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brought to you in living colour by Quietfire Design May 2004 - Issue 34 |
Gentle Thoughts |
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Hi Everyone, welcome to the May 2004 issue of byhand. Some of you will already know that my Mom passed away in April which is why this newsletter a bit later and shorter than usual. Thank you so much for your words of condolence. The Premium Subscriber rubber has been mailed - sorry for the delay in getting those out! The 2001/2002 newsletters have been uploaded back onto the site for your entertainment! There has been quite the evolution in it over the years... Hopefully for the better. You may find that some of the links no longer work. Such is the way of the internet - but please let me know - one dear subscriber found one had become a naughty link! Eeek! Some
subscribers may not be receiving the email notification of the newsletter.
Unfortunately this is usually due to I've heard from several people that if Quietfire Design is in your address book, there should be no problem. Now on with the newsletter!!
This month the winner of the draw is: Leanne
Franken Congratulations ! Thanks for joining the byhand Family!
The New Rubber is Here!Check it
all out starting here!
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Important links at your fingertips!
If you wish to contact me, my email address is: suzanne@quietfiredesign.com or
Quietfire Design, Box 1231, Port Alberni, BC
Books to Inspire
Artists'
Journals and Sketchbooks Wow, this book is a keeper. If you like alternative art, Lynne Perella has compiled a fabulous collection of artwork by many different artists including Anne Bagby, Nina Bagley, Karen Michel, Teesha Moore, Sarah Fishburn and many more. Tons of inspiration here! Artists'
Journals and Sketchbooks
Don't forget if you'd like to share some artwork that you have stamped with a Quietfire Rubber Stamp, please send me a copy and I'll be delighted to put in the Stamping Gallery. Don't be shy! Site Siting Vintage Charmings
Kate Murray is the owner of Vintage Charmings, a website which is home to wonderful vintage postcards, maps, illustrations, and books. To find her treasures Kate attends markets and "brocantes" in France on a weekly basis. Oh, you should see the yummy things she sent me in my order! Check out her website!
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Some of the new Gentle Thoughts Rubbah!
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On you way to the Fibre Arts Symposium in the Comox Valley, drop in to see
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More Gentle Thoughts
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know many of you will not be able to make it to Towards the end of March I spent the afternoon at my parents and my Mother and I went through some old family photos. We had a lot of fun and Mom really had a good afternoon. We even found a picture of my grandmother sitting on a rock with her feet in the lake - and she was completely nude! Eeek! It was very tastefully done, thank goodness. She would have been about 50 years old at the time. (I'm sure you'll be seeing that in future artwork....) I completed the decoration of these panels before we went to the hospital to see my Mom on Easter weekend. She was delighted to see what I had done with the photos and I was so glad I had taken them. She passed away the next day. Here is Mothers and Daughters. |
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This is Gum (don't ask... she was married to Dang-Dang). Gum was my Great Grandmother, my Mom's Mother's Mother. Hold tight, there'll be a test at the end! |
This is Olive, my Dad's Mom on her wedding day. |
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This is Hilda, always referred to as Sid, my Mom's Mother. |
This is Mom about the time she was adopted. |
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This is me. |
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Stampers CelebrationCalgary Alberta Canada We were there! What an amazingly successful event this was!
Everyone came ready to shop and to have lots of fun. The students in
my classes were delightful and extremely competent - check out the class
photos to see what we did! My acrylic friend, Susan and her husband,
as well as Nancy Quinn and I were at the booth all the time. And we
were hopping! A huge thanks goes out to them for keeping me going in
light of recent events.... Thanks so much to everyone who dropped in
to see us and say Hi! I'm sorry I was so busy that I couldn't chat more.
Next time! |
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Our booth ready for business. We had the Lee Valley style of shopping, complete with clipboards and order forms!
The Make & Take table ready to go for participants to make a little handbound book filled with Gentle Thoughts rubber stamps! |
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This is the room we were in, there was another room of vendors just as large it seemed. If you wanted anything related to stamping, I'm sure it was there! This room only looked like this for a few minutes, then it was crammed with shoppers! |
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Spring Challenge The byhand ATC Quotation SwapTwenty-four brave artists have banded together to create ATC's for this swap. Stay tuned for pictures of this in the next newsletter!
artwork by Faith Lloyd |
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Recent additons to the byhand Products
family! |
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Stay tuned! Quietfire Design will have the following in stock soon: slide mounts |
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Original Vintage Ledger PagesWhat an amazing collage item. Each page is dated at the
top with 1894 or 1895. Very cool! |
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Glassine Envelopes in two new sizes - um, the photos show them a bit (okay, a lot!) out of proportion!
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The Star Book Kits and Bare Bones refills are now available! |
Microscope Slides! |
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Copper Mesh Fabric |
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Suzanne's Schedule 2004
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Quietfire
Design (that'd be me!) will be heading out to teach and/or be a vendor For more information on each of these events, click on the title and you will go to their respective website. All these websites are being continually updated so visit often. |
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Courtenay,
British Columbia
Artwork by Eileen Neill, instructor at the Fibre Arts Symposium and whose work will also be on display at Mum's the Word This event will feature acclaimed fibre artists workshop instructors, seminars and presentations by internationally acclaimed speakers. It will focus on fibre's diverse functional and decorative forms with professional fibre artists from all over the Pacific Northwest.
