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    A photographic vacation at NewTV Gallery  Jun 30, 2009
    Fisher digitally transforms her shots to saturate the colors and produce images with silkscreen and etching qualities. Myrvaagnes s technique results in a more abstract style described as fluid and intense. (Boston Globe)

    Peter Schjeldahl: James Ensor’s irreality.  Jun 29, 2009
    One of the foremost modern masters of etching ( Hop-Frog s Revenge and My Portrait in 1960 [1888]), Ensor painted like an angel while conceiving like a devil. But it would take a susceptible soul to reward the MOMA show with Ensor s strenuously sought response of laughter out loud. (New Yorker)

    Stanley William Hayter : From Surrealism to Abstraction  Jun 4, 2009
    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 ... IMAGEStanley William Hayter Centauresse, 1944 engraving and softground etching with stencil inking Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    David Hannah, William Tucker: pairing of ideas  May 31, 2009
    The 1924 etching of Chiesanuova appears to mark a turning point, with Morandi proving to himself how much descriptive work an ostensibly rote technique can do. This understanding bore fruit in sparse late graphite drawings that give voids and volumes nearly equal presence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Ketchum house capitalizes on mountain setting  May 26, 2009
    Finally, they christened the home Chanteclair, etching the name in stone outside. A Canadian maple leaf on the sign signals David's roots in Canada, where his Welsh grandparents homesteaded near Edmonton. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Citrus Ridge Decorative Artists Meet May 23  May 20, 2009
    This month s project is etching on a glass dish. All interested painters, from beginner to advanced level, are invited to attend and join the CRDA chapter. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)

    Spring exhibitions on display at SUNY Oswegos Metro Center (11)  May 1, 2009
    Seen at the Metro Center are several of his smaller scale drawings that showcase his unique mixed media approach of using etching ink, asphaltum and linseed oil on photographic emulsion. According to Perdiguero, The drawings that I create are free hand renderings of animals and human figures, where chiaroscuro plays a predominant role, and the application of the ink, through a reductive process, gives the work an ambiguous pictorial sense. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)

    Birds of a feather - in this case, scavengers - gather together  Apr 19, 2009
    There are hatch marks down the side of the image, intended to deter anyone from making a print of the copper etching, but it served only to make the image more interesting. They traded "a load of firewood" for the piece. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Expressions in Abstract : Abby Jones  Apr 15, 2009
    "PEGASUS ", Etching, 1988 US$ 400( : 314 UK : 268 en: 37450 ). (online or phone). (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Art Gallery Offers Glass Etching Class  Apr 11, 2009
    Published: Saturday, April 11, 2009 6:08 AM EDT Frostproof Art Gallery will host a glass etching class on Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m.. Master etcher Vicki Alley will go through all the steps to show how to create works of art using a safe and reusable etching cr;me ... Ms. Alley plans to offer more etching classes in the future. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)

    A decent proposal at Concord's Old Manse  Apr 7, 2009
    One of those rare instances occurred as Berens and Tunick toured the room where Emerson and Sophia Hawthorne did some of their best work he writing books against one wall and she etching simple sentences in a window opposite the author s desk. Tunick s smiling face was cast in a saffron hue as she bent forward to see the words Sophia wrote with her diamond ring. (Concord Journal, MA)

    ‘Arts in the Park’ celebration Saturday  Apr 2, 2009
    Wickenburg Art Club members will demonstrate in a variety of media, including clay, etching, ink, jewelry, oil paint, pastels, scratchboard, watercolor, carving, and wood turning. The Wickenburg Gem Mineral Society will demonstrate how to carve jewel-quality cabochons. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)

    The strange tale of a Chinese emperor's French prints  Mar 28, 2009
    Works from a collection of Emperor Qianlong's prints include an etching reworked with burin by Jean-Denis Attire ... Many centuries later, the Mongols overran Uighur lands in the course of their conquests, which embraced territories stretching from the borders of present-day Poland in the west to the Pacific shores of China and included the Middle East ... Directed by the engraver Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the best masters of the genre executed etchings, and also made prints from the same brass... (International Herald Tribune)

