what do we do now, boss? 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.

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)

Bon appétit!

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