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Silicone in the Crucible, Niva Bar-Shimon
That long, transparent thing with its metamorphic container manages to astonish, every time, again. A squeeze of the trigger producing a bond. The cartridge, unwilling, is forced toward an unknown fate. Most often, it dances its drunken sway, spills out, loses form, builds slowly, then trickles and flows beyond control. Within minutes, it steams with gleaming vapors, slides from here to there and back again, grips everything and releases nothing. Or else, lets go all at once,
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Acrylic Paint - The Spirit of Matter - Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Neora Zigler, art teacher Medium Characteristics Acrylic paint is a new painting medium that became commercial in the 1950s. It comes in...
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Clay - The Spirit of Matter - Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Ashdoda Figurine, Ashdod, Israel, 12th century BCE2, Israel Meuseum, Jerusalem Medium Characteristics Clay is a natural medium...
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Oil Crayons - The Spirit of Matter - Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Medium Characteristics Oil pastels look like colored sticks wrapped in paper. They feel soft, oily, creamy, and pliable. They soften even...
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Charcoal - The Spirit of Matter, Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Medium Characteristics Vine charcoal is a black, dark natural material produced from partially burned trees. It is fragile and brittle....
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Aquarelle- The Spirit of Matter, Orbach and Galkin, 1997
Aquarell by Nona Orbach, 2020 12X18 cm. Medium Characteristics Watercolors can be found as solid cakes in a pan or as an ointment in tiny...
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Healing through Impermanence – Nomi Tannhauser
Plasticine as a means of dealing with life’s passages My journey with plasticine began when I was teaching the art of color mixing to my...
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