STAMP COLLECTING

Kate Moss not finished with Green

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:58:10 +0000

Sir Philip Green insists he and Kate Moss will work together again, following the announcement the supermodel is ending her design collaboration with Topshop.

Ways of reservation for pavilions

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:35:36 +0000

China Pavilion adopts the method of reservation-only. Now among visitors having made reservations, one-third are group tourists who can visit the pavilion with group reservation tickets; the rest are individual visitors who need to get electronic reservation tickets at the entrance gate.

“Nature of America” Sheetlet Illustrator John Dawson Finishes Up Series

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:01:00 +0000

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTvISTq6I5I/TIWEVcpsuAI/AAAAAAAAEn4/NVjPEyXb2NM/s1600/JohnDDawson.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”150″ ox=”true” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTvISTq6I5I/TIWEVcpsuAI/AAAAAAAAEn4/NVjPEyXb2NM/s200/JohnDDawson.jpg” width=”200″ //a/divemBig Island Video News/em reports the 12th and final of the 2010 Nature of America series, Hawaiian Rain Forest, was released earlier this week.br /br /According to the report, stamp illustrator a href=”http://jdawsonillustration.com/”John Dawson/a, a resident of Hilo, commented at the first-day-of-issue ceremony in Hawaii, “For my wife Kathie and me, researching and illustrating the series over the last 14 years has been one of the most fantastic experiences in our careers. I was creating art from subjects I love and along the way we’ve forged wonderful friendships with this dream assignment.” br /br /Dawson spent close to a year in the field researching, photographing, and sketching virtually all of the Hawaiian Rain Forest subjects prior to committing six months to creating the artwork. br /br /The Nature of America series that featured John’s illustrations include; the Sonoran Desert (1999), Pacific Coast Rain Forest (2000), Great Plains Prairie (2001), Longleaf Pine Forest (2002), Arctic Tundra (2003), Pacific Coral Reef (2004), Northeast Deciduous Forest (2005), Southern Florida Wetland (2006), Alpine Tundra (2007), Great Lakes Dunes (2008) and Kelp Forest (2009).br /br /Dawson’s artwork has been featured in the pages of National Geographic magazine and wildlife books, as well as in national parks nationwide and a touring exhibition. br /br /According to another a href=”http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2010/6/4/Hawaii_rainforests_inspire_new_stamp_design_artist”article on the emHawai’i Magazine com/em/a website, his artwork is prominently featured at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitor center in a series of educational panels (pictured, above, with Dawson) depicting the nine ecosystems found within the Big Island park. br /br /For more on the sheetlet and to watch a video of John speaking at the ceremony, a href=”http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2010/09/04/video-series-hawaii-celebrates-new-rainforest-stamp/”click here/a.br /br /To visit John’s Facebook page, a href=”http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-D-Dawson-Illustration/284898215765?v=wall”click here/a.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11420717-747254517772997934?l=stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

Fall Arts Guide | Theater: cornucopia of premieres, Broadway hits

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:08:01 +0000

This fall in Seattle theater: Expect drama like “God of Carnage,” musicals like “In the Heights” and children’s fare such as “Lyle the Crocodile.”

Kate Moss – Kate Moss Not Finished With Green

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:02:38 +0000

Sir Philip Green insists he and Kate Moss will work together again.It was recently announced the supermodel had ended her design collaboration with Topshop – the…

Uncle Jerrold and the schwa

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:14:29 +0000

Uncle Jerrold alongside John K. King Books, one of his regular spots. Compare and contrast (9/1/2010) Can Detroit schools learn from Baltimore’s turnaround?

Local Artist Sculpts With Beaver Wood

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:24:51 +0000

A Bismarck artist is taking some of his handiwork to Jackson Hole, Wyo., for an art show this weekend. Dave Lewellyn`s work will be judged along with some of the finest western art in the world.

Sony VAIO P VPC-P113KX (pink)

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:57:59 +0000

Sony’s too-expensive, designer, ultramobile PC seems out of touch with today’s more affordable and usable smartphone, tablet, and Netbook offerings, with a package that doesn’t best any of the competition.

Sony VAIO P Series VPC-P111KX/W – Atom Z530 1.6 GHz

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:57:49 +0000

“Intelligent” Stamps and the Maturation of Augmented Reality

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:23:14 +0000

Last week, The Royal Mail (the national postal service of the United Kingdom) introduced what it called an “intelligent stamp” that displays a video using augmented reality when it is scanned with a smartphone. Stamps are a heartwarming, sentimental collectors item that often memorialize historic people, things and events. This campaign – part of the Royal Mail’s “Great British Railways” series …