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Update #36: The Endangered Alphabets Begin The World Tour
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Posted on March 17
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Update #35: Digital Himalaya
The latest carving is a piece for Mark Turin of Yale. For those of you (like me) not fluent in Nepali, it reads "Digital Himalaya"--the name of a multimedia ethnographic project gathering information from the Himalayan region.
Even more unfamiliar than the script is the wood. The guys at Sterling Hardwoods saved it for me, but even they have no idea what it is. An incredible swirling grain, full of whorls and knots, like blood stirred into mercury. Anyone got any ideas what it might be?
And speaking of Yale, the Alphabets will be there on April 3rd after a very busy March. (And the promise of a trip to Thailand in December.) See the calendar for details as they emerge.
Update #34: The Endangered Trivet!
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Tim Brookes on December 22
Thanks! I learned an important lesson, though: the more gorgeous the wood, especially in the case of tropical hardwoods, the more of a pain in the neck it is to carve. I should have made the text a little larger, and as a result I struggled and cursed all the way through. And then, just as I was almost terminally frustrated (and exactly the same thing happened with rosewood and paduak) I applied a coat of urethane, and the wood just leaped into life. Who'd have thought that a wood could be a prima donna!
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Lisa M Brown on December 22
I just pinned your beautiful to my site on Pinterest. You are an amazing artist.
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Lisa M Brown on December 22
I just pinned your beautiful to my site on Pinterest. You are an amazing artist.
Whoops - I meant to say beautiful carving--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Update #33: Season's Greetings, and Thanks
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Posted on December 17
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Update #32: Last Chance for Endangered Christmas Orders
I have time to carve maybe just one more Balinese Om (see photo) in time for delivery before Christmas. I still have a few Endangered Alphabets mugs, and a box of Endangered Alphabets books I can sign and ship. To order, scoot over to http://www.endangeredalphabets.com/?page_id=846. Season's best to you all!
Tim
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Backers receive a pdf booklet about the Endangered Alphabets Project, including photos of the work in progress.
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A coffee mug featuring the Endangered Alphabets logo, which in itself features Inuktitut, the Inuit script.
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A copy of Endangered Alphabets, the coffee-table-style book I've written to accompany the exhibition. It has stunning photos and a short essay on each script I've carved, raising fascinating questions about the history and nature of writing. Overseas backers add $5 for packing and postage.
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I'll carve the backer a custom-made nameplate in one of four beautiful woods, suitable for hanging on a door or standing on a desk. The letters can be in English or, when possible, one of the Endangered Alphabets. Overseas backers add $5 for packing and postage.
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The backer will receive a beautiful plaque, roughly 16"x16", with the word "Words" in Balinese, arguably the most beautiful script in the world. Overseas backers add $25 for packing and postage.
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A custom-carved and painted sign or other wood product--such as a musical instrument case or desktop, for example--depicting one of the Endangered Alphabets. (Note: some texts are easier to get than others. I may or may not be able to create exactly what the backer wishes, and the final product will have to be the result of discussions between the backer and myself.) Send me the item and I'll do the carving/monogramming. Extra shipping charges will apply to overseas backers, depending on the specific item commissioned.
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All my life I've been a writer (and guitarist and soccer coach). In fact, my worst two subjects in school, back when I lived in England, were art and woodwork. Two years ago somehow I started carving and painting signs, and then stumbled onto vanishing alphabets. And it's been Cherokee and Balinese and Samaritan ever since.
Absolutely beautiful piece!!!
Thanks! If you happen to have an friends from the Himalayan nations, let them know!
Tim