small friends' chronicles
Cross-posted from my nanoscapes blog: Susan Gainen's nanoscapes: Brayer: a new tool for paper mosaics Paper Mosaics (Top to bottom: Pablo Paper Mosaic Pig, Helena Paper Mosaic Horse, Fredricka…(continue reading)
Posted in artist's tools on May 12th, 2012.
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The two newest small friends have a question. Bits and Pieces Paper Mosaic Hippo and Cat were each was made from bits and pieces of cut up paintings -- old ones that I never liked, and new ones that formed the basis for digital nanoscapes that have been part of my Image-a-Day project for...(continue reading)
Posted in artist's tools on April 5th, 2012. 3 comments so far.
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Peter Pangolin was first introduced to the world on the nanoscapes blog. I was shocked to discover this morning that he had never joined his friend here at small friends. He is a mammal of the order Philodota, the spiny anteaters native to tropical regions of Asia and Africa, whose primary...(continue reading)
Posted in new small friends. Updated March 2nd, 2012.
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Many of my childhood friends wanted horses. Just one actually got one -- it was a prize from a local movie theater. As we lived in a close-in Maryland suburb of Washington DC and not in horse country, I always wondered what happened to it. I, too, had an interest in horses, but it was a quiet...(continue reading)
Posted in new small friends on February 28th, 2012.
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Hippo Marble Peter Hippo Marble Peter is the Small Friends Research Institute's most recent discovery. Captured in an original 9x6 watercolor, he is part of a family of small hippos which ranges across continents and thrives in interior landscapes. Unique among the hippo families, these small...(continue reading)
Posted in new small friends. Updated January 22nd, 2012.
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The 7 Hippos Marching are on their way to somewhere, marching because they can. Their names are: Yellow Hippo, Lotsa Dots, Green Hippo, Tiny Stained Glass Hippos, Half Moon Hippo, Hippo the Brick, and Star Hippo. While you might suspect that they have had long careers as circus hippos, you...(continue reading)
Posted in new small friends on January 9th, 2012.
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Trilobite Four By Five is participating in the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Square Inches of Love project. Square Inches of Love is a unique collective exhibition project that begins virtually, online, and will end up being custom-printed and brought into the real world as a huge...(continue reading)
Posted in small friends in the news on December 28th, 2011.
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Having recently been astonished at the Two Elephants Who Came Running into My Studio (noted at the nanoscapes blog), I ought to report painting progress here, their future home. GLASS BUBBLE RUNNING ELEPHANT Glass Bubble Running Elephant isn't ready to tell her story, but she loves...(continue reading)
Posted in small friends in progress. Updated December 27th, 2011.
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Neal the Night Flyer is a 4x9 inch digital work created from an original watercolor. With his super-top-secret security clearances and unique technical skills, he is currently employed by an industrial security firm which cannot be named.FAMILY HISTORY Neal's Grandfather Nailor was a key figure...(continue reading)
Posted in new small friends. Updated December 21st, 2011.
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