Where did you grow up and what did you study? The firing temperature is about 1210 to 1230℃ in the electric kiln. I apply numerous layers of raw materials and repeat the firing process until the piece almost reaches a place where human touch seems to be long lost, and its presence becomes independent and organic. The unique method that I employ involves the use of materials such as paper, fabric, cloth and string, in order to accomplish the desired textures. This is done with estimation of its colour and textural results as well as in anticipation of unexpected and incidental phenomena and effects that could emerge on the piece after firing. I apply raw ingredients of glaze materials, such as minerals and metal oxides using a paint brush, like applying layers of paints. This may be similar to Japanese painting methods. I paint the piece to further develop the form, exploring and preserving the expressions and emotions that the initial wheel thrown piece radiated. I pursue the desired form by allowing the piece in my hands to display textural details, its thickness, volume and weight, and emerging figure.Īlmost all of my pieces are bisque fired once, and then painted and glazed. At this stage, I would work like a sculptor. I do this by carving and scraping with a modeling tool or a saw tooth that is broken into a small workable piece for me to handle. The next process involves sculpturing the piece into a desired form. To encounter an unplanned and unpredicted form is one of the fascinating features of ceramic art. I continue to explore the final form by manipulating the random shape into a more concrete one, as well as feeling and understanding the limit of the clays versatility.ĭuring this process, emergence of a new form can result from the sliced or cut parts from the original shape. The piece would then be cut, sliced or/and joined together with other parts. I do not usually begin with a clear image of the piece that I am about to make, but only have a rough idea of the size in mind.Īfter meeting the random shape made on the wheel or by slabs, I gradually begin to develop a conscious image of the form I would like to achieve. ![]() My creative process typically starts with either throwing a three-dimensional shape such as bowl or cylinder on wheel, or rolling out slabs. My hands have adjusted well to this terracotta over the years, which allows me to manipulate the clay naturally and almost intuitively, without particular awareness into creating a shape. I have used the same terracotta clay for over 13 years, as it has right viscosity and fine grainy texture. Many of my works are made with Shigaraki’s terracotta. ![]() How do you proceed? What are your preferences in terms of clay, firing, glazing, etc…?
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![]() Most of us live somewhere where this happens, just before the sun comes up and the city wakes. In two sentences, I’m sure a lot of you know exactly what time in the early morning this is. Everything was still, and far-away noises seemed near and clear: fowls chattering in a yard, someone closing a door of a distant house. The leaves of trees were glistening, and every twig was dripping the grass was grey with cold dew. It’s not even that his diction or vocabulary is particularly complex either: ![]() I want to feel like I’m hovering just over the action and watching it unfold, and Tolkien delivers exactly what I want. That’s what I want writing to do, in whatever way that the author tries to pull it off. What this does here is not only give me an expectation of disaster, but I can feel what the forest does to these four characters. The joy and happiness of the last five chapters is almost universally gone, and Tolkien trades this with a foreboding and daunting tone. The tension and the terror of the Old Forest permeates well throughout the pages, another sign of how much better written this book is. I just love chapter six, okay? I really do. Again, this is a dense novel for sure, but it’s not at all in the way that I expected. To be fair, a lot of my favorite novels ( The Stranger, The Plague, Crime and Punishment, etc) aren’t exactly new novels, but I love finding books that distinctly go against the idea that only recent literature is worth reading. Tolkien’s grasp of world-building, tension, and character development is really unbelievable to me in the very best way. I keep having to stop and remind myself that this was published in 1954. ![]() Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Lord of the Rings. In the sixth chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, it takes all of ten pages for the group to face danger in the Old Forest. ![]() After passing the credentialing exam, medical laboratory scientists (MLS) can practice under the credentials of MLS(ASCP)CM. Most employers require medical laboratory scientists to obtain certification through an accrediting body, such as the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC).
