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Melonius Mennallin was born in the winter of 2046 to a family of merchant just north of Mayer's pass in M'Chek as the only child. Father Uriath, and mother Rhen brought him to various different marketplaces through out Avlis when they're doing business. One day, when Melonius was six years old, on the trip back from Zvidureth, they came upon an unconscious female elf on the side of the road. Although still breathing, she was hanging on to her life by a thread. They took her home, and brought her back to life. As later they found out, Godien's family had been killed in a recent raid by human bandits that destroyed her village. Uriath and Rhen took Godien into their family, and Melonius and Godien grew up as brother and sister. Until one day, Godien left without a trace. Melonius, at the age of sixteen, left his home to Mikona in search of Godien. This began his adult life.
On the way to Mikona, as he was resting near Mikona, a mysterious half elf came up to him and asked for food. Melonius shared some of his meal with this half elf, and they struck up a conversation. During this conversation, Melonius shared his desire to become a wizard, something that Godien really thought highly of. Out of gratitude, this half elf began to teach Melonius the art of arcane. By the time he arrived at Mikona, he had mastered a couple of spells. Thus began his journey to become a wizard.
His life in Mikona in the early years wasn't without troubles. He fought the Sereg'wethrin a number of times, not only in Mikona, but also in the northern part of M'Chek. One such occasion in the summer of 2066, while traveling with good friend, Peregryne Twostep and a child prodigy, Sammy Valorien, the Sereg'wethrin, out of nowhere, began to attack the human soldiers. Melonius, along with Peregryne and Sammy, tried to fight off the Sereg'wethrin, while doing this, Melonius discovered a weakness to the Sereg'wethrin. He found out that these beasts were weak against Necromantic magic, thus, together with Peregryne and Sammy, they used Necromantic magic to down a large number of them, including several Nwalamaers. Melonius continued to fight these to this date, and has a hand in protecting various cities from Sereg'wethrin onslaught.
His life as a wizard took an interesting turn in the spring of 2072. On a stormy night at his abode in Twin Falls, in Eastern M'Chek, a white hair elderly man came knocking at his door. He told Melonius the story of Andrinor's Ascension and the aftermath, and convinced him to establish a new mage order, Ivory Order of the Sun. He agreed to do so, and held this position until summer of 2087, leading Ivory through the Vortex of Chaos hunt.
It was during the month of June, 2087, that he was summoned by Andrinor, the god of mortal magic, to become his vassal in the prime material realm. Melonius agreed to serve Andrinor and dedicate his work to Andrinor for the rest of his mortal life. In return, Andrinor blessed him with the ability to converse with his god through meditation. It is with this ability that Melonius used to convene the first High Mage Council of Avlis, a ruling entity of the Trust of Andrinor, and still serve as the Moderator of the High Mage Council to this date.
Melonius did not stop there. In his service to Andrinor, he first guided the council to build the Academy of Mortal Magic, situated in South Central Deglos, in order to educate the populace on Mortal Magic as well as the philosophy of Andrinor. But Melonius wanted to do more for Andrinor.
Using his resources as the founder of Mennallin Enterprises, he financed the construction of various buildings throughout Avlis. Through these endeavors, he built up enough wealth to give it all back to Andrinor. For Andrinor, Melonius built four branches of Academy of Mortal Magic, in Kitanaya Hills, Elysia, LeOr, and Mikona.
Finally, on June 18th, in the summer of 2129, at the age of 83, within the walls of Elysia, and during the party at Merchant's Rest inn that he's the co-owner of, Melonius struck a deal of the ages with the High Guildhall Convention of Deglos. For the sum of 60 million gold, Melonius purchased a mountaintop in Northern Deglos, near the peak of Mount Crescetoria, and signed a construction contract with the gnomes to build a city for Andrinor. The city's name is Visimontium, Urbi Andrinoram Fidem. This city is to house the followers of Andrinor, and the Trust. As the name of the city means in common, Wismount, City of Andrinor's Trust.
Melonius dedicated his life to Andrinor, but it doesn't mean that he didn't enjoy life itself. Melonius married Mari Briggs on June 22nd, 2084. And has twin sons, Theo and Trey, who were born on August 6th, 2094.
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Japan's Civil Society (Japan Society of Civil Engineers, JSCE) has been released in March this year new aluminum structure design and production standards, it will make aluminum in building Bridges and sluice engineering is more easy to be used.
Japan just took office near the new chairman of the aluminum association Akira Kaneko, said, "we have been in the infrastructure construction process to realize the breakthrough in application of aluminum, and research and development has been admitted by the Japan civil society."
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Run Linda Run!!!
This is the view I will be enjoying bright and early tomorrow morning. Its time again for the Santa Cruz Half Marathon! Wheeee!!! I anticipate an easy run, me and Eddie V. and his soul wrenching voice, enjoying Cali's gorgeous weather. I only hope it doesn't get too hot b/4 the end of the race, the temp. is expected to be in the 80's manana.
I didn't go look at houses today. I did a couple of drive bys yesterday, but didn't see anything worth dragging my Realtor to. I'm kinda burnt out. This house hunting thing is like dating. You go "date" all these houses, you get all excited about the prospect, and then the reality sets in and there's just something wrong with all of them. sigh. LOL!!!
So, with all my free time today, I did some creating. That was such a great feeling. Btwn training for the race and my art classes, I haven't been motivated to produce anything. I had this idea knocking around in my head to make my own floral embellishments. My original idea didn't pan out, but I did finish these two pieces, the first one using the hand-made flowers...They're punched out of stamped paper, stippled and edged with ink, then small flowers layered over the larger and stitched.
Me & the Sistor, circa 1969.
This second piece, I used a template made from the punched paper and stippled and stamped the flowers to make the background. I stamped and inked the butterflies and did some stitching on the paper with dark green jute.
Me & Nancy at her parent's 50th wedding anniversary party in Oregon 2007.
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Post race tomorrow...Dinner at the Andrews, a belated Easter celebration. I sure hope we're not having lamb, ewwww...
Then I am sure I am gonna crash!