    Baltimore museum puts art under the big top  Mar 25, 2009
    The show includes 36 works by Picasso, most of them drawings and etchings from the museum's collection that were acquired by sisters Etta and Claribel Cone in the early 20th century ... The Cones eventually bought more than 100 of Picasso's etchings and drawings ... Many of the etchings treated subjects similar to "The Acrobat Family," a strange and haunting picture of a gaunt harlequin sitting next to his wife and child, whose pose is meant to evoke classical paintings of the Virgin Mary. (Yahoo News)

    The European Fine Art Fair kicks off in a blaze of discoveries  Mar 14, 2009
    The existence of the picture was known from a 17th-century etching that gives a clue to its rare subject in the Latin caption printed under the image: "Iesus Admirabilis." Done in the 1650s, the picture departs from traditional iconography. An ineffable smile of understanding lucidity illuminates the face of a boy aged 12 or 13 who looks at the viewer from beyond our world. (International Herald Tribune)

    Sunaryo's Poetry of Inner Dreams  Mar 5, 2009
    Nevertheless, batik, he believes, is a local phenomenon, and so the batik motifs in his works are either intertwined with the thumb, such as in Parang in Space - made using silkscreen, pastel and collage on STPI handmade cotton paper - or appear as if sunken in an abyss as in Passages of Dawn C, a collage of silkscreen, collagraph, etching, acrylic paint and paper pulp on pigment-stained STPI handmade cotton paper ... The works range from a somewhat surrealist landscape from which the thumb... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    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 ... Meanwhile, Maryanto has recently been involved with etching ... While presenting them in combination with the Mexican "heavyweights" may appear somewhat unbalanced... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Part Art, Part Entertainment, Part Education  Feb 25, 2009
    " Variety of Glass Work Gary Rice founded Astral Glass Studio and Gallery in northern California near Lake Tahoe in 1974. He later met and married Judy, a glass blower who owned her own studio. "He likes to say that he married the competition," she remarked with a grin. They moved the studio to Clarksville, Mo., back in 2003. Astral Glass creates a variety of glass work - handblown glass, glass jewelry, fused glass, kiln formed glass and stained glass. "In California we were really well-known... (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    On 'Day of Reckoning' Obama vows US will recover  Feb 25, 2009
    Obama shook hands and hugged lawmakers before etching another moment of history, becoming the first black president to address lawmakers before a huge American flag in the House of Representatives. "At this crossroads of history, the eyes of all people in all nations are once again upon us, watching to see what we do with this moment, waiting for us to lead," Obama said. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Decorative Painting Class Planned  Feb 21, 2009
    Alley also plans to schedul a class that will teach the basics of etching on glass. Article Rating. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)

