Some Perspective

from Beth Jacques of Brooklyn

Alan and Scott — Thanks for the really interesting and useful information from Stephen Koob. Great points! I know I’ve got clear nail varnish, but finding a quill pen might be a stretch in trendy, digital Brooklyn. Writing instruments have been deemed obsolete. We sign everything on-screen with a finger swipe and later, magically, a receipt turns up in one’s e-mail. O Brave New World.

all the best, Beth Jacques

But, Then Beth, a Solution for Labeling Glass–Use A Sharpie Pen

from Stephen Pescatore of Wakefield, MA

Sharpie makes a fine point pen that uses oil base paint. It allows a fine line to number the piece and it also comes in a variety of colors besides white and black. For removal I use a utility razor blade. The paint easily scrapes off and It does not damage the glass. I am sure a little paint thinner would work also but it can be dangerous to work with and the fumes are not pleasant

“Two People Can Look At The Same Photo and See Different Colors

By midday this past Friday there were about 11 million tweets. Coverage appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and papers throughout the country. It’s all about the colors of a dress.

By now, everyone on the internet has seen – and fought bitterly over – this stupid dress. Some people will swear up and down that the dress is blue and black. Others insist, without any doubt, that it’s white and gold.

As it turns out, the dress is blue and black in reality. But then why do so many people see it so differently in the photo? To see the story, click on How we see color is a function of how we interpret light

What about interpreting pictures of art glass?