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Antiquities & Smuggling

For me, a love of craftsmanship goes hand-in-hand with a love of history.

While I understand that museums have previously (in centuries past) built up their collections without checking the provenance, or the local laws related to the piece being moved, I do not agree with it.
For a discussion of provenance, check out the Dallas Museum of Art's page.

(For an example of how provenance can be held in too high a regard, specifically when compared with forensic science, watch Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?)

Kudos to the ICOM International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods, who works to educate people on how to recognize potentially valuable targets, as well as inform antiquities dealers of activities that may inadvertently support terrorist organizations.

Wordplay Wednesday: Mysteries of Vernacular

As many of my friends know, I have a deep love for wordplay, puns & etymology.

I am so excited to see Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel's new TED-Ed series, Mysteries of Vernacular!

Technique Tuesday: Leather - Togging and Drying

The team over at Horween Leathers have put together an article on how different leather drying methods impact the final product created and its potential uses.

http://horween.com/101/technique-toggling-and-drying/

How Wallpaper Used To Be Made

I am mildly obsessed with videos of how things are made.

Continuing the theme of printed interiors - here's another gem from the British Pathé filmakers. This time in Greenford, Middlesex 1968, showcasing more large scale printing techniques. Favourite section ~ how the flock wallpaper so popular in days gone by was created (sneeze, sneeze, and sneeze all the way home?!). Lovely stuff ~ Enjoy :)
Posted by The Art of Wonderment on Tuesday, February 9, 2016

"Stage Management" in Live TV

A lot of people have asked what it means to be the Associate Director on a show like Grease Live. Here's a peek behind the curtain. Every shot in the show was designed and scripted by our director Alex Rudzinski. My job was to execute that plan. You hear me calling shot numbers and camera moves carefully coordinated with the music. My head stays in the script and Alex, to my right, keeps an eye on cameras to adjust framing and pacing. #GreaseLive
Posted by Carrie Havel on Monday, February 1, 2016

Dismantled Piano

Morton Bros Piano, dismantled by Tom Fotheringham

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Hat tip to Austin Radcliffe & Things Organized Neatly.