Hand-built in 1994, patterns are being tweaked on Clarissa’s old-fashioned light table before they are copied on her Epson printer
I use my Macbook for doing layout of designs to be printed on my large format Giclee’ printer, and I know that I can scan and duplicate small patterns, but golly, gee golly, I still use my wonderful light table for tracing patterns and other images worth duplicating. There’s just something real about going through the motions of duplication on hard-copy paper in hand!
Really? People still use light tables and overhead projectors!?!? How’s that? We’ve got computers and printers to do the jobs!!!
Well, call me from the old school where teaching a new dog old tricks can only go as far as the bone can be thrown, and some of us just can’t throw that far anymore! So, sure this dog has learned new tricks like how to turn on a computer and where to push play on Netflix and “bookmark” this page to order more El Naturalista boots before they go up in price!
However, this dog still prefers to project the design on the plastic transparency placed on the overhead projector platform which projects the image onto the wall up yonder! And this dog still prefers to trace the other half of the design by hand tolerating the bright, blinding florescent lights below.
Like I said, I can only throw the new bones so far; because old bones are familiar, I will continue to dig them up and out and naw on them affectionately.
One of Clarissa’s most trusted tool, the old-fashioned over head project made by 3M Company
“Clarissa’s Studio” is a 7-part series showing the 7 areas of Clarissa’s studio where I work full-time and live part of the year in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
Over the next three months (starting this past May), I will introduce you to various parts of my humble 700 sq.ft. sanctuary divided into sections. Here are the parts of “Clarissa’s Studio Series”:
- “The Living Room” where I play music, read, crochet, knit and clear out the coffee table to do Tai Chi;
- “The Office” where I draft proposals, emails, FB, grants, letters, update my website and post blog entries;
- “The Sewing Space” where I sew button robes and clothing for the grandkids;
- “The Weaving Space” for all my Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving projects on various size looms;
- “The Grand Table Space” where I do large layouts of robe pattern designs and cut the applique for button robes;
- “The Drawing Room” where I sketch and finalize drawings for robes, paintings, collages and book illustrations;
- “The Painting/Collage-making” where I create just that, along with printing limited edition Giclee’ prints and shrinkwrapping them;
- “Clarissa’s Kitchenette” where I zap an occasional Amy’s TV dinner for lunch and I keep a modest supply of drinking water;
- “Clarissa’s Storage Units” for beautiful and practical storage of all weaving, spinning, sewing, dyeing, beadworking supplies and recent collection of books
The first two blog entries on “Clarissa’s Studio” series include:
“The Livingroom” at: http://www.clarissarizal.com/blogblog/clarissas-studio-part-1-the-living-room/
“The Kitchenette” at: http://www.clarissarizal.com/blogblog/studio-part-2-clarissas-kitchenette/