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A tattoo machine would make sense. It was the dotty nature of the lines that confused me. Very nice work.

I'm sure the MindMoot will be worth it.

That is a nice piece of work. Looks like it might be done with a laser though.

This thread should help: Kolrosing. Dane Licina on FaceBook is worth looking up. He has really mastered the technique. Dane Licina

That is delightfully bonkers. It would fit in perfectly.

It's a method of tattooing wood. 5 minutes to learn, a lifetime to master.

We will be doing our thing again this year and lighting it up in the evening of course. We will also be offering an informal "Bring Your Own Craft Space" where you can join other crafty people for company while you do your own thing too. We should have shelter from the weather, Rain or Shine...

Link Updated. We should have a few more to show this year.

I have read so many over the years but I do recall Jonathan Livingstone Seagull feeling quite profound at the time.

The goretex mittens are German or Austrian I think. Unlined so they will go over the wool fleece mittens. I sewed the fleece backing on to clean goggles with and the braid was just decorative. The braided leather strap is a leash but it has glaciated ends to stop it hanging too low and catching...

Still got my Broni too.

So called “breathable” fabrics tend to clog up with ice in very cold conditions. Having two layers might mean that the inner layer remains warm enough to function while the outer layer takes the ice build up. That is certainly how my sleeping system usually works in Arctic winter conditions.

You can see one of the MOD inner mittens on the right of this picture. Wool fleece and very warm. In practice, I use the overmittens as a barrier layer over a pair of gloves like the Hestra pair you can see here.

Likewise, the darkroom was a very enjoyably part of the process that I miss too. Still got a lot of the gear in the attic, can’t bring myself to get rid of it. For me, it was where my images came to life. I only really worked in mono and the results straight from a negative on a grade 2 or...