tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post1076493874762458163..comments2023-05-16T04:53:13.791-07:00Comments on Little Flower Petals: Gargantuan Greatness and Crayon CrazinessElizabeth H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-40468863178777314912010-01-03T07:58:11.738-08:002010-01-03T07:58:11.738-08:00so cool!so cool!arsenicofagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427881563369926502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-30135522600343443482009-07-29T09:32:31.266-07:002009-07-29T09:32:31.266-07:00Anne, you made my day. Thank you!
I took a peek ...Anne, you made my day. Thank you!<br /><br />I took a peek at your blog and can see I'll need to check back when I have a little more time to wander through. You sound like a beautiful soul.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-90498759586339746862009-07-24T17:16:19.188-07:002009-07-24T17:16:19.188-07:00I know nothing about typewriters except that it is...I know nothing about typewriters except that it is the way I learned to type way back when, but your poem! It is so, so gorgeous and wonderful! You touched my heart! Thank you for sharing your heart, and your words are most precious! I do love the effect of the color as well.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-20950745924416606842009-07-20T12:54:30.614-07:002009-07-20T12:54:30.614-07:00Well done, E! I agree on the supremacy of the mul...Well done, E! I agree on the supremacy of the multi-color color-cast.<br /><br />(word verif = "grayo": is Harry Belafonte STILL singing that song? He's getting a little long in the tooth, ain't he?)Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-5170840365012770272009-07-19T12:35:08.935-07:002009-07-19T12:35:08.935-07:00Ribbor vibrator stickage on my machines has almost...Ribbor vibrator stickage on my machines has almost always been due to accumulated crud and eraser bits. A paintbrush followed by a cotton swab of Goo Gone has done wonders for many of my machines (or at least for those parts easily reached by brush-and-swab.)<br /><br />Verify: lampati, n. a sheep-burgermpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-62724815873256363182009-07-17T09:53:07.577-07:002009-07-17T09:53:07.577-07:00I have too many desktops at the moment--three. No...I have too many desktops at the moment--three. No one needs a desktop typewriter in almost every room of their house. It's just preposterous. ;-) So I'll be letting one go, I think.<br /><br />I continue to be extremely pleased with the Ambassador. OK, so it's only been a week...but that's long enough (considering the heavy use its getting) for any flaws to reveal themselves. It has a few--namely, the tab has a few positions that don't work, and the button is very stiff, and some of the time the ribbon vibrator doesn't go back down on its own. But on the whole, it is (I repeat myself) magnificent.<br /><br />As James said over at Flickr, it will make for a marvelous NaNo machine.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-62906465338349018482009-07-17T09:47:46.379-07:002009-07-17T09:47:46.379-07:00I did this color cast with a pack of really, reall...I did this color cast with a pack of really, really cheap crayons...I bought a big box of Crayolas, too, but didn't quite bring myself to use 'em for just coating a large surface area. <br /><br />The HUGE crayon pack I got includes some "Gel FX" crayons that I gather are supposed to work particularly well on dark paper, and also metallic versions of most primary colors. Hm. Think I'll play with those this weekend. I still feel like I have to ration 'em, but I guess, considering I'm all growed up now and can blow another five bucks on crayons without a qualm if I use these up, I shouldn't be so stingy....Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-11896564018917452032009-07-17T08:16:32.431-07:002009-07-17T08:16:32.431-07:00Good lord, that's huge.
Not that I would be a...Good lord, that's huge.<br /><br />Not that I would be able to resist bringing home one of those myself, given the opportunity.<br /><br />But...good lord.Olivanderhttp://sevenels.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-51207991899305851602009-07-16T19:46:58.714-07:002009-07-16T19:46:58.714-07:00I want a hermes! I love desktop typewriters! You...I want a hermes! I love desktop typewriters! You have quite the growing collection of desktops now. Im jealousJames Wattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881793871349173132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-2126933695872200502009-07-16T11:22:25.706-07:002009-07-16T11:22:25.706-07:00White or metallic crayons should impress nicely on...White or metallic crayons should impress nicely on black paper -- that was a long-time draw of jelly pens, after all: writing on black paper.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-63469797866076187332009-07-16T10:42:44.608-07:002009-07-16T10:42:44.608-07:00@Speegle--aw...you're sweet. Thanks.
One lit...@Speegle--aw...you're sweet. Thanks.<br /><br />One little tidbit I forgot to mention in the main post: my little car has a CD changer. I loaded it up with four CDs when I headed out on the long drive to look at the Ambassador, and out of all the songs on all the discs, it was playing "Tomorrow On the Runway"--the song Strikethru used as the background track for her lovely Ace Typewriters footage--when I pulled into the driveway.<br /><br />I took it as a good sign.<br /><br />Regarding color casting, I'm curious whether you could get enough wax on a page to get a good impression on black paper. That could be a really cool effect, though it might not scan well. <br /><br />Do I have to work today? I wanna go home and play with my crayons some more.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-12663140342245686142009-07-16T10:26:37.313-07:002009-07-16T10:26:37.313-07:00Word Verification: LittleFlowerPetal (v.)- To root...Word Verification: LittleFlowerPetal (v.)- To root around in the subconscious of your fellow bloggers and come up with hauntingly apt poetry.Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-16294675898557482012009-07-16T07:39:28.850-07:002009-07-16T07:39:28.850-07:00My own multi-color attempt didn't go as well -...My own multi-color attempt didn't go as well -- the impressions very very faint, though the machine I used (SCM Classic 12) is capable of laying down a dark letter. I may have to dig out the SM3 again, because it can do some serious damage with my heavy touch.<br /><br />I'm becoming convinced that infusing the paper with the wax is not only nice to do, but essential. Otherwise, you get nasty flakage and the letters aren't as clean. I'm post some more impressions (ha!) shortly.<br /><br />Word verify: jokepic, like "Oh, I hate Susan, she's always emailing me those stupid jokepics."mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-81344427296438384732009-07-16T04:24:41.063-07:002009-07-16T04:24:41.063-07:00That's one hefty typewriter - and beautiful!
...That's one hefty typewriter - and beautiful! <br /><br />I love what you did with the multicolored crayons - can't wait to start my own. <br /><br />Word verification: pression. As in, "I'm crazy about that colorcasting 'pression poem."Mondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498572527807167970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-91413628565528385232009-07-15T22:26:04.790-07:002009-07-15T22:26:04.790-07:00Apt description of Hermes mechanics.
I am extrem...Apt description of Hermes mechanics. <br /><br />I am extremely impressed with this whole thing of colorcasting. Brilliant. Mike Clemens is one clever son of a gun. You've done lovely work with it here (and I covet your new 96-crayon box). <br /><br />Thank you for this poem. I often think about how the waters smooth out over most all of us not too long after we die whether we have descendants or not. I wrote a post awhile back about these old unmarked photographs I inherited of supposed relatives who I don't even recognize-- they may as well be pictures of strangers.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-89627994948718105482009-07-15T21:04:00.810-07:002009-07-15T21:04:00.810-07:00Oh, I like the color effect very much indeed. And...Oh, I like the color effect very much indeed. And I do think fusing with heat helps -- it's probably smoothing out all those little rough wax deposits on the page. And multicolor! Most awesome.<br /><br />I found a stash of restaurant crayons today, so I'm going to try a four-color blend.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.com