http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Tracey+Morgan Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=717664&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Is there a massive gap opening up in the way we write? On the one hand there are the scribbles we write from time to time, the shopping lists, the directions and the notes we make whilst on the phone. And on the other, we have the more common way of putting down words, the keyboards, keypads and tou... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=717671&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Tracing its history back to the first known wood block printing techniques used in China 2000 years ago, the lino print is a superb way of producing stark, high contrast images. The results are every bit as effective as those produced by their wooden ancestors, but the work behind the modern techniq... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=689914&ca=Arts+and+Crafts For me, the name Staedtler on a piece of artist’s equipment immediately brings to mind quality and precision. It definitely goes back to my school days in the 1980s, when my technical drawing board was only half complete without its set squares, compasses and pencils, many of which would have carrie... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=689919&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Can Modern Art be created today? On the one hand, any art created today is by its very definition modern; but on the other, the term “modern art” has a very specific meaning to art scholars and historians, namely the art of the century leading up to the early 1970s. So unfortunately its time is gone... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=660137&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Mention to people that you’ve been to the Lake District and visited the pencil museum and you’ll get a lot of funny looks. Some people might think you’re kidding; others will wait for a punchline. But sure enough, in the town of Keswick at the north tip of Derwent Water is exactly such a place. If y... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=660147&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, retirements … it seems there’s always a need to buy someone a gift. And every so often you might get one back, too – so it’s not all bad! If you’re the type of person who struggles to think of appropriate gifts for people, though, you’re not alone. But this might... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=637517&ca=Arts+and+Crafts One of the ultimate ways to damn an artist with faint praise is to ignore the painting and comment of the quality of the frame. That’s not to say that you should use a deliberately understated frame to draw attention away from it; a frame should be a tasteful border between the work of art and the r... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=637526&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Whether you’re 99 or not even in double figures, many an hour can be passed indulging in a hobby or craft that you love. Not only does a craft have therapeutic benefits, it keeps your mind and creativity active and might even lead to a career, a profitable part-time enterprise or just a way of alway... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=617108&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Fairly often, a news story will appear about the auctioning of sketches by some notable artist, a Lowry or a Da Vinci, for example. On the one hand, they’re frivolous small items, perhaps a donation to someone in a restaurant by way of a thank-you, or maybe a concept for a painting that ultimately w... Arts and Crafts Tracey Morgan Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=617123&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Whether it’s the desire to send messages or communicate or just an reason to make a mess, all kids certainly love art, whether it's painting, sketching or making things. And sometimes, adults can even work out what the drawings or paintings are supposed to be, too, which always make it easier to pra...