A journal by artist and designer John Coulthart.
Asian Longhorn Beetle.
More at Fleming’s Glassartists.org page and his website.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• The art of Lucio Bubacco
• The sculpture of Christopher Conte
• The art of Sergei Aparin
• Insect Lab
• The glass menagerie
• The art of Jessica Joslin
Unknown Pleasures at the Tate
Jon Wozencroft on Peter Saville’s sleeve design.
South London Dreaming by Tom Phillips (2007).
Tom Phillips’ ongoing art project, 20 Sites n Years, is now presented on his site with a facility which allows the viewing of all the photos for each location. (And if you haven’t come across the project before, the specifications are here.) Nice being able to step through the photos year by year especially if you don’t have a copy of Phillips’ Works and Texts. In an earlier description of the project he speculates on its possible manifestations in the future since the plan is that it be continued indefinitely after its creator’s death. This small web manifestation is one development that wouldn’t have been anticipated in 1973. Other possibilities, such as the likelihood of South London being eventually submerged by a rising Thames, were fanciful in the Seventies but no longer seem so remote.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• The Tom Phillips blog
• 20 Sites n Years by Tom Phillips
Sipping From a Utopian Well in the Desert
Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti.
Ghubar calligraphy by Hassan Massoudy.
Ghubar (or “dust” in Arabic) is the name of a special kind of calligraphic script. As its name implies, ghubar can be as delicate as particles of dust on a piece of paper. Words written in this script can be as fine as a single hair.
Originally designed for messages being sent by carrier pigeon, ghubar script compresses information into the smallest possible space. The technique involves writing minuscule inscriptions that usually measure about 1.3 millimeters in height, and rarely exceed 3 millimeters. Apart from its postal function, ghubar was used by calligraphers in three ways: for the production of scrolls; for esoteric, talismanic and magical writings; and for copies of the Qur’an.
More here.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• Calligraphy by Mouneer Al-Shaárani
• The Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy
• Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East