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Friday, April 03, 2009
first there was the sneezing.
then some itching.
then there was the wheezing.
and trouble breathing.
on thursday, I went to that allergy and asthma specialist.
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no joke.
I know...how is it that I have asthma and can run???
evidently, I've had it my entire life and my body had compensated.
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I bot a dyson b/c I need to vacuum every week,
and I should wash sheets and comfortor every two weeks.
(domestic goddess is not on my resume, I haven't kept this schedule b/4 now.)
a total culture change.
the dyson is pretty cool, tho' as far as vacuum cleaner technology is concerned.
I should be done processing this in about 2 weeks.
and then maybe I can get over being dramatic about what's happening to me...
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The Planting Revolution in Brazil
While I currently work independently in the area of agricultural technology, I also participated in all of the development of Precision Planting equipment in Brazil. I can say that planting in Brazil has changed significantly due to the use of Precision Planting meters in the country.
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I've spent the past few weeks thinking about ideals, interest, and desire. What makes people interested in something? Why do people like things, and not like others?
Desire has always been a strange subject to me. Why do we want the things we want? Why are we interested in some things, yet not in others? Why do people form ideals, and try to attain them?
Initially I thought the subject couldn't be futhur explained. People, by choice of free will simply desired something. They chose to pursue some way of life, and that's that. No more can be said. But recent thoughts have tended to give me doubts as to whether this is so, at least in some cases.
I wrote a journal entry the other day called 'Common Sense', where I psychoanalyzed myself, and found some unconscious motivations working within me. There were a lot of things I left out of that entry, one of which was a strange appeal I had to the character 'Ice Man' from the Top-Gun movie.
For those who have not seen the movie, there was a character, Ice-man, who was one of the best pilots in the world. Tom Cruise played a character where he was always competing against Ice-man to be the top pilot of the flight academy.
Cruise's character was a fly by the seat of his pants pilot, who oftentimes broke the rules, and tried his own stunts, and it oftentimes got him in trouble. Ice-man was just the opposite. He never broke any rules, and was always Cruise's worst enemy. Cruise would always slip up because Ice-man was unrelenting, always calm and rational, and just waited for Cruise to try some silly move and would get him.
Growing up, I never thought anything of this. I just thought "Ice-Man" was cool. Why? He just was. I thought it was some sort of personal 'Jason' thing, unique to me, and I just liked him. I found out this wasn't the case.
What was really going on, is on an unconscious level, whether young Jason realized this or not, I was witnessing a dynamic of improvisation versus following the rules, and the guy who didn't break the rules ended up winning. In my entry 'Common Sense', I talked about why this appealed to me, but I'll shortly recap.
Basically I had some painful childhood experiences when I tried to improvise, taking things too far, and like Cruise, it got me in trouble. Because these events were painful, they were thrust into my unconscious mind, where I did not want to deal with them. When these painful events had happened, I formed a mental defense mindset that it was better just to follow the rules, and not try anything crazy, because it gets you in trouble when you do so. I went from class-clown, outgoing, and always making jokes, to introverted, self-conscious, and overall to myself.
Ice-Man had an appeal to me because he was simply a living manifestation of my own mindset, in action and succeeding, defeating all competition. He was the best, and this mental defense mindset had made him the best. He was doing the same thing I was doing, and it appealed to me because it was basically saying, "Yeah Jason, keep it up. You'll eventually become a master, who follows all the rules perfectly, and you'll always defeat these fly by the seat of their pants guys. They'll slip up, but you won't."
This made me wonder if all appeal to various characters, movies, and other interests were similar to this dynamic. Do these psychological defenses cause people to like things, and not like things? Are all things we find interesting rooted in these defenses?
I pondered this thought.
I started to think about things I like. I like studying philosophy. Why do I love this subject?
At first I may have studied the subject in a hope to find God – what I could understand about God, and what I could not understand – but eventually it became a lot more than that. It became a way of understanding myself, and understanding the world. I eventually got to where I was just interested in the problems they were trying to figure out. It was not rooted in any sort of defense. I wasn't particularly guarding myself from anything.
Philosophy, in some sense, was a guide to help me define good boundaries. Good mindsets to protect me against things that will only leave me unhappy. To keep me pursuing things that are worthwhile, and on track toward things actually worth investing time into. Since I was raised in such a strict religious environment, I was curious as to whether what I had been told my whole life was really true. Then again, in another sense, it was simply something I loved to do.
It seemed, strangely, to be a tangled mess of both. I was interested in philosophy because I learned things which benefitted my life, but at the same time, philosophy wasn't just a means to an end, it was an end in itself, as I was just curious as to finding the answers to these problems.
My psychology studies have been rooted in the same dynamic. Sure I learn things which protect me against the common pitfalls you see people in all the time. Then again, I'm very interested in understanding emotions, not for any particular reason, but just because they're interesting. There's no goal I'm hoping to gain from understanding these things. I'm pursuing them as goals in and of themselves. I read the book, think to myself, "Well that was interesting. Never knew that", and the book closes. I never plan on using it for anything.
I'm not reading Bertrand Russell's Principles of Mathematics right now for any reason other than I simply want to read it. It's not to look smart, or even to use the knowledge for anything. I just think the stuff is neat. What is a number? Can all mathematical propositions be reduced to the same logic I've studied in philosophy? Russell started talking about constants (which philosophers call 'particulars') and generalizations (which philosophers calls 'universals'), and how all pure mathematics is rooted in relationships between the generalizations, not anything in particular. Empirical space is different than pure mathematical space. This kind of stuff is what he believed philosophers meant when they oftentimes said that mathematics is a priori. He was also talking about how to the real hardcore mathematicians "in the know", the subject is just as uncertain as any other. A lot of technical definitions in mathematics are lacking, and they don't really understand what's going on. I just stood back while reading this and thought… This is awesome. I've been curious about this stuff for years!
I thought, well, this isn't leading me the answers I'm wanting. I need more examples.
I thought about a guy I know. I won't say his name as I don't want to embarrass the guy too bad. When it comes to relationships, the guy has no boundaries, no preferences, no defenses, no anything. He just takes whatever slop life hands him, and though the women that he's had in his life could be classified, at least mentally, as garbage, he still keeps tagging along to horrible relationships, hoping things will eventually get better, even though all rational argument and probability says it will not.
