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Art Signed
Art Signed
Live auctions are exciting events because of the amount of items that are available. On top of that, Internet live auctions can be even more entertaining because a single site can have multiple auctions going at the same time.
If you spend just two minutes browsing a live auction, you will find something you like. You never know what will be up for auction so it's a good idea to peruse catalogs on a regular basis.
Fine Art
Online live auctions are one of the best ways that everyday people can find affordable yet exceptional art. Signed and numbered prints by famous artists are frequently up for bid on Internet live auctions. Works from lesser known artists are also available.
Framing the art can end up being more expensive than the art itself, but it is not uncommon that prints and originals will already be framed when they come to auction.
With low starting bids, buyers have nothing to lose by testing the waters and making a bid online. If you win, you may end up with a signed lithograph from your favorite artist.
Antiques, Rare Books, and Old Documents
Antiques are popular items because live auctions are often cheaper than antique stores. In fact, many dealers find their best items by bidding in antique auctions online. Their knowledge of the antique market helps them recognize deals anywhere.
Old documents and rare books are another fun thing to view at auction. Old paper items like postcards, photographs, and maps are a direct representation of history. Many museums go through auction catalogs searching for specific items to add to their collections or exhibits.
Just like antique dealers, rare book sellers can make a considerable profit by reselling items they have found at auction. Books are easily passed over because they are such a familiar part of our lives. But the next time you see a book up for auction, see who wrote it and when it was published.
Collectibles & Memorabilia
Online live auctions are a collector's dream. If you collect small items like coins, stamps, or trading cards, online auctions are ideal because these items are easy to pack and ship.
Music fans can look for vintage albums, concert flyers, and even musical instruments. Or if music isn't your thing there are always dolls, promotional items, knick-knacks, and house wares.
Jewelry
Jewelry available through online auctions varies widely. You can bid on fine, costume, antique, religious, or any combination. Finding an engagement ring or just something different can be a challenge, but not so much when you can bid online for unique pieces
Giving someone vintage earrings instead of a pair you picked up at a department store can carry a lot more meaning.
Vehicles
It is even possible to bid online for vehicles. Whether you are looking for a 1969 Mustang or an RV, Internet live auctions can expand your buying power. Rather than being limited to what is available in your area, see what's available for bid online.
To view and bid live in upcoming live auctions, visit http://www.icollector.com/about.aspx. William J. Walberg is a freelance writer who writes articles in the auction and technology industries.
Creative ideas for a activist rally? Was told have an art table for people to make signs, other ideas?
What are some creative ideas for an activist rally? Someone said set up a art table for people to make their own signs. Maybe chalk drawings on ground too. Other than basic (audiovisual presentations possibly, etc.) what are some creative cool ideas?
Find a hook to get media coverage. Depending on the issue find a way to get local celebs, or something eye catching happen. Hard to give specific advice without a cause known.
BUBBLEZ-Why Graffiti Artist Switched to LEGAL GRAFFITI ART
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India Traditional Art
India Traditional Art
Why India Has a Rich Culture- Explore the Many Aspects of India: Know Why India Has a Rich Culture!
To know why India has a rich culture, you need to embark on cultural tours in India. A tour to India will give you an opportunity to learn about its history, languages, religion, arts and crafts, performing arts and cuisine, which play key role in forming its culture and traditions.
1.History of India
The historical past of India is graced with witnessing one of the oldest civilizations of the world. The origin of which can be traced back to 5000 years back. This civilization was named as Indus Valley civilization. The civilization has been so named after its place of origin which was called Indus River Valley. This civilization has been given much respect and admiration for its contributions to the movements, ideas and philosophies of the nation. The cities where the impact of this civilization was witnessed to an extensive level include Mohenjadaro and Harappa. Having existed for more than eight centuries, the people of this civilization were called the Dravidians. Today, in the far ends of South India, the descendants of this civilization can be found.
2. Languages and Literature of India
Around 1652 mother tongues are used in the regions of India. Most of the languages are prevalent among very small groups. Of them, there are only 33 languages which are spoken by over 1 lakh of people.
Of all the languages, Hindi has been given the status of official language. This language is spoken by about 20% of the total population of India. This language is used extensively in the northern part of India, where the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan are located. Hindi is the official language of the states of Himachal Pradesh and Harayana too. However, in South India, the scene is bit different.