    Dodging and disguise in Gay Outlaw's artworks  Feb 15, 2009
    Here he contributes a series of pictures that pay homage to Albrecht Drer's famous 1493 etching of rumpled, shadowed pillows. Muniz has re-created the marks made by Drer's burin, almost line for line, using pins and nails. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Museum to bring fragile prints out of hiding  Feb 12, 2009
    Etchings, engravings, lithograph, linocut, drypoint and fabric relief are all represented in the exhibit, he said ... McGrady said one of the highlights of the exhibit is the Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching "View of the Pyramid Gaius Cestius," a print that dates back to the 18th century. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Offender art on display in Fort Madison  Feb 11, 2009
    Works were showcased in a variety of mediums, from colored pencil drawings to black graphite portraits and leather etching that resembles lithography. All of this came together after the inmates sold their hobby craft goods last October to benefit the Fort Madison Food Pantry, said Sandy Brown, director of the conventions and tourist bureau. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    Breathe in, breathe art  Feb 8, 2009
    The exhibit incorporates the many mediums Davies used, Mazow said, adding Davies, a prolific printmaker, also worked with lithography, etching and mezzotint. Davies is usually associated with his role as one of the main organizers of the Armory Show in 1913 -- the first comprehensive exhibition of modern European and American art in the United States, Mazow said. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    In picturesArtists exhibit their talents at the Royal Academy of Arts  Apr 1, 2008
    Professional artist Merlith Morrison-Hutton, from Malvern in Worcestershire, said she was "excited" to be at the Royal Academy to submit an etching and a linocut for consideration. It is the second time amateur artist Nigel O'Gorman has submitted work to the Summer Exhibition, but was unsuccessful last time. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Ag art exhibit opens today  Mar 18, 2008
    The pieces are from many media, including acrylic, oil and watercolor paint, fiber, fused glass, wood engraving, linocut, wood block and etching, and photography. Many artists devoted their efforts to observing and recording the nature of time as it relates to the landscape primarily the Pacific Northwest landscape during the height of harvest season, said Shelley Curtis, curator of the annual exhibit. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    A charged 'Parsifal' from the Opéra National de Paris  Mar 15, 2008
    The opera's fundamental problem stems from Stravinsky's insistence on ending the story, as did the final etching in Hogarth's sequence, with Tom in an insane asylum, rendered mad by a frustrated Shadow. It goes against both our sense of justice and the many precedents Stravinsky imitated in this self-consciously Neo-Classical work. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    De Jesus: Shedding light on dark side of etching  Feb 17, 2008
    "I organize many workshops in the village, teaching people to make etchings ... without any help from the government," he laments. "Graphic art (printmaking) is something that is good for the artist because it travels well, reaching a lot of people, and the artist can also keep their original work. Often artists sell their work and they don't get to keep anything," de Jesus said Monday afternoon at Ark Gallery. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    'The River Series'  Feb 17, 2008
    The 20-piece series of color reduction etchings was presented to the Hearst Center's permanent collection nearly 10 years ago by Bob and Rosemary Beach ... "On a trip to the site, 14 students and myself drew on the plates that later made a book of etchings that all received a copy of," Page says ... "From that start, I made the plates for 19 more etchings and printed them in an edition of 20 for the sepia River Series. Then over the next year I made 20 color prints in a possibly unique... (Waterloo Courier, IO)

    Art therapy (2/17)  Feb 17, 2008
    Last year a Picasso etching was in the auction. I don't think Picasso had any connection to The Golden Triangle, but that piece triggered a bidding war from which we benefited. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)

    Tapping the artist within  Feb 13, 2008
    For this school year, the focus is on printmaking and etching. The most important thing I want each child to realize is they are all artists, says this year s Artist in Residence Danguole Rita Kuolas, It s just a matter of learning the process and tools to be successful. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Secrets behind your favorite toys  Feb 13, 2008
    The stylus is designed to move up and down and left and right "etching" an image in the Aluminum powder that clings to the glass with static electricity. Amazingly, clever Etch-A-Sketch artists can maneuver the stylus to make what looks like curves and angles creating some spectacular pictures. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    * Early birds get the worms and books  Feb 1, 2008
    Some are local publishers of children's books, others will be selling works by artists in wood block printing, etching and illustrating as well as other items related to literacy. Having this prelude is just one step designed to make the affair appealing to the general public. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Artist Edward Hopper  Jan 28, 2008
    His initial painting efforts did not bring much acclaim, but subsequent ventures in etching and watercolors found success and he was able to have his own show in 1920. Marriage and Method. (Suite101.com)

    Art Campus to offer printmaking classes  Jan 25, 2008
    - Intro to Etching, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 19 ... In this class, students will use the same kind of tools Rembrandt used to make their own zinc etching plate, after which they can use that plate to experiment with different printing methods. (North County Times)