He seems to like any woman. He's the opposite of selective. Pretty, ugly, nice, mean – if she shows interest, he's there. I suppose most would label him as extremely desperate. He's basically hoping that some woman will eventually take him in.
Watching this kind of dynamic is what makes you start wondering about, "What you really want" versus "What you think you want", and we start to try to convince the poor fellow that he doesn't really want what he says he wants. He's only deceived himself, in desperation, that he actually likes these women, but in reality, he does not.
Greg and I refer to this state as, "Not knowing what you even want." He'll either get nothing, or randomness given to him from the world, but nothing is directed toward a goal or purpose. There's no sense of science, where he starts identifying factors he likes and dislikes, and starting to filter the women. In fact, he's in such bad shape, he doesn't have any women to even filter on. He has no options at all.
You'd think this kind of guy would have lots of options blowing his way, but actually it works in the opposite way you'd think. The selective guy is typically a guy with things going for him, so he doesn't settle for just any girl, and the girls pick up on that, and end up all pursuing him instead. He has value. This other guy has no value.
I thought about myself, and thought, "I have options in this area of life, with girls that like me, but I don't pursue this." Then I pondered why. It's not that I don't like women, or that I have anything against them, they're just lower on my priority scale, and I'd rather have other things than a relationship. I thought, "Hmm, that's a defense, but of a different sort."
When you think of a defense, you think of trying to block something when attacking you. Women lunging at me and I have this big shield, thwarting their advances. Really, to me, my mindset is so oftentimes disconnected from even thinking about women, that I don't even notice the advances. Thinking of this, just the other day, I was in Wal-Mart and a college aged girl (cute too) started trying to talk to me. I was buying some pens and a few notebooks for my math studies. She said some things, I said, "Hi", smiled, listened for a second, then said, "Excuse me. I need to get going." It wasn't but a few seconds later my thoughts returned to what I was thinking about, and I literally haven't thought of her until just now.
Greg on the other hand, he's been working on this area of his life, and has been studying dating, women's psychology, relationships, and everything. He had a girl advance on him the other day while he was in a restaurant, and he told me about the story. He had been changing his posture, how he stands (such as when waiting in line), and was wondering about the results. I will admit, he looks better with his new posture. He seems to have more life, and look more healthy. His mother even commented to him that she's noticed changes, but couldn't quite put a finger on what it was. He's much more open and stretched out, looking much more comfortable in the environment, than his older more hunched, slouched look. To him, this was progress. I think it's good progress as well.
Anyways, I find that sort of thing very interesting. Same event happens to two different people, one person doesn't even take notice, another it's something worthy of attention.
I brought this up to say how this all ties to priorities. To me, women are a low priority. They're ok, but I'd prefer spend my time thinking about these philosophical issues. To Greg, women are a higher priority, something he desires. We both desire women (I'm not gay), but he values a relationship much higher than I do.
I spend a lot of time reading philosophy written by monks, and people like Henry David Thoreau. Naturally, their kind of thinking has come off on me. I pursue peace and contentment. Mental solitude. Greg wants a fulfilling love relationship. Most of the time when I talk to people about relationships I have to abstract, and try to position myself in their mindset. I haven't desired a relationship with a woman in a long long time. There's been two girls who I've found alright, but I haven't seriously seriously really liked someone since like high school. I can't even create that sort of dynamic anymore. I just can't get it to come out.
I suppose in a sense, I have 'defenses' against women, but they're not really against the women, or rooted in bad experiences. There's no conflict at all. I think a lot about what a relationship even is. I was talking to a girl the other day, and she was talking about wanting a life partner. I asked, "Why do you want someone to be there?" To me, I don't even understand why that matters. I see value in being cared for when sick, but other than that, I really see no value in this. I can watch a movie alone, or with someone. The extra people add nothing to the film. I can eat alone, or with someone. There's no added value with them, or without them. I prefer reading and studying.
I've never made it over the hurdle of, "Life is better with you than without you." If you need someone to make life better, you seem to be needy to me. True peace and contentment needs to fully exist within you. People also tell me this, "Yes, if you go into a relationship hoping the other person will fix you, you're doomed from the start." Then I ask, "Well, why do you even want a relationship to begin with if you're completely self-sufficient?" They never have an answer.
I still think it'd be ideal if gender was destroyed. If human beings were simply human beings, neither male nor female, but more of an androgynous setup, with capability to replicate your kind without need of anyone else. It's weaker to need two different people to reproduce than to only need one. Many species in the world have no gender distinction – it's really arbitrary, and seems to me to only add complications to life, not solve any real problems.
I don't think human beings should have a 'significant other'. Ideally, we'd all love each other equally. We'd treat everyone as good as a good lover treats his or her spouse. Even the Bible says that when redeemed, there is no distinction of gender – man will be like the angels, being neither male, nor female. I can't help but say that's the route we need to strive for, if possible.
I try to treat even strangers with the same honor and respect as I would my parents, or immediate family. I hate thinking in terms of, "he's one of us", or, "he's not part of our group", based on such shallow things as what whom you popped out of. It's not like I had anything to do with that. I just woke up one day, and had a set of parents, and a certain family. I don't see why everyone can't be my family.
I only went into that digression because I wonder what kind of 'defense' this would be? It's not rooted in painful experiences. It's not really a boundary. It's almost more of a defense against putting up defenses. I don't like the idea of social cliques, or families, countries, patriotism, etc. We're all human beings. A brotherhood of man. (I sound like a hippy). It's just a general apathy toward the whole concept of the relationship, finding it 'bad basis', and not worth considering. It's like listening to the news when it comes to border control. "What should we do?" – Bad basis, there shouldn't be a border. Instead of trying to keep Mexicans out, we need to try to help them get homes, and jobs, and love them like we love ourselves.
I guess if this all is a defense, it'd be the fact that I've lumped relationships in with that whole other pile of stuff I consider as, "cares of this world." "Stuff that takes you away from thinking on what's really important."
