Another Commonplace Book
Monday, March 14, 2016
Searching...
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I have two playing-card-related research projects currently under way. Wellll..... I say research. I really mean Indiana Jones style searc...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Ink
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What's the difference between ink and paint? I still can't give you a good definition. The oil-based inks I use for block-printing...
Monday, December 14, 2015
What I Think I Know About Early Playing Cards
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Bearing in mind that I'm probably completely wrong about some of this: I think playing cards originated in China and were transmitted ...
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Self- Publishing Playing Cards
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This is really about self-publishing playing cards, but it's easily applied to other works of art and I encourage hobby artists to consi...
Friday, October 30, 2015
Stuckely Playing Cards
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More playing cards! One of my favorite decks is in the holdings of the British Museum. These are referred to as the Stuckely Decks after ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
At a loss for words
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As the title says, I am at a loss for words. I found out a couple of days ago that Will McLean, Galleron de Cresy, was very ill. Yesterday...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Playing Cards - Swiss and German
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I started researching playing cards because I wanted some cards that were appropriate for late 14th Century Spain and I particularly wanted ...
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