CBS News)
Columnist : Style, substance can coexist Aug 6, 2009
He spent most of his day sketching out letters -- the a's, the u's, the tricky R's -- engraving them on plates and trying to convince his bosses that they were better than every other typeface out there. It was a different world back then. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Robin Recommends Aug 5, 2009
This impressive collection was Cushman's gift to the church and includes an engraving by Rembrandt and pen drawings by Tiepolo. Details: 150 N. Aldrice Burk Drive. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Bride, groom gift exchange optional Jun 28, 2009
You'll save tons on the costly engraving and printing fees. Or consider buying pre-cut, printable invites from stores like Target. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Playing with toys - and gender Jun 24, 2009
Playing with toys - and gender - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
Art.view: Old Masters and maestros Jun 21, 2009
Then through an engraving of one of the two pictures and a preparatory sketch in a private British collection, he discovered that they had been commissioned by Napoleon s brother, Joseph Bonaparte, for his estate at the Ch teau de Mortefontaine. Mention of the pictures is made in the inventory of Joseph Bonaparte s belongings shortly before he left France for America in 1814. (The Economist)
The Curious Case of the $134.5 Billion Briefcase Jun 20, 2009
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing only had to print one $500 million security instead of 500 $1 million securities, economic historian Dr. Franklin Noll has explained. Electronic ledgers eventually obviated the need to keep actual paper securities, so nine-figure bonds followed the Indian-head nickel into oblivion. (Human Events Online)
Stanley William Hayter : From Surrealism to Abstraction Jun 4, 2009
He pursued his long-standing desire to become an artist in 1926 when he moved to Paris, took up with the surrealists, painted, and learned printmakingin particular, the age-old technique of line engraving ... In Paris in 1927 Hayter set up a print workshop, Atelier 17, where he invited artists to investigate the expressive and technical potential of engraving and etching ... Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction includes early black-and-white surrealist engravings, outstanding... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Ivory Venus Figurine From The Swabian Jura Rewrites Prehistory May 15, 2009
13, 2005) Two members of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society have discovered an engraving in a cave in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, which may be at least 10,000 years old. Graham Mullan and Linda. (Science Daily)
* Texas museum acquires disputed Michelangelo May 15, 2009
At that time, Michelangelo had befriended an assistant in the workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio in Florence and is known to have copied an engraving of St Anthony by German master Martin Schongauer ... It is based on the Schongauer engraving, but differs in ways that many experts now believe prove its provenance. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Texas museum acquires Michelangelo's 1st painting May 13, 2009
Michelangelo's piece has previously been known as "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" because he was inspired by a similar engraving of that name while learning to be an artist. But after the Kimbell acquired the oil painting, Lee decided to change its name because that engraving depicts a different scene, he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obituaries for Tuesday, May 5, 2009 May 5, 2009
Her adult life was spent in La Crosse, working at Northern Engraving and Hillview Healthcare Center where she worked for many years until her retirement. She loved the outdoors and spent many hours caring for her yard and flowers. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Chinese folk arts shine at SCO artworks exhibition Apr 29, 2009
Pieces of Chinese folk arts and crafts, including wood engraving, stone carving, paper-weaving and folk paper-cutting, attracted crowds of visitors at the exhibition in the Hazine national gallery in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan. As the melodious strains of music from the traditional Chinese instrument erhu were floating across the hall, visitors enjoyed themselves watching a tea making ceremony for Chinese Gongfu tea, as well as the making of Chinese wood engraving... (Xinhuanet, China)
A battle of Wills Apr 13, 2009
The Folger acquired it in the 1930s, believing it an authentic portrait of Shakespeare and, in fact, the basis for the famous Droeshout engraving found on the title page of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays from 1623 ... Amusingly and unsurprisingly, the NPG has argued that its portrait, the Chandos, is likely the primary source of the Droeshout engraving. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Tyrone Scores adidas 2009 MLB Commercial Featuring J.J. Putz Mar 21, 2009
Sat Mar 21, 3:01 am ET. Tyrone score's the background music of Major League Baseball player J.J. Putz, for the adidas corporation 2009 baseball campaign. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Long history of ministry Mar 20, 2009
A number of manufacturing companies including Garden City Fan, Niles Steel Tank and Niles Printing and Engraving, came to the area. With increasing manufacturing came new people and new ideas, which revitalized First Presbyterian Church. (Niles Star, MI)
Tripping back Mar 16, 2009
Modeled on a 19th-century engraving of a medieval Persian poem, it was adopted as the band's emblem. Not all of the Haight designers were self-taught. (International Herald Tribune)
Will, is this thou? Mar 10, 2009
Stanley Wells, the chairman of the Shakespeare Birthday Trust, based in Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-on-Avon, described the portrait at a news conference as a "pinup." It shows the Bard as a far more alluring figure than the solemn-faced, balding image that has been conveyed by engravings, busts and portraits that have been accepted by scholars as the best available image of English literature's most famous figure. Until now, scholars have deemed the most authentic representations of... (News & Observer)
Art Collector Finds The "Real" Shakespeare Mar 10, 2009
If authentic, the painting is the source for an engraving of Shakespeare's likeness on the first folio of his work, and for a bust on his tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon; the only images generally accepted as authentic ... Droeshout's engraving was also possibly done after Shakespear had died so it would certainly be inaccurate to some extent ... And they say this is an authentic likeness of Shakespeare because it resembles the engraving used in the First Folio and the bust in the Stratford... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Specialists try to determine if portrait is the Bard Mar 10, 2009