Anyways, it seems decisions toward dealing with things have a chain reaction on other interests and desires futhur down the line. Making one decision sometimes is like making several hundred, or even thousands of other implied decisions. Sort of a "If you make this decision, you're also agreeing to this this and this. Upon making this decision you'll now be interested in this this and this. You'll also now lose interest in this this and this. This this and this will now make you happy when you're around it, while this this and this will now irritate you." There's this big complicated web, to where your decision in forming mindsets (call them defenses, boundaries, whatever you want to call them), and each mindset has its set of corresponding consequences (or effects, results, things that happen – whatever you wish to call them).
Ideals seem to be related tied in with interests. The girl I talked to said she believed there were two factors causing people to be attracted to one another: 1) sexual attraction and 2) common interests.
I don't really agree with this myself. I think it's close, but not really the whole picture. I didn't say anything to her, however. I think sexually attractive, especially to most women, has only about 10% of good looks, and is more of a positive energy and presence. Being fun and a joy to be around. Making the person laugh. It's really a lot to do with people skills, and having an attractive personality. Most women will choose a fun guy, who can make them laugh, over one who is good looking and is incredibly dull.
Also, I think fulfillment in relationships is deeper than just common interests. Actually, I think common interests are simply a subset of the deeper dynamic of "possession". I think the deepest relationships are rooted in injecting portions of your self into the other person, and both changing each other, for the better. I wrote about this dynamic in an old journal entry on romance. Common interests are only a subset of this same dynamic, as you both refine each other's views and skills in this area of common interest. It's almost like you both become pupils of each other, each both playing the role of teacher, and student, at the same time. You teach your spouse, and he or she teaches you as well, and you both contribute to one another's success. That's really what it means for her to be "yours" – "your girl"
So as we can see, the concept of 'interest' keeps getting more and more complicated as we go along. At first, we thought people simply desired things because they chose such and such a thing. Now we can see many other factors, which I will enumerate now:
1. Unconscious or conscious fears:
Attraction to things because they are a solution to things you fear, oftentimes due to painful experiences. (Me liking the Ice-man character). This also could be a woman liking a man because he is faithful. (fear of being alone) Or a kid wanting to be popular hangs out with a group of guys he doesn't care for, to be cool (fear of not being accepted).
2. Mechanical:
Sexual, chemical, and other unchosen determinations to like things. Nobody chooses what foods they like. We tend to all like certain smells, and dislike the smells of things like poop. For the most part, I can speak for men, and we can't choose what women we find sexually attractive. (more of a proportion sort of thing). This also includes wanting food because you're hungry, or water when you're thirsty.
3. Implied likes and dislikes: (Chain reaction)
Because you like this or that, you also dislike and like other things as well. Example: You get a phobia of things that are slimy for whatever reason, and then can never eat certain foods, or wash your hands with soft soap ever again. Or you become religious, and then do not hang out with the old crowd anymore. (This can be a subset of #1 if we're dealing with fears – you can fear anything which reminds you of something, or anything related to the thing you fear in your mind). Also, likes work the same way. You like a person, and you oftentimes begin to like the things they like – until you get mad at them anyways 🙂 (Then these things become lumped into subset #1 if you don't forgive the person)
4. Possesion:
Things you've created, you tend to be more attached to, especially if you've worked hard on it. Pride in the work you do. This equally applies to children, and your significant other.
5. Intrinsic Desire: Like the thing as a goal in and of itself
Artists admire art, just because of what it is. I read philosophy just because of what it is. Curiosity seems to fall under this category.
There's probably more to this list. I've simply listed the ones I've reflected on. I came up with this list by myself, just thinking about the issue. I'm sure there are psychologists out there with a better, more all inclusive list.
Also, oftentimes these interests are incompatible with other interests and they begin to conflict. It's oftentimes not a clean like/dislike relationship in the mind. Oftentimes you want two things which cannot co-exist.
I think the more knowledge you acquire, the less and less 'interests' and 'desires' would be #5's (intrinsic – goal in and of itself).


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What do you do at Pink?
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Receiving lovely feedback from our subscribers, and then being able to interact with it in a very direct way—something that is only really possible in an online capacity via social. Our followers are very interactive, it's great to receive their posts and pictures (which we often feature on our accounts). It's also brilliant to watch our social community base grow.
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I have the Billboard Hot 100 bookmarked and I listen to most of the songs about every other day on average, usually while getting ready in the morning [edit – just the top few songs, not all 100!!]. The mind is fresh and ready to absorb new tunes in the morning, so why not take advantage! If you don't subscribe to a music service, most of the current hits are on YouTube for on-demand listening. It also doesn't hurt to sit down at the piano and play through a verse, chorus, and bridge of the tunes once a week or so. Make it a habit, and soon you'll be winning over a whole new demographic of music fans.
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DescriptionThe Harriman Twenty-Volume Set from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian: The Most Important Such Set Remaining in Private Hands.
"I like a man who attempts the impossible." - J. P. Morgan, legendary financier and philanthropist, and principal patron of The North American Indian
"In Mr. Curtis we have an artist and a trained observer, whose pictures are pictures, not merely photographs; whose work has far more than mere accuracy, because it is truthful... Mr. Curtis in publishing this book is rendering a real and great service; a service not only to our own people, but to the world." - President Theodore Roosevelt
This represents the final compilation of decades of field photography and research by Edward S. Curtis (1868 - 1952) who labored under Morgan's patronage for twenty-three years, from 1907 - 1930, to complete the series. Picturing and describing in unprecedented detail the Native Americans of the Western United States and Alaska, these volumes include some 1511 hand-printed illustrations (including 1505 photogravures, four maps, and two diagrams), as well as over 3000 pages of text and translations of languages and music.
The Set consists of twenty Volumes: Text, Quarto (313 x 239 mm), in publisher's original brown half morocco, gilt and buckram, top edges gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by H. Blackwell, master bookbinder. Each volume is numbered 308 on verso of the half-title page, and is housed in an elegant custom-made slipcase.
