Recent content by Hermes2020

I am not a Sheldrake fan. Unfortunately, his brain seems to be innocent of any knowledge of the scientific method, so he does not back up his claims with any form of evidence. When someone makes the statements he does without backing them up with research results, they are filed under "woo" in...

Are you a Rupert Sheldrake disciple?

Perhaps a WhatsApp group will appeal to more members than Facebook.

It was before I retired and was away from home for extended periods, so I never had the time to execute most of my ideas. Most pieces I made were embarrassingly amateur beginner ones. I will post some photos when I have time.

Thank you Donna. I loved dealing with the engineering problems as much as the aesthetic ones when I was designing the cabinet. That is pretty much the case when I create my sculptures as well.

Thank you Terri. The collection is the result of having a keen eye in antique shops. It does help to have some knowledge of what to look for.

That is so exciting. Metal clay is a medium I have been dying to try ever since the time when I tried silversmithing and designed and made a few sterling silver jewellery pieces. Please keep us up to date with your progress.

I know I am probably missing much by practically never listening to jazz. Rather than the raw, original works, I am only able to appreciate jazz second hand, filtered through the ears of composers like Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, or Ravel. The only jazz I have ever really enjoyed has been from...

My "art" activities have been on the back burner since mid December, while I was designing and making a museum-style display cabinet. The display case is mainly to consolidate the family collection of original, signed Lalique pieces, the most spectacular being an "Antilopes" vase. There is also...

That's an interesting suggestion. I asked ChatGPT about its equivalence to Facebook: Is telegram an alternative for Facebook? Yes — Telegram can be considered an alternative to Facebook in certain ways, but they serve somewhat different purposes and appeal to different use-cases. Here’s a...

Apologies for posting the ChatGPT link; I wasn't aware that it would only work for registered users. :oops:

That's strange. I just checked and it works for me. Here is a copy and paste of the answer: Yes — there are several good alternatives to Facebook (Meta) for hosting interest-based communities and groups that are either based outside the U.S., decentralized, or focused on community (not...

This is the ChatGPT response to my query: https://chatgpt.com/c/69818709-5b18-8329-8fad-7909085c482f Perhaps there are some possibilities.

Are there perhaps alternatives to Facebook we could consider? I think anything European would be preferable to a USA-based platform.

I really like your dynamic composition and colours. Is it possible to mix in something like fine sand with oil pastels to get rough textures? What you say about the need for framing has put me off using the medium as well. My ideal would be to find oil pastels that set and dry like oil paints...