After carving 106 of these spell panels for “The American Peasant,” Megan painted all of them with three colors of Allback linseed oil paint – Holkham Green, Old Red and Old Blue. The stuff takes 24 to 48 to dry. And we let the panel sit around for a full week to really harden. The…
Read moreThe July floods in Eastern Kentucky that devastated communities also tried to erase part of the area’s history. Audio tapes stored at Appalshop were soaked with floodwaters and later covered with mold. Appalshop has been salvaging what they can, and have been digitizing some of the gems they have unearthed. This is an expensive process,…
Read moreKatherine has just posted about 32 jars of Soft Wax 2.0 in her store. She wishes it were more jars. Production has slowed because the lipstick making machine she normally uses has gone on the fritz. The switch that controls the heating element and temperature control has failed. Replacing it is beyond my skills –…
Read moreIf you have a question about one of our books or tools, or something that has been bugging you about what we do here in the shop, this is the place to get an answer. Every Saturday, I’ll post a new blog entry that calls for your questions. You can write them in the comments…
Read moreI haven’t had a public email address for many years, and that has been good for my productivity and sanity. But readers do have legitimate questions about my work, and so they usually try to get to me through Megan or our customer service account. And so Megan and everyone else has to answer questions…
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