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A place to publish random research and projects.

Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Purple flowers in the Pilbara

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  I'm pretty confident this is a Solanum variety. Possibly Solanum lasiophyllum as it's leaves are more fuzzy than the orbiculat...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Crafting with paper lanterns

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Every steampunk party requires appropriate decorations. My lovely hosts had everything covered which meant I could spend an hour or so modi...
Thursday, 14 September 2017

Pilbara wildflowers

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I have no idea what species these flowers are, but they are a beautiful splash of colour in an otherwise red and dusty environment.
Monday, 28 August 2017

Pennsic block printing haul - follow up

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Remember my block printing haul from Joann's? I've started experimenting with them. The blocks are carved wood with the print surfa...
Sunday, 20 August 2017

First time using a pottery wheel

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At Pennsic, I made a thing!! Under the expert direction of Master Simon I made a howl. I threw it using a foot powered wheel and then it w...
Thursday, 10 August 2017

Pennsic block printing haul

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As you can tell from the recent flurry of posts, I attended Pennsic again this year. I also took the opportunity to goto Joann's. For t...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017

Lino block printing - initial experiments

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*NB: this post has been set to publish itself two weeks after writing as it relates to gifts for people. This week I've been teachin...
Monday, 24 July 2017

Printing with rubber stamps - follow up

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I've continued my experiments with printing with rubber stamps. In the original post I mentioned some learnings from the experiment. On...
Monday, 17 July 2017

Qasam and the Kashani cobalt

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As outlined in previously , Kashan, Iran seems to be the initial production site of Blue on White ceramics. This is due to Kashan's pro...
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Saturday, 1 July 2017

block printing with rubber stamps

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I'm playing with block printing again. I've acquired some sample bags from work. Typically the B sample bag for standards is throw...
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Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Squwark plate

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I made a plate for my friend Phillipa. She's pretty awesome and loves her chickens so when I found the following image I couldn't h...
Friday, 9 June 2017

Pelican outfit #7: The completed outfit

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Testing the outfit the night before - who wore it better? I'm really happy with how my Pelican outfit turned out. It's...
Thursday, 8 June 2017

Pelican Outfil #6 - The hat and wings

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The hat (and wings) on a Peri. The hat often has the same texture as the wings. The hat has been viewed in passing but was the best ...
Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Pelican Outfil #5 - Test collar & dress

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I got so heavily involved in making the outfit, I never actually completed the outfit diary. The 1st anniversary of my Pelicaning is fast ap...
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Saturday, 3 June 2017

Names from Kalhana's Rajatarangint, a Chronicle of the Kings of Kasmir, Translated by M.A.Stein

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SCA reference names for the indian sub-continent. In the format of NAME, Occupation, sex, date, caste (where possible) Out of order and n...
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Saturday, 27 May 2017

Star tile lineup from the A&S 50 challenge

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 No.  Star Tile  Original tile  Time / Place  1 Kashan 1262  2 ...
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