Edmondson said the portrait is far superior to the copies made after Shakespeare's death, including the famous 1623 engraving that graces the cover of the First Folio collection of Shakespeare's plays ... The person in the Chandos portrait strongly resembles the Shakespeare portrayed in the First Folio engraving ... But Edmondson said this does not discredit his assertion that the Cobbe portrait forms the basis of the engraving. (Boston Globe)
Much ado about Bard portrait Mar 10, 2009
Several copies of it were made early on, said Paul Edmondson, director of learning for the Trust, including the famous Droeshout engraving from 1623 currently housed in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington ... Amusingly, both the National Portrait Gallery and the Birthplace Trust stress the resemblance of each of their paintings to the engraving that Martin Droeshout the Younger did for the frontispiece of the First Folio edition of Shakespeare plays ... His pate and hairstyle more... (Globe and Mail)
Original Bard portrait unveiled Mar 10, 2009
Experts generally agree the most accurate depictions are a bust of the playwright originally put up in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and an engraving made for the title page of the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays. Both are thought likely to be accurate as they were created or commissioned shortly after his death in 1616 by people who had actually met him. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A 'new' Shakespeare comes to light Mar 10, 2009
One of the scholars, Stanley Wells, chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, described the portrait at a news conference as a "pinup" of the Bard, showing him as generations of Shakespeare lovers accustomed to stern-faced engravings, busts and portraits have never seen him. Gone, in the portrait, is the balding, nondescript-looking figure shown in what has hitherto been accepted as the earliest and most authentic representation of English literature's most famous figure, a black-and-white... (International Herald Tribune)
Shakespeare's first theatre found Mar 10, 2009
Most experts generally agree that the most accurate posthumously made depictions are a bust in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and an engraving made for the title page of the first collected edition of his work. The portrait will go on display to the public in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23 April, Shakespeare's birthday. (BBC News -- Science)
A once-abandoned Colonial silver mug finds its way to the MFA Mar 8, 2009
Inside were a black bowling bag, a "peach checkered dusty blanket," a silver teapot - and the mug, accompanied by an inventory list describing it, inaccurately, as a "pewter mug with engraving on the side.". Roy, who is responsible for processing unclaimed property, is accustomed to sifting through old coins, collectibles, maybe the occasional war medal. (Boston Globe)
Flower paintings displayed at Chinese art museum Feb 28, 2009
In the White Tulip, Zheng Xiangnong uses sharp outlines and overlapping images, giving his work the look of an engraving. Han Wei's Clear Autumn captures the essence of traditional flower-and-bird paintings, with its contrast of the dense and the loose, of active and passive elements. (Xinhuanet, China)
Trappings of Texas: Western Art & Cowboy Gear Feb 27, 2009
His unique style of combining firearm engraving with traditional inlay techniques, along with painstaking attention to detail have set his work apart ... In May of that year, Wilson began working in Greg s bit and spur shop where he learned the art of engraving and the function of a bridle bit ... She hitches and he torches with silver and brass, adding engraving and semi-precious stones. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Mexican prints: From posters to art Feb 26, 2009
Regrettably, no details or information could be obtained on the specific type of print: everything was just called "engraving", whereas some of the artists are known for their specialty in lithographs and etchings which differ from engravings by a working method using acid to achieve features such as intricate crevices and lines. Nevertheless, the fineness of skill and depth of thought, and often somber moods shining through, are engaging features that unfailingly draw the viewer into a world of... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ellensburg Veterans' Memorial taking shape Feb 22, 2009
"It's a good way to give a lasting tribute to someone, really anyone you want. Once a brick with a name on it is in place, it's there forever." advertisement The bricks and personalized engraving are available for a 75 donation for each brick. It's estimated that nearly 3,000 bricks will be needed. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Full story..... Feb 20, 2009
For instance, if you look at the silver work, there s the incredible engraving they do; with rawhide, the braiding is simply extraordinary ... They have gone out and found more gear makers, such as leather carving and rawhide engraving. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
UW-Parkside hosts National Small Print Exhibition Feb 19, 2009
You will also find a variety of printmaking techniques from lithography and intaglio to wood engraving and silk screening along with a wide range of subject matter ... Silver Lily Series: #91, engraving/chine colle, by Carol Strause Fitzsimonds of Portsmouth, R.I. You feel a sense of responsibility to other artists, he said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Outdoors by Wayne Baughman Feb 13, 2009
The gun of the year is a Winchester 12 gauge semi-automatic with beautiful engraving on both sides of the receiver. There will be several other guns offered at the affair. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
French artist comes to carve in Felicity Feb 9, 2009
PHOTO BY RYAN BRENNECKE/THE SUNLOUIS SALIOU, an artist from France, works on engraving the history of humanity at The Center of the World attraction west of Yuma last month. Related Multimedia. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
A sense of intimacy, reflecting life Feb 8, 2009
She then carves the fine lines into the block with an engraving tool before using a tiny sable brush to apply thick coats of watercolour paint to each section, building up the colours into a tonal harmony. The painting process can take from two weeks to three months to complete. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Man who had passion for river and donated to historical society dies at age 83 Feb 8, 2009
He later studied at Western Wisconsin Technical College before landing a job with Northern Engraving. His passion for collecting developed early. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Beth Krommes's illustrations a perfect fit for children's books Feb 7, 2009
It has the look of an old-fashioned wood engraving. I started my illustration career on wood, working as an engraver. (Boston Globe)
