Mary Nix on August 31st, 2009

Craftster.org offers forums, craft ideas, blog posts on crafts and my favorite, videos that illustrate how to make a craft.
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Mary Nix on August 13th, 2009

After watching the following video, check out the Lego Click Awards 2009.

Time Lapse Lego Light Bulb from Beschizza on Vimeo.

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Mary Nix on August 5th, 2009

The Getty offers an awesome online video of a potter making a maiolica pot.   Their description reads:
Today maiolica is still made in many of the same Italian towns and workshops in which it was created five hundred years ago during the Renaissance. Methods for making maiolica have changed little in the past five centuries.

Making Maiolica [...]

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Mary Nix on August 1st, 2009

This guide from the Amon Carter Museum offers over 700 images from the Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith.  The guide also offers discussion about the photographer,  a look at gear, work , clothing and a timeline of the history of the west according to his photos.   There are several other resources as well that you [...]

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Mary Nix on July 20th, 2009

love to scour second hand shops when I need a new piece of furniture. This week-end I found a lovely end table and when I was cleaning it at home, I was happy to learn it was crafted by a company in North Carolina. What does this have to do with a [...]

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Mary Nix on July 14th, 2009

Ask Joan of Art your art questions online at the Smithsonian American Museum.
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