    Welder making art from antlers  Jan 20, 2008
    He started etching mirrors with western themes. His first carving with antlers was with a moose horn. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    The night soil business must stop  Jan 18, 2008
    This system must not only be in place but be enforced to the extent of etching it in our souls. Of course, a system is as good as the people that run and use it. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    History of a cookie  Jan 17, 2008
    She has also turned up many references to the cookies in Japanese literature and history, including an 1878 etching of a man making them in a bakery - decades before the first reports of American fortune cookies. The idea that fortune cookies come from Japan is counterintuitive, to say the least. (International Herald Tribune)

    Trial of man accused in 1996 slayings to begin  Jan 15, 2008
    At the time of the mansion fire, authorities said Hommerson had been hired to do an etching of the Lichtmans and their dog. Kay Lichtman, who commissioned the work, had paid him $8,000, authorities said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Gallery exhibits a different chapter in writers' lives  Jan 10, 2008
    Like Vachal, G nter Grass is as much an artist as he is a writer; his etching "Butt Uber Land," in which a gigantic, bloated flounder hovers over the horizon, followed the publication of his 1977 novel "Der Butt" ("The Flounder"). From jottings to fully realized paintings, "The Writers Brush" brims with revelations that will entertain lovers of literature and art alike. (Boston Globe)

    1/10: Arizona Fine Arts Expo  Jan 9, 2008
    See experts painting, carving alabaster, etching stone, making jewelry and blowing glass. More than 100 sculptures will be on display throughout the event, and if you see something you like, head over to the Artists' Marketplace where the artists will be selling their pieces. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Controversy amid the calm  Jan 5, 2008
    Once again she combines many different mediums, including etching, watercolour, pencil, ink, pastel and collage. Ferguson's most important works over the past 30 years have been her public commissions for venues such as the Australian War Memorial and St Patrick's Cathedral in Parramatta. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Hokah artist makes souvenirs for Rotary Lights  Jan 2, 2008
    He s turned a shed on his farm just outside Hokah into a workshop, and for the past year has fine-tuned his skills in glass etching, which involves frosting or abrading a glass surface to create a dull, nontransparent area. Many of his projects are done on glass, but wood and metal can be used as etching canvases ... Cairns first became interested in etching when he realized he wanted a change in his work life. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings  Dec 31, 2007
    Lucian Freud: The Painters Etchings, on view at The Museum of Modern Art in New York from December 16, 2007, to March 10, 2008, highlights the artist's exceptional achievements in the medium of etching and explores the crucial relationship between these works on paper and his works on canvas ... Although best known as a painter, Freud has made etching a constant part of his artistic practice since 1982 ... The full scope and significance of Freuds achievements in etching are represented here,... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Read Indepth Article  Dec 31, 2007
    Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings - Museum of Modern Art - absolutearts ... "Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings" 2007-12-18 until 2008-03-18 New York, NY, USA ... Lucian Freud: The Painters Etchings, on view at The Museum of Modern Art in New York from December 16, 2007, to March 10, 2008, highlights the artist's exceptional achievements in the medium of etching and explores the crucial relationship between these works on paper and his works on canvas. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Lucian Freud stripped bare  Dec 14, 2007
    Yet this impression may come to mind in "Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings," a riveting exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Moving through its galleries, you may conclude that tough as Freud's paintings are, his etchings are somehow even starker, more raw and brutal ... Compared with the loamy explorations of Freud's paintings, the etchings might almost be X-rays. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Decorate Your Home For The Holidays  Dec 11, 2007
    Homemade ice sculptures as centerpieces and etching plates are two ideas that can be done while sticking with a budget ... Natschke said that etching on a glass plate should be done on the bottom of the plate or on the rim, but not where food touches. (KIRO TV, WA)

    Picasso & Chagall Masterpieces Stolen  Dec 11, 2007
    The suspects took off with a Pablo Picasso 1936 signed blakc and white original etching entitled, "Faune dvoilant une Femme" which is valued at $115,000. Also stolen was a Marc Chagall 1960 entitled, "The Meeting of Ruth & Boaz" which is a signed color lithograph valued at $14,500. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    Arts center says farewell to Brian Wagner  Dec 5, 2007
    Louise Grunewald's solar etching of the Animas River served as an absurdly classy farewell card. Guests signed the mat. (Durango Herald)

