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Never met other than on FF but really, really missed your presence Áine ...... if I can remember correctly, a few years ago, it was thy wit which drove me from the lurkers bench and onto the register..

Yup .... that's possible.
But a windblown newspaper lying in the gutter says nothing - just rubbish - whilst a painting of that very same subject hanging in a gallery can ooze social comment on a number of levels - so there are definable parameters whether we like it or not.

possibly a controversial direction this topic is taking - imho nothing can be argued until the concept "ART / ARTWORK" is satisfactorily defined and that can easily be books full - ( While doing my Fine Art degree I had a lecturer who could theorize over a blank canvas for hours - and make...

.............seeing that I live in Cape Town, which just happens to be beyond the UK boundaries, I absolutely loved reading this thread !!!!!!!!!!

prospero wrote:Free from impurities.

They are obviously not visited by the greeble or flumb boykie..........

2 teabags per cup for me ...... strong with three sugars thanks !!!! ( must be earl grey )

Thanks guys - I like the backing with tabs idea - might be a mission cutting out all the wings and twirly bits in the design but makes sense in the event of the mirror breaking.............

Client brought in an art nouveau design in pewter - she it wants placed on the surface of a mirror - the hollows at the rear are filled with wax - Question - do I use silicone gel or no-more-nails or something else ? - can one stain no-more-nails black ? the thickness of the glass is obviously going...

I have done numerous outdoor mirrors and have five of my own, 3 of which get full weather treatment - rain wind sun the whole toot - BUT I used a synthetic moulding, not wood because wood is no good here. (7cm flat synthetic which I painted and sealed to work with the surroundings) Ran a bead of sil...

Don't know them at all - I was just amazed at what they did here with a camera (I think.....)

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dash of cake flour + dash of pva glue = dash of black acrylic paint : mix into a thickish paste . I normally apply the paste with the finger and wipe off excess with a damp paper towel ( the 'dough' sets rock hard - used this 'dough' for small kids 30yrs ago when teaching art and my wife still has a...

I took in four sets of blades for sharpening (including one reversible set) and when I got them back they were all stuffed up and performed like this - pushing the moulding outwards at the last trim - I eventually took some abrasive paper, stuck it to a thick piece of mirror lying flat on the work b...

puzzle on a board - second board same size on top of puzzle - Masking tape to hold the two boards together - flip over - remove tape bits - remove what was the bottom board - sticky board ( I make my own with something I get called ME Glue - paint board with roller and glue - allow to dry to sticky ...

Nigel Nobody wrote:a really first class team!

Reads almost like an SA team- Strauss Trott Pietersen Prior

cold laminate the image to the Acrylic How is this done, if I may ask - I have looked at the Diasec method of floating a print ( it has to be done by a printing company ) but is prohibitively expensive Diasec - the print is laminated to the perspex with a silicone adhesive and this is then laminate...

Not quite so far down under but blessings to you Ormond and also northwards to that cold spot from sunny Cape Town. Remember the words of Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull - "the Christmas spirit is not what you drink "

I always have a can of WD-40 or equivalent for the cutters - one company I used to buy glass from has half-cans with paraffin/kerosene with the cutters standing in them

Cape Town - Snowing heavily all the time (on Sky and Euronews )- outside 28 degrees - not driving anywhere - too good in the pool in the back yard - no hot tea - just cold sauvignon blanc

Sorry !

expecting to see a friend from St Ives Cornwall on Monday - hope she gets out of there tomorrow.

normally 2 weeks - some wait up to 4weeks - some get the finished job in a day or two ( depending on who it is and what the job is worth) As for disturbances during the day - My door remains shut ( I work from home ) on a Wednesday and Friday so that work is not interrupted but I find that good old ...

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