It is difficult to fully envision the scope of Curtis's project. Its cost has been estimated, in dollars adjusted for inflation, at $30,000,000 - $35,000,000. According to noted author and critic A.D. Coleman, the result is "an absolutely unmatched masterpiece of visual anthropology, and is one of the most thorough, extensive, and profound photographic works of all time." (Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, ed. Christopher Cardozo, NY, 2000, page 25). These volumes constitute one of the most comprehensive ethnographic records ever accomplished, as well as one of the most ambitious undertakings in fine book making.
"Never before have we seen the Indians of North America so close to the origins of their humanity, their sense of themselves in the world, their innate dignity and self-possessions." - N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize-winning Native American author
Originally an edition of 500 sets was proposed, but only 214 sets were subscribed to, and another sixty were compiled and sold later. The set offered here was obtained by the consignor in 1999 from the Mary W. Harriman Foundation. Mary was the widow of railroad magnate Edward Harriman, another of Curtis's most important patrons. According to the Curtis biography Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan. Mary Harriman was listed in a letter written by Curtis in 1912 as one of the prominent subscribers to the set. Thus, it should be noted that Set #308 (The Harriman Set) was undoubtedly listed with Curtis' company, The North American Indian, Inc., at some point, under the name of Mrs. E.H. Harriman. It is unclear whether this occurred before or after E.H. Harriman's death in 1909, two years after the introduction of The North American Indian series. It was Edward Harriman who financed the 1899 Alaska expedition for which Curtis served as the original photographer, and which would provide the inspiration and impetus for Curtis's magnum opus, The North American Indian. Volume I is signed by Curtis and dated 1907, the year the first volume appeared with an introduction by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Harriman Set is of the highest quality available, printed on India Proof Paper ("tissue") tipped in, and Dutch Van Gelder Paper. Only an estimated fifteen of the original subscriber sets were printed on tissue, including Curtis's personal set and those of J. P Morgan and the King of England. These last three sets are all housed in institutional collections, leaving only the Harriman Set still available for private ownership.
"Much good work is lost for want of a little more." - Edward H. Harriman
Harriman (1848 - 1909) rose from humble beginnings to become one of the five wealthiest men in the world. A grade-school drop-out, he enjoyed a meteoric rise on Wall Street before turning his energies to railroads at the age of thirty-three. He has been designated one of history's twenty most important business leaders by Forbes magazine. His son Averell would become an ambassador, cabinet member, and governor of New York, and during the 1950s was a serious aspirant to the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States. Upon Edward's death, his wife Mary, sole heir to his vast estate, would become an active philanthropist. The twenty loose supplementary portfolios of photos which accompanied the twenty volume set were dispersed over the years, but the Volumes have remained intact until the Set was obtained by the present owner from the Mary Harriman Foundation in 1999.
In 1899 Edward Harriman organized and financed the largest and most famous scientific expedition the world had ever seen, the Harriman Alaska Expedition. Scientists made over 600 important discoveries during the expedition, and created an invaluable survey and assessment of Alaska in the days of the Klondike Gold Rush, when the Territory was going through major transition. The project would lend impetus to the nascent movement to preserve America's wilderness, a movement spearheaded by Harriman Expedition member John Muir, and soon after by Curtis's greatest champion Theodore Roosevelt.
Curtis was named the official photographer of the Expedition, on which he met and worked with many of the great scientific luminaries of the day. One of these was George Bird Grinnell, with whom Curtis went to live in Montana the following year to photograph the Blackfeet and Piegan. It was the watershed moment in Curtis's professional life, and launched him on his thirty year mission to create The North American Indian. Without his seminal experiences on the Harriman Alaska Expedition, it is doubtful that Curtis would ever have envisioned or created his masterwork.
Point of Clarification
In light of recent scholarship, Heritage has modified our description of this lot. In his new biography on Edward Curtis, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan mentions a letter that Edward Curtis wrote in 1912 which lists Mrs. E.H. Harriman as one of a number of prominent subscribers to The North American Indian, rather than Mr. E.H. Harriman (page 217). It is thus uncertain whether the Harrimans' Set was originally listed in the name of Mr. or Mrs. Harriman. In either case Edward Harriman's deep and abiding connection to Edward Curtis and Curtis's work with Native people would have certainly been the primary motivation in acquiring this landmark in publishing history. While this distinction may seem to fall under the heading of historical minutiae, in the spirit of strictest accuracy it is perhaps best to refer to this original subscriber Set of the Curtis volumes simply as the "Harriman Set".
"It's such a big dream, I can't see it all." - Edward S. Curtis
Curtis is perhaps the most widely collected and exhibited fine art photographer in the 170-year history of the medium. His work has been exhibited in over forty countries, and is found in thousands of private and public collections including those of the Getty Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum, and The Museum of Modern Art.
Edward Curtis grew up in poverty and his formal education ended with the sixth grade. He was largely self-taught in photography, but would go on to win numerous awards and become the friend and associate of presidents, kings, titans of business and industry, and important tribal leaders throughout the Western United States and Canada. His three-decade commitment to The North American Indian left Curtis a broken man. His health, finances, and family were all sacrificed in his single-minded pursuit of his dream, but he left a sacred legacy which will endure for generations to come. Curtis would no doubt be stunned and gratified to know that sets of his twenty volumes and twenty supplementary portfolios consistently command prices well into seven figures from collectors and institutional buyers. In the end, this valuation by the marketplace constitutes a meaningful judgment on the merits of his life's work.
In any category of art or collectibles, condition is of paramount importance. This is particularly so with fine photography and rare books, where condition issues can seriously impair one's visual appreciation of the work. In that regard, the Harriman Set is a standout example, surely one of the most original and best-preserved tissue sets which have survived. The bindings are fresh and bright, and the details remain warm and lustrous. The interior pages are equally exceptional, showing only a soft, light patina of age. Indeed, the volumes have a feel of having been opened rarely, if at all.
Together with the supporting materials described below, the Harriman Set, in remarkable condition and with historic provenance, is almost certainly the finest stand-alone set of volumes in private hands, and is offered here on the open market for the first time.