    Show spotlights 18th-century French artists' drawings in Eternal City  Nov 30, 2007
    He designed a stately Temple of Venus and made an elegant etching of it. It was to burn during a fireworks display, as intended. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    MADE IN FREEPORT: City's elder company a leader in monument innovation  Nov 25, 2007
    "All the etching for each monument is done by hand, to make sure the image doesn't fade." ... In addition to continuing the craft of hand-etching, Flachtemeier installs the foundation of each monument at least 36-inches in the ground to assure long-term stability. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)

    Road Kill in Kent? Relax, It;s a Good Thing  Nov 22, 2007
    Their Charles Brand lithography press accommodates stone lithography and their Charles Brand etching press produces wonderful etchings, relief prints and monotypes. The presses, which can be prohibitively expensive, were donated to the as-yet-unnamed group in early 1990s by South Kent School when they closed their printmaking shop. (Litchfield County Times, CT)

    Researchers find art gems in British collections  Nov 22, 2007
    The picture by Anton Gunther Gheringh is the earliest known depiction of the famous house, the frontage of which was restored using designs seen in a later etching. Other paintings among the gems in the show include a picture of woman mounting a barricade with a flag during a battle in revolutionary France that was believed to be allegorical but has now been found to be a depiction of an actual event. (Globe and Mail)

    GMOA exhibit focuses on scenes in nature  Nov 13, 2007
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    Importance of art  Nov 4, 2007
    " Learning from others is one the keys to the success of these workshops. Simon Mortimer, the leader of the workshop's etching work station, says "the focus was on giving students from different schools the same collective artistic experience, but more importantly, to allow them to have fun experimenting with different media and techniques. " Harwin agrees adding that she believes that both teachers and students got the chance to grow. She says, "There is a great diversity of international and... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Not so tragic?Mexican museum allows the living to get close to death  Nov 1, 2007
    This etching is one of the most famous Day of the Dead images. You'll smile at the picture of the female skeleton wearing a feather hat or at another picture where the skull is filled with the familiar artwork of Coca Cola. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Museum a real attraction: Upgraded facility drawing acquisitions  Oct 29, 2007
    An etching of Martin Luther King Jr. by John Wilson - best-known as a sculptor, for his portrait in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. - was a purchase by the museum's active New Collectors Club and will go on display with other new acquisitions ... A group of etchings by American realist painter and printmaker extraordinaire Jack Beal, from the internationally renowned Print Research Foundation of Stamford, Conn. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Works of faith: Local man displays life, faith in images  Oct 25, 2007
    Through a process of meticulous carving, etching, and hammering, Dr. Steve Halla has learned to create near photograph quality designs with a piece of wood and ink ... Halla, who has been working with woodcuts for eight years, said that he can spend up to 25 hours at his dining room table in Mt. Eden, etching and creating a single woodcut design. (Shelbyille Sentinel-News, KY)

    Nancy Graves: The Pilchuck Series  Oct 24, 2007
    Working with master printer Cate Brigden, the artist selected a variety of plants from the grounds of the school, including a large number of flowers and berries, and placed them on a glass plate, which she then ran through an etching press. The pressure accentuated the subtlety and variety of the organic forms and extracted their natural colors. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Exhibit made jurors feel like 'kids in candy store'  Oct 20, 2007
    Giant Pacific Octopus II is an etching that surprised Koreiva ... Created by Eugene artist Tallmadge Doyle, the etching was awarded both the OSU President s and 2007 Jurors Purchase awards. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Feathers, sequins and the noble white man  Oct 19, 2007
    He opens the book to show me a reproduction of Delacroix's 1848 etching of Catlin's Indian show installed in the Louvre's Salle des S. ances (complete with teepees and a smattering of live Indians). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    local lowdown: your source for upcoming events in the community  Oct 19, 2007
    The exhibition features work done in several mediums - oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphite, etching, photography, wood and stone chief among them - by regional artists. The exhibition runs daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The $5 tickets required for admittance are available at the Shelburne Farms Welcome Center. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)

