last saturday i visited Stichting Lettergieten te Westzaan
in some spaces of an old school i found the most beautiful old machines
(all working!), letters, enthusiastic volunteers and more
Stichting Lettergieten is a foundation about typefounding
they manage a historic Monotype collection:
molding machines, Monotype preposition molding machines,
Monotype keyboards, molds and parts
new on my wish list:
a typecase Grotesque Condensed 383, corps 30
afgelopen zaterdag bezocht ik Stichting Lettergieten te Westzaan
in enkele ruimten van een oude school vond ik de mooiste oude machines
(allemaal werkend!), letters, enthousiaste vrijwilligers en meer
Stichting Lettergieten is wat de naam zegt
ze beheren een historische Monotype-collectie:
gietmachines, Monotype zetselmachines,
Monotype toetsenborden, matrijzen en onderdelen
nieuw op mijn wensenlijstje:
een letterkast Grotesque Condensed 383, corps 30
for this drawing challenge
i show a piece called 'Girl with Star' by Kiki Smith
which i think fits the theme perfectly
a kneeling girl
spreads her hands in awe
as a metaphor for the child in us
that the contact with nature
still holds
for the links to the other participants please visit Veronica's blog here
voor deze drawing challenge
toon ik een werk genaamd 'Girl with Star' van Kiki Smith
waarvan ik denk dat perfect past bij het thema
een knielende meisje
spreidt haar handen vol ontzag
als een metafoor voor het kind in ons
dat het contact met de natuur
nog niet verloren heeft
'The trip was easy. It was no more dangerous than crossing the street,
or driving to the beach, or eating peanuts. The two important things that
I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be,
and that the most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step,
making the first decision.'
Robyn Davidson
when i visited Australia in 1990 i read the book
'Tracks' by Robyn Davidson
since than i have been reading it several times
and Australia became one of the inspirations for my work
for the three-days-course typesetting i took last january we had to bring texts to typeset
one of them was this one, shown in the second picture
translated:
Be what i wanted to be.
We have taught ourselves everything in life and at some point you think that you are that.
But that's a coat that you've put on. Without that coat you feel bare.
Yet it is important that you dare to discover what lies beneath.
first sentence of an unknown person
text by Marten Toonder, a dutch comic strip creator who had a great influence on the dutch language
by introducing new words and expressions
in addition i made a little sketch
as i said before i like to dress in layers
therefor i like big wide coats, to fit all the layers underneath
and preferably in dark colors, such as gray, brown or black
i once had a beautiful wide hooded coat made of brown corduroy
our sons named that coat 'moms magic coat'
but now I have a new coat, a very light and slim trench coat!
which makes me feel totally different....
for this drawing challenge i used the sketch
and wondered how i would look like in a multicolored coat
ok, with a little black and white ;^))
i used pencil and some (old) tempera paint
for more COATs, please visit:
Ariane, Annton Beate, Nadine, Veronica,
Emily, Barbara, Leena, Melodye,
Stefanie, Carole, Tammie, Lucia
Tanïa, Katrin, Eric, Roberto and
Renilde
i wish you all a fine weekend!
x
P.S.
look what i found!
around 1984, me in my beloved big wide coat by Mac & Maggie
and then, as now, with too short trouser legs
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