3. Religion of India
The cultural aspect of India is deeply influenced by its religious patterns. India is considered a home to different kinds of religions including Buddhism, Sikhism and Hinduism. Followers of Islam and Christianity are also found here. It is believed that religion in India has a deep connection with history. And it is because of this that religious practices and beliefs influence Indian society to a great extent.
4. Arts and Crafts of India
The art and craft of India is acclaimed for its vibrancy and colorful display. Known mainly for its handicrafts of sculptures, paintings, textile, stone and wood carvings and jewelry, the age-old traditional art form of India has stood the test of time and is now widely recognized all over the world. It is upheld that the history of art and craft of India is as old as Indus Valley Civilization.
5. Dance of India
Indian dance is well-known for its graceful postures and long traditions. In this art form, the performers use their body and facial expressions to convey messages. In fact, the influence of this art form of India can be seen in other areas of sculpture, architecture, music, literature and theater too. Some of the popular dance forms of India are Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kathak and Manipuri among others.
6. Cuisine of India
Your cultural tours in India will be inconclusive without exploring its variety of culinary preparations. Each region has something exclusive to offer for your palate. South Indian, North Indian, East Indian and West Indian culinary treats are rich in taste. Each region uses special spices to make their dishes delicious and wholesome.
About the Author
Click through the site Indiaprofile.com to delve deep into the cultural roots of India and to know Why India has a rich culture. The site offers excellent travel tips to make your journey successful and know more about cultural tours in India and Buddhist tours
why the traditional and ancient art of India is losing it's value ?
Traditional & Ancient artists are not paid properly now
*---It takes days to complete a work of art
*---They sell their work through middle men. They do not have the means and resourses to sell it themselves as they live in villages and are poor and uneducated
*---The money goes in the hands of the middle men
*---There are no schools teaching these arts. The artists handed over their skills to their children--it is hereditary in nature
*---If the artist cannot get a good price, he has to turn to a better profession or compromise on the quality of his work
Kalaripayat: India's Traditional Martial Art System
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Folk Art
Folk Art
Ethnic Embroidery of Qiang – a Miracle in Chinese Folk Art (4)
Paper-cutting and embroidery are both folk industrial art forms of China, they both are indivisible parts of Chinese folk culture. As a wonderful art miracle of Qiang nation culture, Qiang embroidery, in terms of design, color, form or stitch styles, are all imbued with rich deposits of the ancient Qiang nation's millennium culture and Qiang people's ideas for life.
The author believes that the merits and meanings to dig out the Qiang nation's folk embroidery and paper cutting art are not only exists in art scope, for us it's undoubtedly valuable and significant to learn more about the history of this nation and be aware of the relationships between the Qiang folk art and that of other nations.
Qiang nation, also be called "the nation stay in clouds ", mainly live together in the Mao county of Aba prefecture, Wenchuan county and Li county, as well as the Beichuan autonomous county of Qiang nation in Mianyang city in Sichuan province China. "Qiang Embroidery" is a subsistent heritage of Qiang nation culture that most lively so far and closest to Qiang nation people's life, it also is the best art communication bridge to the real-world, its forms, color matching and stitching styles are featured with significant ethnic characteristics.
Qiang nation people's costume are gorgeous as well as simple, and whether men or women in Qiang nation are all prefer to wearing headscarves, they are accustomed to wear long linen gowns that woven by themselves, wear long cloth gowns, coats, sheepskin vests too, and "Yunyun shoes" (a sort of Qiang nation's embroidered cloth shoes) on feet. A variety of geometric patterns of embroidery are familiar on Qiang women's clothes and they usually wearing silver jewelry such as earrings, silver plates and so on, and wearing embroidered shoes with sharp hook toes. Men in Qiang nation generally tie hanging knives and leather wallets on the waist, they wearing fabric shoes or straw sandals, and wrapping wool puttees, also with waist belts tied on. Today, in areas close to the cities and towns of Han people, affected by the Han people's clothing, Qiang people mostly wearing Han apparels and only wearing Qiang costumes in holidays.
Through the changes of history and turns of times, with the developing of Chinese cities, modern people favorite for going after changes and curious about adventures, as life styles and aesthetic concepts transformed, traditional folk embroidery appeared in cities from the countryside gradually, not only the sentiments and aspirations of citizen members have been infiltrated with embroidery art, but also thousands of families effected by and began to practice the skill of embroidery together.
