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Natural Pigments

Kristi01 mins

Here is an awesome essay/paper on natural pigments: http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 Trying to figure out how to smash these sea stones into pigment…..

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Art: Adobe Sufism Retreat

Kristi01 mins

I am celebrating Beltane a bit early this year. I booked a short interfaith and artistic retreat at Adobe – an interfaith and spiritual retreat center in New Lebanon, NY about an hour and a half from me. It will be a chance for me to work through some things personally, as well as some…

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Tattwas – Sanskrit language of shapes and designs

Kristi23 mins

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: Tattwas – Sanskrit language of shapes and designs” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] Tattwa are geometric images from India. they are  symbols  that can be used in mandala.  One of the most traditional symbol sets and one considered to have innate power to effect realization is by using  Tattwa. These simple geometric symbols can…

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Environmental Signage Project

Kristi01 mins

So I have this wayfinding/environmental signage project due wednesday. Almost done with it and definitely one I struggled with. Funny because its what got me into graphic design in the first place. I wanted to base the wayfinding in my ‘pretend’ building off my logo’s personality. Something that was playful but has a bit of…

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NM Rescinded

Kristi02 mins

So I have really sad news. My Starry Night Retreat/Residency has been rescinded because the person handling the applications didn’t understand what “Photographic Chemicals” meant…. and quickly skimmed past the Materials section. This came up because I had asked if there was a room that I could occupy down there to setup as an impromptu…

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