Comments for Christopher van Donkelaar http://www.vandonkelaar.ca Artist and Iconographer Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on Dressing the wood by Mark Okkema http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/1456/comment-page-1#comment-77 Mark Okkema Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:55:02 +0000 http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/?p=1456#comment-77 Chris: Great to check up on your updates for the icons themselves. Lots of wood required! Chris:

Great to check up on your updates for the icons themselves. Lots of wood required!

]]> Comment on Plan for the West Wall by Christopher van Donkelaar http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/1426/comment-page-1#comment-72 Christopher van Donkelaar Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:47:58 +0000 http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/?p=1426#comment-72 Mark, Yes, I'm excited about the larger size of the proposed icons too. Working at this scale is especially meaningful to me as it allows a real presence to develop in the icon. As to their weight, the icon's panel's will be made from basswood, which is a lighter hardwood, so they won't be too heavy. Of course, once the gesso, gold and mineral pigment are added to them they will have a fair heft! I'll be explaining more about that in my next post ... Mark,

Yes, I’m excited about the larger size of the proposed icons too. Working at this scale is especially meaningful to me as it allows a real presence to develop in the icon. As to their weight, the icon’s panel’s will be made from basswood, which is a lighter hardwood, so they won’t be too heavy. Of course, once the gesso, gold and mineral pigment are added to them they will have a fair heft! I’ll be explaining more about that in my next post …

]]> Comment on Plan for the West Wall by Mark Okkema http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/1426/comment-page-1#comment-70 Mark Okkema Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:21:38 +0000 http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/?p=1426#comment-70 Chris: I am still chewing over your idea of the 7 instead of 6. Agreed that it would be better for the overall appearance. Also, I am actually excited by larger--rather than smaller--icons. (They will be heavy panels, won't they?) The larger icons will have a greater presence among us, and I think that is important for true veneration. I think the size actually has a bearing on our worship. Chris:

I am still chewing over your idea of the 7 instead of 6. Agreed that it would be better for the overall appearance. Also, I am actually excited by larger–rather than smaller–icons. (They will be heavy panels, won’t they?) The larger icons will have a greater presence among us, and I think that is important for true veneration. I think the size actually has a bearing on our worship.

]]> Comment on Arkona: Hungry Hollow by Bob http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/264/comment-page-1#comment-26 Bob Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:02:55 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=264#comment-26 If you want to see more pictures of Hungry Hollow and the fossils found there please visit my site at www.thefossilguy.co.nr .There are pictures of near by places that you can find fossils as well.By the way it`s great to know how the color got into the water.Have a great day Bob If you want to see more pictures of Hungry Hollow and the fossils found there please visit my site at http://www.thefossilguy.co.nr .There are pictures of near by places that you can find fossils as well.By the way it`s great to know how the color got into the water.Have a great day Bob

]]> Comment on Marl Lake: Marl by Christopher http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/295/comment-page-#comment-32 Christopher Sat, 30 May 2009 23:43:07 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=295#comment-32 Dear Carmen, I've responded to your interesting post via email. Thanks for your comment, and I look forward to hearing more about your work. Christopher Dear Carmen,

I’ve responded to your interesting post via email. Thanks for your comment, and I look forward to hearing more about your work.

Christopher

]]> Comment on Marl Lake: Marl by Carmen Bolanos http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/295/comment-page-1#comment-31 Carmen Bolanos Mon, 25 May 2009 20:37:28 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=295#comment-31 Hello, I live and work in El Salvador, Central America. I have been working with indigo on an every day basis since 2001. We focus mainly on textiles, we use our indigo, not woad. We use both kinds Indigofera Suffruticosa and Indigofera Guatemalensis. We have sometimes worked with gold leaf as a decorative element on some items such as wall hangings. We have retaken the use of indigo as a result of the help of the Japanese and the German governments to the country. And although we have learned to master some issues of the dying process in textiles we still are a long way to go with it regarding organic ways of using it. We are very intrigued by your research and findings and would like to hear a bit more about them if possible. We appreciate your sharing your discoveries too! Carmen B. Hello,
I live and work in El Salvador, Central America. I have been working with indigo on an every day basis since 2001. We focus mainly on textiles, we use our indigo, not woad. We use both kinds Indigofera Suffruticosa and Indigofera Guatemalensis. We have sometimes worked with gold leaf as a decorative element on some items such as wall hangings. We have retaken the use of indigo as a result of the help of the Japanese and the German governments to the country. And although we have learned to master some issues of the dying process in textiles we still are a long way to go with it regarding organic ways of using it. We are very intrigued by your research and findings and would like to hear a bit more about them if possible. We appreciate your sharing your discoveries too!
Carmen B.

]]> Comment on Maya Blue: Pigment Trials by WangSungRoak http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/307/comment-page-1#comment-36 WangSungRoak Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:25:31 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=307#comment-36 Hi, Nice to meet you. My name is WangSungRoak,Wang is fist name and SungRoak is last name,and I'm a high school student in Korea I can't write English well.. please consider that :) I want to make Maya Blue. I have Palygorskite and Indigo powder. But.. I don't know how long heat the mixture(palygorskite and indigo powder). Moreover I have a little palygorskite.., Palygorskite in your picture is gray.. but mine is white.. So if I mix the palygorskite and woad powder, the mixture's colur is skyblue.(not dark) Besides I made mixture and baked that, but I have no way to confirm that my mixture is Maya Blue. I uploaded my palygorskite, woad powder and ETC's picture in My Blog Please help me.. Hi, Nice to meet you.
My name is WangSungRoak,Wang is fist name and SungRoak is last name,and
I’m a high school student in Korea

I can’t write English well.. please consider that :)
I want to make Maya Blue.

I have Palygorskite and Indigo powder.
But.. I don’t know how long heat the mixture(palygorskite and indigo powder).
Moreover I have a little palygorskite..,

Palygorskite in your picture is gray.. but mine is white..
So if I mix the palygorskite and woad powder, the mixture’s colur is skyblue.(not dark)

Besides I made mixture and baked that, but I have no way to confirm that my mixture is Maya Blue.

I uploaded my palygorskite, woad powder and ETC’s picture in My Blog

Please help me..

]]> Comment on Panel: Gessoing by Christopher http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/315/comment-page-1#comment-62 Christopher Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:13:00 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=315#comment-62 Yes, that's right. Yes, that’s right.

]]> Comment on Panel: Gessoing by Anonymous http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/315/comment-page-1#comment-61 Anonymous Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=315#comment-61 In your blog you talked about chalk, you mean gypsum or plaster of Paris don't you?(at least in this case) In your blog you talked about chalk, you mean gypsum or plaster of Paris don’t you?(at least in this case)

]]> Comment on Maya Blue: Pigment Trials by Maggie http://www.vandonkelaar.ca/posts/307/comment-page-1#comment-35 Maggie Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:20:00 +0000 http://d41338.u47.web.nas.net/journal/?p=307#comment-35 BRAVO! BRAVO!

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