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Chamber of Leather Craft

#Leather #covers for a #bible .

As I described in previous post, I was aiming for a #design that allowed the #book to be laid down flat without bending it's back.

My solution is to tuck these sort of "ears" (that are inevitable while using the zipper for these covers) on the back when covers are closed. When you open the zipper, you'll also let these "ears" loose and they will not affect the position of the book in any way.

#handcarved #cross is #painted in #gold
#books #bookcover #craft

This photo shows how the ends of the zipper (nicely embbedded into leather straps) are tucked away on the back side of the bookcovers.
This photo shows how these covers look while they are unzipped. These covers are made exactly by this very same book, the fit is absolutely perfect and the book may be laid down flat. The zipper ends will be just loosely on top and bottom, they're not under the book spine and will not bend it anyhow.
Photo shows the leather covers from front. There is a hand carved cross on the front cover. Cross is painted in gold and it looks very beautiful on these mahogany color leather covers.
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Hilary Palmén

#NobleSigns
#SignMuseum
#Brooklyn
#painted
#repainted
This Sunday involved a wonderful tour around the workrooms of Noble Signs, which doubles as a museum. The founders started collecting the old signs they were replacing signs, then shifted to reclaiming and storing. They are now building the museum as a charity. They gave a tour today which was wonderful. They specislise in NY vernacular signs. A few photographs for you. I took many, i'll write several posts each with slightly different angles

Rinkonromas 1964 'thunderbird' award hand painted sign
A meet market sign that show evidencd of having been painted over at least 3x, ghostly images of text over text over text
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DoomsdaysCW

Now in College, #LudditeTeens Still Don’t Want Your Likes

Three years after starting a club meant to fight #SocialMedia’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.

By Alex Vadukul
Jan. 30, 2025

"Biruk Watling, a college sophomore wearing a baggy coat and purple fingerless gloves, walked the chilly campus of Temple University in #Philadelphia on a recent afternoon to recruit new members to her club.
She taped a flier to a pole: '#JoinTheLudditeClub For #MeaningfulConnections.' Down the block, she posted another one: 'Do You Desire a Healthier Relationship With Technology, Especially Social Media? The Luddite Club Welcomes You and Your Ideas.'

"When a student approached, Ms. Watling dove into her pitch.

"'Our club promotes #ConsciousConsumption of #technology,' she said. 'We’re for #HumanConnection. I’m one of the first members of the original Luddite Club in #Brooklyn. Now I’m trying to start it in #Philly.

"She pulled out a #FlipPhone, mystifying her recruit.

"'We use these,' she said. 'This has been the most freeing experience of my life.'
If Ms. Watling had a missionary’s zeal, it was because she wasn’t just promoting a student club, but an approach to modern life that profoundly changed her two years ago, when she helped form the Luddite Club as a high school student in New York.

"But that was then, back when things were simpler, before she had embarked on the more independent life of a college student and found herself having to navigate QR codes, two-factor-identification logins, dating apps and other digital staples of campus life.

"The #LudditeClub was the subject of an article I wrote in 2022 — a story that, ironically, went viral. It told of how a group of teenage tech skeptics from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn and a few other schools in the city gathered on weekends in Prospect Park to enjoy some time together away from the machine.

"They #sketched and #painted side by side. They read quietly, favoring works by #Dostoyevsky, #Kerouac and #Vonnegut. They sat on logs and groused about how #TikTok was dumbing down their generation. Their flip phones were decorated with stickers and nail polish.

"Readers inspired by their message responded in hundreds of emails and comments. Reporters from Germany, Brazil, Japan and elsewhere flooded my inbox, asking me how to reach these students who were so hard to track down online. Snarky Reddit threads and think pieces sprouted. #RalphNader endorsed the club in an opinion essay, writing: 'This is a rebellion that needs support and diffusion.'"

Read more:
nytimes.com/2025/01/30/style/l

Archived version:
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#SolarPunkSunday #Nature #NeoLuddite #Luddites #LessScreenTime #MoreBoardGames #MoreGreenTime #MoreOutdoorTime #FlipPhones #MoreBooks #ResistTheMachine

The New York Times · Luddite Teens Still Don’t Want Your LikesBy Alex Vadukul
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RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸

My mom was a wonderful #story teller, and always had her nose in a #book. She was a wonderful #artist as well, and I would just watch her #draw for hours while she told tales and #painted them right before me.

She taught me that a story doesn't need to be anything special. Anything will do if you tell or draw it with care, and maybe say what you were #thinking on the way.

Even just going to McDonald's in the morning, and I can't draw, but #photography exists.

#writing#writingcommunity#art
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