    New York, America, the West: Prodigal Sons  Oct 11, 2007
    The exhibit includes a Rembrandt etching from 1636, "Return of the Prodigal Son." In it, the father is leaning forward, and the emaciated, almost naked son, with a beastlike face, falls into his father's arms. Next to the etching is a painting from 1640, with the same title, done by Govaert Flinck, one of Rembrandt's top students ... The exhibit includes a Rembrandt etching from 1636, "Return of the Prodigal Son." In it, the father is leaning forward, and the emaciated, almost naked son, with a... (Townhall.com)

    Miller, Ifans get matching tattoos  Oct 3, 2007
    The pair - who have denied they are more than just friends - were seen leaving a Dublin tattoo parlor where the 'Notting Hill' actor had an identical swallow etching to Sienna's inked on his wrist Monday. The "good pals" showed off their matching body art as they strolled arm in arm through the city. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Auctioneers mastering the art of deal  Sep 15, 2007
    Joan Mirs coloured etching La Femme Angora, for instance, which carries a published estimate of between 8,000 and 12,000, is to be sold at Christies later this month ... The owner of the Mir etching will most probably, pay the going rate of 10 per cent plus charges for illustration and insurance, bringing the difference between the price paid (13,000) and price received (9,000 less the charges) to more than 4,000, or more than 40 per cent of price bid at auction which is... (India Times)

    LINDSBORG -- The 50th anniversary of the Sandzen Gallery features three special exhibits of artwork.  Sep 9, 2007
    TAYLOR ARMS COLLECTION Unlike Logan and Sandzn, printmaker John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) began making etchings on zinc or copper plates after trips abroad in the late 1800s. Etching was an art form that was spreading rapidly in the United States ... During travels to Europe in the 1920s, he began three of his most important series of etchings: The French Churches, The Spanish Churches and The Italian Series. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)

    The Tarble at 25  Sep 8, 2007
    Some unique but significant pieces exhibited include a Villion/Duchamp aquatint, a suite of etchings by Jamie Wyeth, an oil painting by Alice Baber, an etching by Stanley William Hayter, two small bronze sculptures by Charles M. Russell, plus a long-term loan from Roger and Ramona Roberson of a glass work by Dale Chihuly. Marcell Duchamp was one of the creators of Dada and Surrealism, and the print was made with his brother, Jacques Villon. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Truman hosting masterprinter art exhibition  Sep 5, 2007
    The exhibition, "25 Years of Printmaking," showcases Jereb's skillful use of various printmaking methods, from etching to monotype and block print. He uses printmaking style as a thematic expression. (Kirksville Daily Express, MO)

    Working with Glass: Willis artisan's calling came after retiring  Sep 4, 2007
    "I took a glass-etching class to be able to engrave ceremonial items for weddings, birthdays and celebratory events," Williams said ... Glass etching, however, is a challenging form of artistry that requires expensive equipment, a significant amount of practice and a lot of patience ... "Standard etching isn't too difficult," Williams said. (Conroe Courier, TX)

    YouTube to pay royalties to songwriters  Sep 1, 2007
    Immortalise the fast-moving world of technology by etching it into your skin. The Web. (Times Online)

    Condo has skyscraper view.  Aug 24, 2007
    A Pablo Picasso etching and Chagall grace a wall in the living room. And a beautiful Robert Mapplethorpe color photograph of an orchid brightens the sitting room. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    Many classes for Old Settlers Reunion and Fall Fair  Aug 23, 2007
    Moberly Monitor - News. Thursday, August 23, 2007. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)

    Yuman creates designs with sand  Aug 13, 2007
    PHOTO BY RYAN BRENNECKE/THE SUN Dennis Snook looks at a piece of glass he used to practice a new technique of etching that uses compressed air to sandblast a design ... For smaller items, the Snooks use a special etching machine with a chamber that envelops the glass piece and contains the spray of sand and glass shards as they fly during the decorating process ... Etching on champagne glasses provided by the customer costs around $35. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)

