This one (below) is the piece that I did using Instacoll and gold leaf. The dyeing process changes the surface of the vellum and makes it a bit unreceptive to paint. It takes a lot of manipulation to get whatever medium you are using to stay down on the vellum -- it just wants to repel the liquid. But, the final result is so beautiful! The dyed vellum looks like velvet!
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Hi Roann, this is the last time I will try and contact you about this piece. I would like to find the historical example for this A/gate/arc shape, and if you do not know that - please could I have your permission to use it in an alphabet book I am making.
I find it quite breathtaking and imagine it as an excellent start to my project.
Regards Hillary
and thank you for your time.
Auckland
New Zealand
Very lovely.
Hillary, I don't know if this answers your question, but the symbols are Greek for Alpha and Omega and used as a Christian symbol representing the eternal nature of Jesus Christ. A search using Google turns up a lot more information of it's use pre-Christianity.
Barbara
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