The fine art of letter writing
The practice of letter writing has tremendously declined since the overwhelming popularization of e-mail, yet there still remains something exciting about opening the mailbox to find a brightly colored envelope with your name on it tucked in amongst the bills and advertisements. Although the words that you write are the most powerful part of your gesture, it can be fun to create a card rather …
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‘Philagrafika’ Printmaking: No Paper? No Problem
A citywide festival in Philadelphia is celebrating contemporary approaches to an age-old art form. More than 300 artists from around the world are displaying their work at 80 venues throughout the city — with designs rendered on almost everything you can think of: walls, water, skin, cardboard … even on toilet seats.
ILFORD GALERIE GOLD FIBRE SILK has a baryta (barium sulphate) coated layer underneath the ink receiving layer equivalent to the structure of traditional fibre photographic paper base. The media offers enhanced definition, extended tonal range, and excellent archival properties, all of which are important to the demanding professional digital photographer and printer. Coated fibre papers have a unique look and feel, which has become a standard among art photographers worldwide over the course of more than a century. Ilford Managing Director Dai Jones speaks with Calumet Photo’s Gerry Oher about the new generation in fine art inkjet paper. Available at calumetphoto.com.