    Hang time: Protect precious art with proper framing  Aug 10, 2007
    Remember nonglare glass has tiny etching in it and thus creates some distortion of the image. "Museum glass" is crystal clear. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Art meets war in Iraq, and one loses  Jul 26, 2007
    But since the ancient Sumerians began etching pictures in wet mud, giving birth to the world's first script, the country dubbed the cradle of civilization has been revered as a center of art and culture. The many civilizations that passed through Iraq left an imprint on its artists, from the winged bulls that guarded Assyrian city gates to the elegant calligraphy of Islamic art. (Los Angeles Times)

    Crafty crafters help out campers  Jul 24, 2007
    "I've taught crafts at Western Iowa Tech like macrame and silk flowers and glass etching.". "Handle the bottle just so," Dutcher told camper Jacob Merrigan of Sioux City. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Photo Release -- Oakley and Ducati Renew Partnership With New Three-Year Contract  Jul 21, 2007
    Rendered with color schemes and graphic treatments consistent with Ducati products, the frames are authenticated with the emblem found on some of the world's fastest motorcycles, and laser etching on the lens signs each piece with the Ducati trademark. Also announced is a special edition Ducati MX CROWBAR(tm) goggle, which is planned for an autumn release. (Primezone Releases)

    Results for open class cultural arts (A-18):  Jul 16, 2007
    Cultural Arts - Crafts - Glass etching ing. 1st - Logan Butterfield. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    City dedicates historic plaza  Jul 16, 2007
    He said the Casper Monument Company gave the city a huge discount on the project and he used his background as a shipbuilder to make sure an etching of the Mayflower was accurate. Each of the five monoliths took about five days to complete, he said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Flowers and art this weekend in Rushford  Jul 13, 2007
    Phillips has been involved with the artisans for the last couple of years, and when she isn t painting, etching or drawing she s busy working in the mammoth flower garden she along with Sally Miller have created at Auntie s Place on Pinewoods Road in the town of Rushford. It seemed natural for the trio to combine their two hobbies when the gardens would be in full bloom to attract not only gardeners, but also art lovers. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)

    In a lonely place  Jul 8, 2007
    The anomalousness of his 1921 etching "Night Shadows ," which is in the MFA show, is instructive ... Formally, the etching has considerable interest (the way Hopper uses the sweep of hatchings, for example, to heighten a sense of anxiety). (Boston Globe)

    Possum painting to beat Emily's record  Jul 7, 2007
    At least he didn't come away empty-handed, securing a fine small colour etching by David Fraser, Beyond Crown Hill, for $540. And the long night must have proved entertaining after all - he didn't even get to open up the novel he had brought with him. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Mexico and Modern Printmaking: A Revolution in the Graphic Arts, 1920-1950  Jul 5, 2007
    Nothing was more fashionable in 1930s New York than to own the latest etching, woodblock print or lithograph to arrive from Mexico City by Diego Rivera ... Mexico and Modern Printmaking is an exciting display of nearly 150 important lithographs, etchings and woodcuts by 40 artists who came to define a new brand of Modernism, native to Mexico such as Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, Tamayo, Kahlo, Dr. Atl and their European and American colleagues in Mexico at the time, including Jean Charlot, Howard... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Refurbished 'Lincoln' returns to library  Jun 30, 2007
    "The corrosion was etching the surface and causing unsightly drip patterns," said Francis Miller, the head of ConservArt. "If left untreated, these patterns would have continually etched deeper into the bronze, causing permanent, irreversible disfiguration." Ms. Tesar said that discussion about restoring the statue began over a year ago. (Bethel Beacon, CT)

    Into 'plein' air  Jun 29, 2007
    For now, however, she still supplements her brush strokes with something more concrete, gravestone etching. These etching's take the form of an illustration proposed by the family; Webb then draws up a sketch of their idea. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)

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