{"id":842,"date":"2012-02-17T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T23:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=842"},"modified":"2012-02-17T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T23:39:32","slug":"mix-of-stuff-16-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"Mix of Stuff 16 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I was asked to make a red target icon that doesn\u2019t look like the target used by Target. I googled archery targets to get a notion of what might be visually expected. I didn’t remember that the center of a target could be yellow.<\/p>\n

Whenever I perform searches for work projects, I often receive hits that are of personal interest. Today I found arrows at the Museum of Anthropology<\/a>, the University of Missouri. I made several series based on weapons, so I\u2019m always delighted to see lovely artifacts that also have a dark edge to them. I especially like sharp pointy objects.<\/p>\n

\"Arrows1\"\"Arrows2\"<\/p>\n

According to the site the artifacts are Javanese target arrows. The description states that the shafts are made of bamboo, a material that I have used quite often in my work. I found that it was a bit difficult obtaining the surface that I wanted until I hit on using heat. Beware though, bamboo can catch fire from the inside. Before you know it, your piece can be aflame.<\/p>\n

I chose to use bamboo because it is a prolific grower, its cultural myths, and its use in a variety of rituals.<\/p>\n

After I finished the icon job, I went out to water a newly planted hellebore. I noticed that the bottlebrush in the courtyard apparently doesn\u2019t like its location. It is thrusting out from the house and in doing so appears to be using a bunny ornament as a support.<\/p>\n

\"Weight\"<\/p>\n

When I went back to proofing the database of thousands of words, I found a couple of interest\u2013<\/p>\n

\tantemeridian<\/i>
\n\tof, relating to, or taking place in the morning<\/p>\n

\tantefix<\/i>
\n\tcarved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles<\/p>\n

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Today I was asked to make a red target icon that doesn\u2019t look like the target used by Target. I googled archery targets to get a notion of what might be visually expected. I didn’t remember that the center of a target could be yellow. Whenever I perform searches for work projects, I often receive … Continue reading Mix of Stuff 16 February 2012<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17,15,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-colleges","category-materials","category-observations","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=842"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":938,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842\/revisions\/938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}