As a lifelong scholar and avid collector of all things Curtis, the consignor has built an unparalleled collection of prints, correspondence, and other ephemera relating to E.H. Harriman and Curtis. Upon obtaining the Harriman Set in 1999, the consignor made a special effort, building on material already in his collection, to develop this complementary collection in order to further enrich the Twenty Volume Harriman Set. The complimentary collection comprises fifty-three mostly rare or unique photographs, books, and related ephemera, a number of which were specifically acquired for this supplemental collection. This collection would be impossible to duplicate today and includes a highly desirable full sheet photographic self-portrait of Curtis, a possibly unique platinum photo of Harriman by the master, and a wide variety of books and ephemera related to the Harriman Alaska Expedition and The North American Indian. A complete inventory of this valuable supplementary archive can be found below.
Christopher Cardozo is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on Edward S. Curtis. His personal collection, 39 years in the making, is almost certainly the most extensive Curtis collection ever assembled. Cardozo is the author of eight monographs on Curtis, and has created and curated one-person Curtis exhibitions that have been seen in nearly 100 venues in over forty countries on every continent except Antarctica.
"No individual, other than Curtis himself, has done more for the increased awareness of Edward S. Curtis and his marvelous photographs." (Bullfinch Press, 2005).
Cardozo first discovered the work of Edward Curtis in 1973, when a friend who was inspecting Cardozo's own sepia-toned photographs of Native people pointed out the similarity to Curtis's work. Cardozo had just spent six months living in an isolated tribal village where he had shot over 10,000 negatives, created film footage, made sound recordings of language and music, and collected traditional clothing, utilitarian objects, etc. He immediately developed a deep affinity for Curtis's work, and began a forty year odyssey of scholarship and collecting. His personal collection has been exhibited in major museums in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Paris (to record-breaking attendance). A major international tour is planned for the collection in 2014-2015, and Cardozo is immersed in putting together what will be the definitive reference book on Curtis's work.
Christopher Cardozo holds a BFA (Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude) in photography and film, and is a widely exhibited photographer in his own right. He also hold a Juris Doctor degree and has lectured on financial and legal aspects of owning works of art. His own photographs may found in many public and private collections including the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. He was the youngest person in the 100-year history of the Minneapolis Museum of Art to have a one-person show, and his photographs of indigenous people have been widely collected and exhibited. His background as a fine art photographer and emotional connection to Native People have allowed him to fully appreciate the power and beauty of Curtis's work, and he is widely respected in the collecting world for introducing an unprecedented level of scholarship and connoisseurship.
Cardozo has also lectured internationally on the subject of Edward Curtis, and has been a frequent consultant to major auction houses and appraisers, as well as significant museums including the Morgan Library and Museum. His counsel has been sought in building many of the country's leading private collections. His personal collection was the subject of the widelyheralded monograph: Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian and the award-winning Native Nations. Cardozo's books have been translated into five languages, and over 300,000 copies are in print.
Cardozo has also been active in philanthropy, supporting many American Indian causes and non-profits, as well as arts and environmental organizations, for over three decades. He is the Founder and Board Chair of the Edward S. Curtis Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the photographer's work. It is currently developing new exhibition models and avenues for education which will bring a new awareness and appreciation of the beauty, heart, and spirit of Curtis's Sacred Legacy to a worldwide audience.
He considers the Harriman Collection to be the "crown jewel" of his personal collection, and hopes that its sale will help generate funds which will help further his personal goals and those of the Foundation.
"The twenty Volumes are truly the 'heart and soul' of The North American Indian. While one can develop a great appreciation of Curtis' photographic skills from the images in the supplementary portfolios, it is only through the Volumes that one can understand the full scope of this 23-year project. While the volumes contain over 2/3 of the photographic images, (including many rarely or never reproduced elsewhere), it is only in the thousands of pages of anthropological text and transcriptions of language and music that one can comprehend the audaciousness of his dream and the depth and breadth of his scholarship. The North American Indian not only strives to document Native Americans on film, but to capture for all time their vanishing way of life."
Christopher Cardozo
Over my eight years as head of the Americana department at Heritage I have been privileged to help bring to market a number of important objects which exhibited to varying degrees qualities such as historical significance, rarity, intrinsic appeal, exceptional condition, provenance, and investment value. But only rarely are we able to offer something which has them all. No item we have offered in the Historical area has more completely exhibited all these qualities than the Harriman set.
Edward Curtis's compelling portraits and artfully composed landscapes and still lifes are not simply ethnographic records, but are works of art which rise to the level of the very best photographers in any category. Clearly this has come to be recognized in a way which manifests itself in the marketplace. In recent decades photography has been one of the "hot" areas in the art world, with photographic works receiving high recognition in major museums and achieving stratospheric prices at auction. Edward Curtis is clearly poised to take his place in a pantheon which includes Ansel Adams, Carlton Watkins, and other masters of the medium. Rumblings in the marketplace began in 1993, when a set of The North American Indian set the world record for a photographic lot at auction, selling at Sotheby's for exactly one thousand times what it had fetched at the same auction house forty years earlier. Several years ago a major museum purchased a set of the twenty Curtis volumes and twenty portfolios for a price reliably reported to be approximately $2 million dollars. In April 2012 a major New York auction house sold a similar set in exceptional condition for a record price of $2,882,500. Perhaps even more tellingly, in October of this year a set with a variety of condition issues made $1,444,000 in another New York auction, setting an all-time single lot price record for that firm. Beginning in 2006, a number of individual Curtis prints have sold for over $100,000 each at auction. Clearly, something is up.
If one aspires to own an example of Curtis's masterwork, one could make no finer choice than the set presented here. The bound set encompasses over 1500 photogravures and over 3000 pages of hand letterpress printed text. This example is printed on the most expensive stock, and is in virtually unimprovable condition, having a subtle patina of age, but no more. With the Theodore Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan sets permanently ensconced in institutional collections, the Harriman Set carries the most important provenance of any set ever likely to be available for purchase. In addition, it is accompanied by a significant supporting collection of related items, assembled painstakingly over decades, including a rare and possibly unique Curtis studio portrait of Harriman and a stellar example of Curtis's iconic self-portrait, itself now commanding a five-figure price.
