Atelierartisanal's Blog

When I began this blog a few years ago, I envisioned the possibility of it becoming a discussion forum by attracting like minded others. Though it may be attracting those like minded others, the interactivity is not what I had hoped for.  So, OK, I give up. Let this blog be what it already is, my own personal blog.  I try to create informative posts illustrating my challenges and experiments.  People are, as always, welcome to post comments, questions, information or links here – according to the appropriate category  – anything that relates to the knowledgeable use of craft in making fine art.

To be fair, there are some great forums already out there  full of rich experience, depending on your speciality and interest.  For informative troubleshooting here are my favorites : egg tempera.com run by the Society of Tempera Painters  –  for egg tempera enthusiasts. Due to technical reasons, it’s not possible to actively participate in the discussion forum any more, however the wealth of information in the archive is worthwhile and viewable; MITRA a non-profit forum managed by knowledgeable conservators at the University of Delaware. I highly recommend the MITRA forum. It’s interactive. You will get a quick, informative response to your technical questions. If you want to avoid errors I’d suggest using them as your first stop. These sites are noted as well as a list of art manuals on my Resources page.

This particular blog began by transposing the technical info from my own personal HTML website.  That info had been there for years, but has now become more interactive and dynamic. It’s easier to update and categorise. The information here then is from my own experience.  It has been arranged into various categories according to the topics on the right.  I am continually adding to that knowledge with new projects.  The blog format works very well for that and turns out to be a good complement to my gallery website – which has also become a blog format.

Finally. I am not setting myself up as an expert of any sort (other than that of experimentation) and I would not encourage anyone else to do so, either.  Let this space be the kind of open, informative possibility that the internet fosters. To comment on a particular post,  just click on the small word “Comment” at the end of the text, create a user name and supply an email address (for WordPress validation and not for me) and you’re off and running.  Abusive content, personal advertisements and spamming, etc… will be banned.  Otherwise, please consider yourself welcome – and have at it.