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RE: Experiment with a new technique
The old women I used to know who practiced this sort of things died a while ago. They could also read in the palm of your hand, in cards, even in beans, and knew some secret "incantations" and practices, for example to make you feel better when you were sick :) I am sure there are some people who still practice this things, but now it's more a business to take money from gullible people.
About Allan, I look less at content and more at technique. There are few of his works whose contents resonate with me, but every one of them seems almost perfect to me. I learned a lot looking at his works and his videos.
It's interesting that generation - the superstitions, too! Very serious offense to step over someone or to have a framed picture break.
That is so interesting about this other practices. Beans! Makes you wonder where all this came from - it's origins and why this was widespread across that generation.
I definitely find Allan's work and technique extraordinary.
I'm definitely going to try the wet graphite as soon as I can - that is very exciting to me. I love working with graphite.
Thank you for sharing so much and I enjoyed reminiscing about old ladies and their coffee cups :)
It was a pleasure for me too. Now you just gave me a new idea, I might want to experiment with my used coffee grounds on a piece of paper :)
Hey, that would be so cool! You could maybe even use masking fluid initially to create some symbols ;) Make it into a historical post as well. I love it!