In the economic climate of the last five years fine art and collectibles markets have experienced significant adjustments. But one trend which has been seen across the boards is a steadily rising demand for the very best in any category. Collectors, institutions, and investors alike would do well to recognize the exceptional opportunity presented by this appearance of the Edward Harriman collection at auction.
Tom Slater
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This part of the collection
consists of fifty-three historic objects, many of which are rare or
unique. Over forty years of the owner's active acquisition of
Curtis material has resulted in this singular collection, which has
never before been offered for sale. This material adds significant
historical context, particularly with respects to Curtis'
contributions to the Harriman Alaska Expedition, as well as insight
into Curtis' efforts to promote and sell subscriptions
to The
North American Indian. Complete listing of the items in this
collection is as follows:
-Bergs Stranded at Low
Tide. Vintage
photogravure, 7 x 10 inches.
-Eskimo Topek, Plover Bay, Siberia, July 1899. Vintage photogravure from the Harriman Expedition, 7" x 10.25"
-Serpentine Glacier, Harriman Fiord. Vintage photogravure from the Harriman Expedition, 10" x 7".
-Untitled (Lake with Canoe). Vintage gelatin silver print from the Harriman Expedition, 6" x 7.625".
-Harriman Expedition (Prince William Sound, Alaska 1899). Vintage gelatin silver print, 4.75" x 6.5".
-Untitled. Hand-colored photogravure (with above print), 4.75" x 6.75".
-Untitled (Icey Cliffs). Hand-colored photogravure from the Harriman Expedition, 3.5" x 6.125".
-South Corner and Harriman Glacier, North Corner. Two photogravures from the Harriman Expedition, 12" x 9.5".
-Untitled (Curtis 286, Harriman Glacier, South Corner) and Untitled (Curtis 285A, Harriman Glacier, North Corner). Two photogravures from Harriman Expedition, 12" x 9.5".
-Untitled (Stream). Photogravure from the Harriman Expedition, 4.25" x 7.25".
-Harriman Expedition (At Lowe Inlet, British Columbia). Photogravure from the Harriman Expedition, 4.125" x 7.125".
-E.H. Harriman portrait. Platinum print, circa 1900, 7.875" x 5.75". Signed by Curtis on vintage double mount in original vintage presentation folder.
-Harriman Expedition. Hand-colored photogravure, 6" x 8".
-Harriman Expedition (Columbia Glacier). Hand-colored photogravure, 3.75" x 6".
-Harriman Expedition (Fjord and glacier). Hand-colored photogravure, 6 "x 7.625".
-Harriman Expedition (Deserted Indian Village, Cape Fox, Alaska). Photogravure, 4.25" x 7".
-Harriman Expedition (Homes). Gelatin silver print, 5.75" x 7.75".
-Assiniboine Camp near the Rocky Mountains. Plate cover, 5.5" x 7.5".
-Flute Boys, Priest and Maidens. Plate cover, 4.7" x 7.5".
-Flute Boys, Priest and Maidens - holographic on verso. Gelatin silver print, 6" x 7.875".
-Chemehuevi House on Colorado River. Plate cover, 5.5" x 7.5".
-A Cave at Middle Mesa. Plate cover, 5" x 7.5".
-A Cave at Middle Mesa. Gelatin silver print, 6"x 7.875".
-Sia Footgear. Plate cover, 5.5" x 7.25".
-Sia Footgear. Photogravure. 5.5" x 7.25".
-Koskimo Dandy-Kwakiutl. Photogravure, 7.5" x 5.5".
-Gyakum-Koskimo (Portrait of Woman Wrapped in Blanket). Photogravure, 7.625" x 4.25".
-Edward Curtis self portrait. Photogravure, 1899, 10" x 7".
-Guildhall Library J.P. Morgan gift / reviews. Four
page bi-fold piece created by Curtis for promotional purposes.
Beautifully printed on French Normandy vellum and comprises over
thirty reviews from 1905 to 1908. Various reviews of The
North American Indian and
testimonials about Curtis. Some of the noted writers include George
Bird Grinnell, C. Hart Merriam, H. E. Huntington, Francis E. Leupp
(Commissioner of Indian Affairs). Also includes an extended except
of a review of The
North American Indian from The
New York Times. 12.75" x 9.5".
-The North American Indian original prospectus. Promotional material published by Curtis to generate interest and attract subscribers.12.5" x 9.5".
-Harriman Alaska Expedition Volume I-III. 10.25" x 7.5" x 6".
-The North American Indian outline and subscription agreement describing the scope of project and the quality of the work. One page, 10.5" x 8".
-Green Hotel, Pasadena, announcement for display of select photographs from The North American Indian. One page, 7.5" x 5.5".
-Typed letter signed from Edward Curtis to Mr. C.J. Brickson, encouraging the latter to subscribe to The North American Indian, June 10, 1913. One page, 8.5" x 11".
-Curtis lecture notes. A one-page report, dated April 15, 1907, written by the former director of an American Indian agency comprising eighteen different tribal groups on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Handwritten notes and drawings on recto, probably in Curtis' hand, raising questions and issues for further research and possible inclusion in one of his lectures. 11" x 8.5".
-Typed letter signed on The North American Indian letterhead from Edward Curtis to Mr. Partington, March 8, 1909. One page, 8.5" x 11".
-Camera, December 1973. The first magazine
issue devoted entirely to Curtis. Published at the very beginning
of the 1970s Curtis revival, the issue includes an important
scholarly article by Allan Porter (then the magazine's
Editor-in-Chief), detailed tribal information, and an extensive
portfolio of approximately forty Curtis photographs--including four
images that are two-page spreads.
-North American Expeditions, Including: ...Harriman Alaska Expedition...
-Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian Project in the Field. Mick Gidley, Editor.
-The Harriman Alaska Expedition, Retraced: A Century of Change. Thomas S. Litwin, Editor. Introduction by David Rockefeller, Jr.
-Scribner's Magazine, volume 37.
-Scribner's Magazine, volume 39.
-Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Volumes 5, 13, 14, and 18.
