Mezzotint is one of the oldest printing techniques. It is a time consuming deductive method, similar to linocut in that the artist leaves the areas that he wants to print dark. It can produce the […] read more

For many years it was thought that Prince Rupert was the discoverer of mezzotint. Publications from the time mention only the Prince as working in the mezzotint method and it was assumed that he initiated […] read more

The most critical challenge to mezzotint came from yet another technical area that was developing by leaps and bounds, the photographic processes. Englishman Fox Talbot was granted a patent for photogravure in 1858. This definitely […] read more

My purposes for blogging about Trade Beads is to present various historical quotes and facts about beads that were traded up and down the northwest coast of North America. I hear some saying that trade […] read more

I’ve always found it helpful to go to the language of the people that I’m studying for clues if I’m looking for something obscure.  A tidbit of information that I found very interesting is about […] read more