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This space is a sorta "catch-all" and potpourri of links to friends of the house and assorted other minutiae. Let your curiosity go a'walking!

And if any of these don't work, please let me know. The sources for these links were many and various, and may have been in error from the get-go.

Thanks.

 
Now hiring out for Bar Mitzvahs and other occasions.
Photo courtesy Douglas Yaple Photography, Seattle, WA
www.dougyaple.com
RED PEARL
Stamps fashioned after Chinese Seals ... and other imagery

www.fredbmullett.com/redpearl/
or email them at
red.pearl.a1@fredbmullett.com
(cut and paste into email program)
Some Red Pearl imagery is also available through StampDiva.com ...
www.stampdiva.com







Somerset Studio
Stampington & Company


www.stampington.com
For additional ideas on using my fish stamps with fabric, take a look at Carolyn Dahl's fabric painting and dyeing book, "Transforming Fabric: 30 Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth" (Krause Publications).
For an autographed copy, e-mail her at
Dahlstudio@aol.com for details or go to  www.CarolynDahlStudio.com



The Creative Zone
Purveyors of Papercraft and Book Arts since 1993...with a new and improved website!
www.thecreativezone.com
Have you seen their books from North Light?  Head over to see them by clicking on the cover.





Diane Maurer, Handmarbled Paper
Beautiful marbled papers in both eastern and western manners.
www.dianemaurer.com


"Paper In Three Dimensions"


And speaking of new books, Lady Diane has done another wonderful job with her latest release, "Collage Assemblage and Altered Art" from Watson-Guptill. Click on her cover to go for a visit to read more about it.


A new nature printing book from some friends of the house.
Creating Art from Nature: How to Handprint Botanicals
by John Doughty (NPS member) and Sonja Larsen (NPS member), self-published © 2008, ISBN 978-0-615-18666-5.  
Purchase this book through their website www.natureprintingbook.com and mention this site in the referral code box.
Alternative Arts Productions and all things Teeshaesque
My friends Teesha and Tracey Moore and a link up with the world of Zettiology
www.teeshamoore.com

The Divine Lynne Perrella

(A house favorite, to be sure!)
www.lkperrella.com

Hawaiian Fish Prints
Original art, digital reproductions and T-shirts from Carrie Brady, NPS Member
www.hawaiianfishprints.com

rubber stamp searches
Sources for links, rs email lists, rs forums, vendor lists, StampGuide.com, StampQuest, and more...
www.stampguide.com
www.rubberstampsearch.com
www.stampinet.com

Conservatives beware!
I found this in my wallet.  No kidding!! (Don't worry; it's not dirty.)
USArtQuest
www.usartquest.com

Luminarte/Angelwings Inc.
Home of Radiant Pearls and those H2O thingies.
www.luminarteinc.com

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

www.sbnature.org

RubberstampMadness
www.rsmadness.com

Vickie Schumaker
NPS Member
Nature prints, gyotaku (fish prints) and more!
www.botanicals.bizland.com

The Sweet Potato Queens
What a hoot! Ladies, this one's for you!!
www.sweetpotatoqueens.com

Do you take your religious inclinations semi-seriously?
www.spiritualhumanism.org

IchyPrints (pronounced "icky", as in ichthyology)

Gyotaku prints, mugs and t-shirts from Phillip Groves, Fisheries Biologist, NPS Member and budding entrepreneur
www.ichyprints.com



Lori Hatch
NPS Member
Gyotaku (fish prints)
www.lorihatch.com

Annie O'Mohondro
Another fish artist/angler from the Northwest
www.omohondro.com

Ray Bliss Rich
Fishprinter and sumi artist
www.sumi-art.com

Graphic Chemical & Ink

"An awesome collection of printing materials, ranging from Arches 88 paper to masa, tableau to flash oil and oil of cloves and the new Createx monoprint inks."...
Sonja Larsen, NPS
www.graphicchemical.net

Herring Cove

Originals/Sharron Huffman
NPS Member
Gyotaku (fish prints) and nature prints
www.sharronhuffman.com

And here are two links to folks that might have information about personal seals or "chops":
www.ningyeh.com./oas
www.goodcharacters.com

And here are a few very specifically on Chinese seal carving and its history:
www.chinavista.com/experience/seal/seals.html
www.geocities.com/Heartland/8833/seal.html
www.geocities.com/Heartland/8833/seal-how.html
www.geocities.com/Heartland/8833/print.html