All volumes subtitled "Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition." Each involves a different aspect of the scientific research done on the expedition by four different authors - E. A. Schwarz, Alexander W. Evans, O. Heidemann, and Trevor Kincaid.
-Edward Harry Harriman. John Muir, author, famed naturalist, founder of the Sierra Club, and member of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.
-Looking Far North: The Harriman Expedition to Alaska. William H. Goetzmann and Kay Sloan, authors.
-The Harriman Expedition to Alaska. George Bird Grinnell, author, expert on American Indian culture and member of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.
-Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition, XVII. Theo. Pergande, author.
-Indian Days of the Long Ago: Indian Life and Indian Lore. Edward S. Curtis, author.
- Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition V20. Wesley Roswell Coe, author, biologist on the Harriman Alaska Expedition.
-Alaska 1899: Essays from the Harriman Expedition. George Bird Grinnell, author.
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I hosted Thanksgiving at my apartment for the first time. I cooked. I cleaned. I set the table and bought beer. I made Sangria. If I had candles I would've lit them.
My family arrived and I took care of them. These people, who've spent years taking care of me, were on my couch in my apartment, watching my television. It felt great! For the first time in my life, I realized I had enough to share with others. I trusted myself enough to let other people lean on me. Allowing others to rely on you isn't about abundance…it's about trust — trust in yourself and your ability to survive. I'm sure I've been able to do this before, but this felt like a monumental moment. I'm the baby of my family, and its easiest to let others take the lead. Lately tho, I'm aware that I am strong enough take care of myself AND have enough left for other people. I'm learning that giving doesn't diminish, it amplifies.
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It's hard and scary to stop blaming others. Its hard and scary to love yourself enough take ownership. It's even harder and scarier to open yourself up and share with others…knowing that you will be okay.
The older I get the more I understand: Adulthood isn't about age; it's about bravery.
So I'm getting there. I am understanding my right to have feelings and needs. I'm learning to be my own gatekeeper: keeping only what serves 'the me' I'm striving to be. So I will pamper myself and fight for myself and commit to myself…because, from this place I can give authentically. At my best, I feel connected to everything and everyone…so if it's all about me…it's all about everyone else as well.
So as I wake up too early on Sunday morning and enjoy the unseasonably warm air in one of the greatest cities in the free world…as I sit with my soul friend and taste hollandaise for the first time…as I go home and mark papers and watch my favorite football team on television…I understand that I'm so blessed, and so loved, and so overflowing, but I also understand that I'm an adult. My life, for better
or worse, is about me…my life is my most important work of art. And tho I'm the star of my own damn life… I'm happiest when I'm giving and sharing my little spotlight. Sharing, after all, is part of growing up.
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Friday, 16 March 2012
Playing with Distress Markers
I've been playing around with my 3 distress markers just to see what they are like and this is the result thus far.
Firstly I used them to colour in direct onto the recessed areas of an embossing folder before swiping a different colour distress ink pad over the top and running it through the vagabond. This is the result
Then I used another folder and did the same, using two colours of marker to do the tree trunks and the leaves. Just for fun (and to see if it would work I used the nib side of the pen and wrote on the folder (Remember to reverse your writing!) before running it through the folder. Again, it worked
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- Redanne said...
I love these new markers too Neil but sadly, I only have 10 so far. I find that they are much more versatile than the pads but they do work well together (as you show).
- 16 March 2012 at 11:18
- Helen said...
I want some (no, I want them all!) too but need to wait a bit... Love how you have used them here, and the reverse writing is a neat idea (mine wouldn't be neat reverse writing though, lol!) Have a good weekend.
- 16 March 2012 at 11:29
- Ann B said...
I haven't got any of the markers, yet, but can see I really 'need' them, especially if you can get results like this. Thanks Neil.
- 16 March 2012 at 12:34
- CraftyLoops said...
What a great way to use these pens Neil. I love your card. I have a bit of Christmas money left and was umming and ahhing as to whether I would buy the whole set. But then I wasnt sure if I would get the use out of them. But I am definitely leaning towards buying them after seeing your post.....am I using your post as an excuse to buy these markers?? I think I just might be! lol. Lee x
- 16 March 2012 at 13:27
- Joanne said...
These markers are the best ever. I love them. Tim reckons they should last 6 years each but using them like I do, they may not make Xmas!! Love the card. Email it to Tim.
Hugs Joanne xx
- 16 March 2012 at 14:49
- cat lacigale said...
These markers look great ! Love the trees you've done with !
- 16 March 2012 at 14:56
- Julia S-W said...
I believe I also 'need' these - just whether I can persuade a certain person that they are essential to my well being and creativity. Mmmm. . . I'm going to try but new cars, cd's and vinyl records seem to be more important than (and I quote!) 'colouring pens'!!!
Love the card - great use of the pens in the folders.
- 16 March 2012 at 15:50
- ...the yorkshire fox... said...
...wow what a feast for the eyes...porcelain like swirls & dusky hue'd trees...just superb Neil...Mel :)
- 16 March 2012 at 18:50
Love this effect Neil.
I haven't come across the markers yet.I'll have to ask for them.
- 16 March 2012 at 21:06
- inkypinkycraft said...
Oh I love the markers, have tried stamping butterflies and they look great!!but the thing I love is that they are the distress colours which are just fab, so it all co-ordinates and they are yummy colours!!! Hugs trace x
- 17 March 2012 at 07:05
- inkypinkycraft said...
Ooops meant to say the circles look great, love those colours, another must try!!! Thanks hugs trace x
- 17 March 2012 at 07:06
- scrappymo! said...
Looks good. I like the way the two techniques turned out!
- 18 March 2012 at 06:55
- Linda (Boots) said...
Lovely to see what you did with the beautiful background you created. Really enjoyed your tut at the retreat ... still adding tiny elements to my canvas, but generally VERY happy with it the way it is. Mmmm maybe need some markers now as well as building up my stains collection. LOL. Hope to see Susan and yourself at another Retreat. xx Linda T
- 18 March 2012 at 20:39
- Izzwizz said...
Fantastic way to use the markers and many thanks for letting us know your thoughts. I'm still waiting for mine but have decided I *need* them all :-) Maddy x
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