Qiang folk art could switched to response the times, thus naturally to regain a new life. In particular, as in this prosperous millennium, people greet the occasion and are all eager to be rich, the embroidery art should to catch the popular fancy and focus on displaying the connotations of people's hopes that praying for rich, profit, good luck and safety. So, as served as a national product, Qiang embroidery could be descended and developed at the same time. Therefor, we can conclude that there is potential large market for the national folk art's enhancement and development.
In 21st century the most promoted idea we referred is innovation, we believe that based on maintaining the Qiang embroidery's traditional essences and integrated with our rich and profound culture deposits and modern styles, thus produced works combined with modern fashion elements, we are able to obtain a broader space for development and display Qiang embroidery art's unique charms.
About the Author
I'd like to introduce and display an excellent selection of China fine art products and gifts - www.123giftfactory.com to you, also give you great suggestions about gift ideas and the latest fashion art trends in China.
How would one get a government grant to promote the art of Folk dancing?
It seems many of our folk dancing groups are dying off due to lack of funds to promote. It would be a shame to see these art forms disappear
We havent seen many grants over the last 5 years. But there are "bond money" issues that are voted on by cities and states. They agree to provide financing for the "arts". You apply and they give you money. You would be expected to pay this back either by making money from the dancing or by performing at city and state ceremonies as a featured entertainer..
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Flower Painting
Flower Painting
If your Mother's Day budget is quite low, or you simply like crafting and home made stuff, this article is for you. I have compiled some ideas you can use to surprise your Mom with a nice gift.
Painted mugs are a good alternative. You need to get some white mugs which won't cost you much, and the painting materials. The design you will paint depends on your own ability, and your mother's taste. Does she like flowers? Do you feel you can paint a nice flower or two on the mug? A simple red heart and the words I Love You Mom will do very well too. You can also paint a smile on the cup and "For The Best Mom" words. Ideas for this are endless. An important aspect to get good results is to get the right paint for the mug's surface.
Another good idea, where you can express all your creativity, is a photo frame. You can use different materials, depending on what you can get or find: cardboard, wood, ceramic. The photo frame should be painted, and also decorated with anything that comes to your mind. You can make a sea motive, painting it in blue and applying some fish or other sea motives on it. You can make it romantic, painting it pink or red, and either applying or painting over some heart shapes or flowers. Just think of what your Mom would like. A nice touch is to give her the frame with a picture in it already: a picture of the whole family, or just you and your Mom.
If your mother enjoys flowers, and you are good at it, you can make her a nice flowers arrangement. Or make a vase for her to keep fresh flowers. The vase can be painted same as the mugs, you just get a plain vase, or even an empty bottle, and work on it to obtain a nice look.
If you have a cardboard or wooden box, you can turn it into a nice box for Mom to keep jewelry. Again, you will need paint and materials to decorate it. If it is a cardboard box, instead of painting it you can cover it with nice paper.
A painted flowerpot is another alternative. You need to get a clay paint pot and decorate it using acrylic paints. You can give it to Mom empty or already with a plant in it.
The possibilities of making a present for Mom at home are endless. You need lots of imagination. There will be materials available at home, like empty bottles or boxes, you can start with. It is a matter of imagination, patience and dedication. Your Mom will always love something you created yourself to give her.
Amy L. Martin is a mother herself. She enjoys writing about family and also providing ideas for family celebrations. For emotional texts, tips, ideas and information about Mothers Day, visit her website http://mothersday.istheissue.com.
Has anyone ever heard of FLOWER painting? Like SPONGE, but with flowers?
I am wondering how I could go about doing this (if I even could), and what would be the best type of flower to use. Would I have to use fake flowers or what? Is this familiar to anyone?
Faux finishing is something I do a lot of and enjoy.
Flower petals, no matter the species; are fragile, and likely to rip/tear/shred; in the process of using them with paint. FRESH flowers would be weak/limp; even with acrylics or water colors. Dry flowers would cause even more residue in the paint.
To achieve a similar effect you might try feathers.
No offense but what possible purpose might be served by using FAKE? You may as well use a FAN brush or your fingers.
The GOOD news is that Faux finishing is an experience that allows one to use anything/everything as a TOOL. Certainly there will be exceptions that won't work, and will have to be passed over.