And here's a whole bunch of stuff from my friend Sonja Larsen at the Nature Printing Society. She's a sweetheart and a treasure trove of information! Thanks my dear!
HELPFUL WEBSITES
for artists and nature printers

www.enasco.com
Those rubber molds of fish and stuff, in case you're not into stamps. Follow this sequence when you get to the home page:
--> Arts & Crafts Materials --> Printmaking --> Gyotaku
www.embossingcandystore.com
TONS of powders to drool over!
www.danielsmith.com
(Need I say more?)
www.sciplus.com
(scientific and art materials surplus)
www.karonimo.com/resources
(info and links)
www.dandelionsarefree.com
With a complete book on line:The Ancient Art Of Nature Printing
www.houserice.com
(Japanese store. Shikishi boards, hangers, seal supplies)
www.goodcharacters.com
A WONDERFUL site for things cultural and business-oriented from China!
www.brushpainting.com
(papers, seal supplies, brushes)
www.japanesepaperplace.com
(exactly what it says)
www.graphicchemical.net
(inks, papers, tools, flash oil, clove oil
www.nehoc.com/au/products
(Gocco supplies, info)
www.nettally.com/bethlee
(sources, small books, links)
www.silverdragonstudio.com
(sources for Asian art instruction)
mywebpages.comcast.net
from Beth Lee (inspiring small books)
www.rubberd.com
(rubber stamps, pens, tools)
www.negia.net/~unity/newbie.html
(carving consortium, & making rubber stamps)
www.chopa.com
(things Asian....)
www.chinasprout.com
(This is another site, where you can order customized seals for $25.95 to $35.95 and accessories)
hwr.nici.kun.nl/unipen/kanji
(help with "English to Kanji" translations)
www.blueprintables.com
(cyanotype, sun-sensitive
paper and fabric)
www.greenjadeorientalart.com
(supplies for Oriental calligraphy, sumi-e, and watercolour.)
www.glorybox.com
(beads, PaintShopPro, crafty)
http://members.dencity.com/papers (stamps)
www.ncoif.com/bogus/gyotaku
www.alisascollection.com
(gyotaku artist. pacific)
www.dogearedmagazine.com
(book arts)
www.hiromipaper.com
(Japanese paper, bookbinding and
papermaking supplies)
www.upenn.edu/museum/Games/cuneiform
www.omniglot.com/writing/index
www.omniglot.com/links/yournamein
www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform
www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal
www.calligraph.com/cyberscribes
www.calligraph.com/web/callig-graphic
(The above seven sites were forwarded as interesting sources for inspiration.)
www.japanesepaperplace.com
(quality Japanese papers. Prices in Canadian money)
http://members.vienna.at/difr/emain.html
(papermaking resources of all kinds and flavors)
www.gyotakumaui.com
(Natural Impressions Gallery, Hawaii)
www.goodorient.com
(These folks will translate your name - if it's relatively common one - for free into oriental calligraphy...with a minor catch.
www.gammaeditions.com/htm/faq1.htm
(Gamma Pro has GREAT information on giclee printing.)

www.cedarseed.com/pearl/jappaper.html

A great article on the variety of the variety and history of Oriental papers
NPS MEMBER WEBSITES:

www.natureprintingsociety.info
The NPS Official site

www.seagullstudios.com

(Nancy Gorr)
www.hawaiianfishprints.com
(Carrie Brady)
www.jeanraylaury.com
(Jean Ray Laury)
www.sharronhuffman.com
NPS Member

Gyotaku (fish prints) and nature prints


www.ichyprints.com

(Phil Groves)
www.biglobe.ne.jp/~gyotaku
(Mineo Yamamoto)
www.seaeaglebooks.com
(Don Hubbard)
www.catchofthedayoregon.com
(Kay and Don Jenson)
www.bettyauchard.com
(Betty Auchard) An inspiration for me in several ways.


www.botanicals.bizland.com

(Vickie Schumacher)
www.fishprints.co.uk
(may not be up yet)
www.fishprints.net/natureprints.html
(Lori Hatch)
www.finnydippin.com
(Leslie Van Ekeris)
www.renbrown.com/dewees
(Chris Dewees' prints on sale)
...and if you're REALLY into fish, this site is a gold mine! Searches, species, genus, pictures and more! Too cool!!
www.fishbase.org
And just for fun, this one is too hot to let slide!
The Swimming Fish Cursor Chaser:
http://zqbbs.netsh.com/usr/12/12_191_17.swf



Bon appétit!

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