Engaging presentations, seminars and dynamic workshop in Visit the Fibre Arts Symposium web site www.fibrearts.iscn.ca for frequent updates or the Comox Valley Arts Council www.island.net/~cvcac. For more information contact cvcartscouncil@shaw.ca
My
class at the Fibre Arts Symposium is
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Kalligraphia '04 Lethbridge
Community College Sunday,
August 15 to
Here
is the list of instructors and their classes: NOTE:
There may be slight changes or additions to classes as numbers dictate...full
class descriptions, supply lists, housing and food information will be
included in the course registration packet due out by the end of March.
To
hold a registration spot (classes will be filled according to registration
number) send a $100 (cheque or money order made out to Kalligraphia '04)
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Eyelet Setting PrimerFirstly let me say that not all eyelets are created the same. Some are much harder than others, which makes them more difficult to set. (Quietfire eyelets are easy to set, by the way!) Some brands of eyelets are extremely hard to set. These are likely coloured brass. Anodized aluminum eyelets are much more easily set, as are real copper. However, most companies don't tell you what their eyelets are made from, you have to buy them to find out if they are a pain to set... Most paper artists are currently using the 1/8" eyelets. These eyelets have a barrel that measures approximately 1/8" diameter. The flange which comes out over the paper is often 3/16" (not quite 1/4" wide).
Here is a comparison of 3 eyelets of differing barrel lengths. The one on the left is the Quietfire Long eyelet. The one on the right is the Quietfire Regular eyelet and the one in the middle is an inferior other brand! Not really, it's just put in there to illustrate that not all 1/8" eyelets are created the same in type of metal or barrel length! The Long eyelet goes through bookboard. Don't try using a long eyelet where a short one will do. The long eyelets just have too much metal in the barrel and they can't bend back enough to form a flange. If you use a hole punch that is 1/8" wide, sometimes, depending on the brand of punch, the hole that you create is too large. This is not such a big concern if the hole is in paper, but if you are punching fabric or bookcloth, you want to use a smaller size punch. This is why Quietfire carries the punch with the variety of bits. I use the smallest, or next to smallest size bit when punching fabric. Even bookcloth has some stretch, and an eyelet set in it will pop out if the hole is too large.
Many people ask me about the Japanese Screw Punch. I have
yet to be convinced to spend the big bucks on one! The seem incredibly
awkward and you need a hammer to set the eyelets, anyway. One blow of
the hammer on this punch and you have your hole - these puppies are sharp!
NOTE: when you use a punch, make sure the surface is sturdy. I
like to use a cutting mat under the surface so not to dull the punch,
and position the mat over a table leg. Some plastic tables just have too
much bounce in them! I teach at one location and there is no way you can
punch a hole when working on the table, you have to get down on the floor
to punch your holes! The floor is sturdy..... A note about hammers: The heavier the hammer, the less pounding needed. One gentle whack of a framing hammer does the trick! Make sure your punch or eyelet setter is vertical when hit and not tilted to one side.
The first eyelet setter I had was the cone shaped one seen on the bottom left. I was not happy with my eyelets. It wasn't until I discovered the nipple-shaped setter (above, left) that I discovered true eyelet happiness! This setter creates a rolled flange that looks almost identical to the front side. I really like this look! The nipple-shaped setter is the only one I carry. There are other setters that appear flat to look at, and they work quite well, but they split the back of the eyelet. I'm not keen on that look at all especially if you can see the back. Another tip if you are adding eyelets to fabric. The Quietfire Eyelet Washers are a wonderful asset. The Mothers and Daughters piece I did earlier in this newsletter used brass eyelets and copper washers to bind all the panels together. The washers were added to both sides of the eyelet. The one that fell out was the one that I forgot to add the washer to the back.... I removed the eyelet with pliers - I crushed that puppy and pulled it gently out and replaced it with another - and 2 washers!
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Toilet Paper and Life I think we were discussing (on the byhandartists list) some of the things we had in the studio. Well, Rose made the mistake of mentioning toilet paper..... Why does Rose have toilet paper in her studio? Inquiring minds had to know!
So after much speculating by many, Rose graciously shared this page she created for an altered book. "I used pieces of the infamous toilet paper that I use to mop up paint in my workshops...same roll, many, many mop ups.. The quote is compliments of Tracey via a journal swap we did last year.. I simply roll the toilet paper over any part of my painting I want to lift paint off . It's especially helpful when glazing. .... the great thing about keeping a roll of toilet paper in the studio is that no one EVER has to change it!!! Just keep mopping up colour." Rose |
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And what else came out of this topic? From byhandartist Anne Cheney: I cover T_P tubes with what ever left over art paper I have, and then stand them vertically in a portable "Carry-all". Now I have an organized way to seperate pens, brushes, pencils, small rulers, etc. . Also,
Duck tape is pretty strong and good to use. Thanks Annie - this is great!! |
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If there is any information you would like to see in this newsletter,
let me know. Each month I will email you to let you know the new issue
is published. If you know someone who would like to receive notice of
byhand, just have them email me and I
will put them on the list. Bye for now and thanks for visiting! suzanne@quietfiredesign.com |
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The original title lettering of byhand was done with a Mitchell's Roundhand Nib, size 0, and Higgins Eternal Ink. Quietfire Design Rubber stamps were used to create the other designs. |
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Thank you for your help and your understanding.
The
eyelet setter is an extremely important tool. You may have found that
you don't get a nicely formed eyelet when you have pounded them.
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