Not a faux artist but I knew a guy in Seattle that created paintings with his finger prints; and another who did great pieces with paint rollers on brown craft paper.
Then too is the issue of WHAT you want to paint (design)
Your options could be endless in finding things to use as TOOLS
Rag roll; feathers; Steel Wool; an old Crew sock; A stencil brush; do stipple effects, spattering; marbelizing. anything that has a texture, and leaves a texture....OR anything that will hold and release paint, so that the substance of the tool becomes obvious, yet subtle.
The enjoyment is in the process, and the hopeful result; but in all...even for the Masters; it's often trial and error/ research and development.
Don't use flowers. Just one persons 2 cents.
Steven Wolf
painting flowers made easy by Ramesh Krish,Kerala
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Art Singing Fish
Art Singing Fish
Bohol, Philippines - You'll Enjoy yourself There More Than Ferdinand Magellan Did
“Eight days a week is not enough to show I care” crooned the guitarist, serenading us on the deck of the lunch-cruise barge as we drifted down the Loboc river on Bohol. “Eight days a week, I loooooove you” he continued, the plus-forties tapping their feet or singing along. I wouldn’t go out and buy a Beatles album, as I’ve heard their songs too many times, but I do like it when someone sings one, as some of my first memories are of their songs. I pondered what it is about the Philippines that makes its inhabitants so musically talented - pretty much everywhere you go there is a guitarist playing - maybe these guitar-playing and singing talents are something that the country can thank the Spanish for.
I don’t get the impression that the Spanish are thanked for much else except Christianity, judging by the reverence in which they hold chief Lapu Lapu, who killed the Spanish conquistador Ferdinand Magellan on the nearby island of Mactan in 1521. He had sailed there in order to teach the inhabitants who was boss and, badly misjudging their fighting spirit, had decided to leave all of his mercenary forces aboard in order to save the glory and gore for the meagre Spanish contingent. After telling the mercenaries to watch carefully in order to learn the superior Spanish art of war, he marched his band of country-men ashore, only to be promptly hacked to bits, with most of his companions. This display rather confused his audience of native mercenaries, one of whom remarked that he wasn’t very impressed with the superior Spanish art of war and preferred the old-fashioned approach of just lopping heads off with a big axe.
This text about Magellan is a bit of a digression. As a further digression within this digression, the reader may be interested to know that, according to recent findings, the straits of Magellan off the Cape of Good Hope weren’t actually first discovered by Ferdinand Magellan at all but by a Chinese admiral in 1421. For a fascinating and plausible theory that the Chinese discovered pretty much everywhere before Europeans did, I recommend the reader check out the book “1421, the year China discovered the world”, by Gavin Menzies.
As if to reinforce my musical impression of the Filipinos, our lunch barge pulled up at a pontoon on which sat about forty ukulele players and singers, aged from about eight to eighty, their faces wreathed in huge smiles. The small children wriggled with impatience at having to sit still, whilst the young women fluttered their eyelashes and, when I smiled at them, blushed and looked away, giggling to each other. Granddad plucked intently at an instrument I didn’t recognise whilst a young lad strummed a guitar bigger than he was. After a while I noticed one of the parents nod an ‘OK’ to a group of boys, who promptly downed their instruments and dived into the river, one of them climbing up onto our barge and then using it as a diving board. Some of the day-trippers aboard backed away from the spot where he was climbing, fearing a soaking when he hit the water, but they needn’t have worried, as he jumped far out and dived in head-first, hardly causing a ripple as he went in, let alone a splash. “Hmm, maybe I should have a go at that” I thought, “then they’d really have something to worry about” (my water displacement is, shall we say, rather greater than the boy’s is). After the lovely pontoon music show we finished off our lunch. The food was competent rather than superb but was enjoyed by all except my son Nigel, who turned his nose up at everything, which was no surprise, as he’s only eight. Thankfully he eventually found something he could enjoy, the superb mango, watermelon and pineapple, which tasted way better than, in my experience, they ever do in Europe.
I sat and watched the jungle slide by on each side of the river. Palm trees reached out from either side and above the barge, their fronds swaying in the gentle breeze and the sunlight filtering through them, dappling the decks in hazy, soft sunshine. As I watched my wife Fon fuss over my son, a feeling of contentment and peace came over me. Everything seemed OK, even the things about life that were less than perfect. I find that as I grow older I experience happiness in a different way. When I was younger it was all about losing myself in intense concentration while doing something exciting, now it’s more about tranquillity and family values.
