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Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Subject: alchemical operations - digital
Time: 6:17:00 PM CDT
Author: vsims46955
the alchemists of the middle ages performed a series of operations hoping to turn lead into gold - at least that's what they told people they were doing. what they were really doing is speculative at best, but many believe they were actually performing these operations to purify their souls - turning lead into gold microcosmically by doing the macrocosmic operations and trusting in the words of hermes - 'as above so below.' it made me think of art as a form of alchemy, in particular the digital collage of which i am so fond. i took a wonderful photo taken by my best friend margaret ball in venice - a place i want to visit before i die. the door with grill is the first photo. using paint shop pro 8, i performed a series of operations on the photo digitally and created a series of abstractions - similar, yet different. having printed them out on fabric, they hang on the wall. they say nothing to me now, but i expect they will have ideas for me later. waiting - it seems we wait for anything that is worthwhile. vernon - the would-be alchemist
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Subject: alchemical operations - digital
Time: 6:17:00 PM CDT
Author: vsims46955
the alchemists of the middle ages performed a series of operations hoping to turn lead into gold - at least that's what they told people they were doing. what they were really doing is speculative at best, but many believe they were actually performing these operations to purify their souls - turning lead into gold microcosmically by doing the macrocosmic operations and trusting in the words of hermes - 'as above so below.' it made me think of art as a form of alchemy, in particular the digital collage of which i am so fond. i took a wonderful photo taken by my best friend margaret ball in venice - a place i want to visit before i die. the door with grill is the first photo. using paint shop pro 8, i performed a series of operations on the photo digitally and created a series of abstractions - similar, yet different. having printed them out on fabric, they hang on the wall. they say nothing to me now, but i expect they will have ideas for me later. waiting - it seems we wait for anything that is worthwhile. vernon - the would-be alchemist
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