Other highlights on Bohol are the great scuba diving and snorkelling. I’m not much of a scuba diver so I went snorkelling to a spot near the little islet of Balicasag, which I unreservedly recommend. We left our resort aboard a local banka boat at the crack of dawn in order to get a chance to see the dolphins that for some reason appear at that hour. I had somewhat cynically thought that this was probably unlikely to happen, but they appeared on schedule and in numbers, then swam around us for a good hour. They seemed to be swimming in family groups, some of them just barely breaking the surface and others (maybe displaying the exuberance of youth) jumping right out of the water. They are such lovely creatures, with their funny faces seemingly permanently grinning at some private joke. We arrived at Balicasag a while later and, after an unusual-for-me breakfast of steamed prawns, friend eggs and rice (which tasted better than I expected it to), we boarded a much smaller, hand-powered boat. Motorised boats are forbidden to enter Balicasag Marine Sanctuary in an initiative to protect the flaura and fauna: this arrangement appears, judging from the profusion of fish swimming around the coral in the crystal-clear water, to have worked. A long column of fish swam in an almost military formation along the reef wall. They seemed so ordered and organised that I wondered if one of them was in charge. Was it the fish in front? Or maybe he was just the expendable point-man and the fish behind him was the one in charge?
A large cloud of small bait-fish swam by. I took off my life-vest (which had been supporting me in the most comfortable fashion as I had lazily floated and watched the marine life) and dived down, feeling pleased with myself for hiring flippers, as I’m a weak swimmer without them. I swam straight through the cloud of fish. At one point all I could see around me were little black fish, illuminated by scattered rays of sunlight. Beautiful, just lovely. The most beautiful thing about the experience was the way that they swam away from my moving limbs, almost as if by magnetic repulsion, all maintaining exactly the same distance from me. It felt like being clothed in fish. I don’t remember ever enjoying a snorkelling experience so much.
The Chocolate Hills of Bohol are the island’s most popular tourist attraction and deserve the attention they get, as they look most peculiar. 200 hundred-foot tall earthen mounds jut out of a flood-plain, most topped in grass and looking like the perfect place for a picnic. Almost all of them are almost perfectly conical in shape. I tried to research the reason for their strange shape, but couldn’t find an answer - a bit like the authors of the official tourist tablet at the site, who didn’t seem to know either. The hills are reminiscent of the English burial ‘barrows’ (or mounds) on Salisbury Plain, only much, much bigger. It looked as is, instead of a few prehistoric chieftains lying underground, here there were dozens of dynasties of emperors, each interred under a couple of tens of thousand of tons of earth, in a scene a bit like Salisbury plain meeting the pyramids of Giza.
For our first visit to the Chocolate Hills we hired a driver and mini-van and were taken to the tourist centre on the single hill which has been developed for the purpose and which is covered in concrete, fast-food outlets, hawkers and screaming children. When I asked the driver if he could vary his route so that we could experience the scenery without the crowds, he reacted with the same incomprehension as I remember getting from a donkey at a sea-side fare in England, when I used my feet on its flanks to attempt to make it change its customary route. A few days after this disappointing experience we returned to try and experience the hills in a more natural way, hiring a motorbike on which we could meander through the lanes and take in the experience at our own pace. We had planned to hire a local guide (when I say ‘local’, I mean one of the farmers working amongst the hills) and to then climb one of them. We were thwarted by a rain-storm, which was a bit unfortunate, but at least gives us a good reason to return. Those readers who are wary of motorbike-riding in SE Asia are advised to get themselves driven to the Chocolate Hills in a minivan and to hire an additional helper to trail them on a bike, and then to hop on the bike when they reach the hills, where the small roads are relatively safe.
After checking out one of the Philippines’ best beaches, why not visit some of Thailand’s: www.andamanadventures.com
About the Author
Simon Ramsden runs Andaman Adventures, specialising in climbing and diving trips to Thailand's best beach destinations.
What could be the best skills to pursue in these lousy times--languages, cooking, arts, singing, tutoring,etc?
Maybe fishing, hunting, healing or others? Just want to know what u think.....
And thanks so much for your time!
You should try tutoring. You can help someone with a skill that you have. (And maybe earn some extra cash!).
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