The web-based print and publishing application allows for the creation of brochures, newsletters, or magazines. To use its publishing tools, Lucidpress doesn’t require a download: The tool can be accessed using a browser. One shortcoming that the program has is that layers may take a long time to work in, since the interface is not very intuitive and some functions are cumbersome to use. The range of page templates is almost as diverse as InDesign. The most important additional features that make Scribus close to an equivalent alternative to InDesign are: ![]() You can also create interactive and animated PDF files and equip them with markers, links, and other info boards. The range of applications stretches from the composition of simple advertisements to the layout of entire magazines or books. Even though the range of functions isn’t as large as that of the Adobe package, Scribus is a program with many useful features. The project benefits from very reliable development and is continually improved through regular updates. The extensive layout program is available for Windows, macOS, and various GNU/Linux distributions. The most well-known and popular free InDesign alternative is Scribus. But there are also some good, free alternatives to Adobe InDesign – we will tell you about four options here. ![]() Many freelancers and private users either don’t want to or can’t make such an investment every month. If you want to use the complete Creative Cloud from Adobe, and have access to Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC in addition to InDesign, prices are closer to $60 a month. For Adobe InDesign, current prices (depending on the offer) are around $20 a month. In contrast to earlier “buy” versions of Adobe programs that could be acquired for a one-time price, users now must pay a monthly fee for usage rights. Taken all together, it’s a very efficient tool for the professional user – but InDesign is as expensive as it is useful. The creation of animated PDF files is also possible. The program offers a number of possibilities for layout design – including vector editing, setting character and paragraph attributes, typography, and the creation of table, cell, and object formats. Whether for the creation of brochures, posters, or catalogs – with Adobe’s easy-to-use style templates, printable material in any page format can quickly and easily be created. As a layout and set program with a large range of functions, it is used by many publishers as well as freelance graphic designers. The desktop publishing program Adobe InDesign offers its users artistic opportunities and a high degree of creative freedom for the realization of projects.
You're immediately free to explore as you see fit, but it doesn't take long to discover plenty of inaccessible areas. Journey to the Savage Planet excels when it comes to the assortment of tools and equipment you can gradually craft and use to reach every nook and cranny of the planet's surface. Now Playing: Journey To The Savage Planet Video Review Once your feet touch the planet's surface, you'll begin to catalog the flora, fauna, and life located across the various biomes of planet AR-Y 26 to determine if it's fit for human habitation, what with the whole climate change thing ruining Earth.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's You're strapped into the space boots of an employee of Kindred Aerospace-a rinky-dink outfit that's so proud of its standing as the fourth-best interstellar exploration company, it'll make you shudder to think of how bad the fifth-best must be. The entire game takes place on a single planet located deep in uncharted space. Instead, developer Typhoon Studios places the emphasis on exploration, coupling this with genuine humour and a charming tone to present a lighthearted and singularly focused chunk of sci-fi adventuring. Sure, there are things that want to kill you in Journey to the Savage Planet, but they're only a minor inconvenience rather than the main focus. A "savage planet" conjures up thoughts of hostility and survival, tapping into the inherent dangers of life on the frontiers of space. ![]() ![]() ![]() Journey to the Savage Planet is a fantastic name for a pulpy sci-fi game, but is a bit of a misdirect when taken at face value.
![]() For example, to search all 3 digit numbers and replace them with the string number you would use: sed -i 's/\b\ ![]() Most people use the vertical bar ( |) or colon ( :) but you can use any other character: sed -i 's|/bin/bash|/usr/bin/zsh|g' file.txt 123 Foo foo foo The easier and much more readable option is to use another delimiter character. For example to replace /bin/bash with /usr/bin/zsh you would use sed -i 's/\/bin\/bash/\/usr\/bin\/zsh/g' file.txt If you want to find and replace a string that contains the delimiter character ( /) you’ll need to use the backslash ( \) to escape the slash. In the example below we are using both the g and I flags: sed -i 's/foo/linux/gI' file.txt 123 linux linux linux To make the pattern match case insensitive, use the I flag. sed -i 's/\bfoo\b/linux/g' file.txt 123 Foo linux linux This ensures the partial words are not matched. If this is not the wanted behavior, use the word-boundary expression ( \b) at both ends of the search string. With the global replacement flag sed replaces all occurrences of the search pattern: sed -i 's/foo/linux/g' file.txt 123 Foo linux linuxĪs you might have noticed, the substring foo inside the foobar string is also replaced in the previous example. If the g flag is omitted, only the first instance of the search string in each line is replaced: sed -i 's/foo/linux/' file.txt 123 Foo linux foo Let’s see how we can use the sed command to search and replace text in files with some of its most commonly used options and flags.įor demonstration purposes, we will be using the following file: It is a good practice to put quotes around the argument so the shell meta-characters won’t expand. INPUTFILE - The name of the file on which you want to run the command.When the replacement flag is provided, all occurrences are replaced. By default, sed reads the file line by line and changes only the first occurrence of the SEARCH_REGEX on a line. SEARCH_REGEX - Normal string or a regular expression to search for.It can be any character but usually the slash ( /) character is used. s - The substitute command, probably the most used command in sed.If an extension is supplied (ex -i.bak), a backup of the original file is created. ![]() This option tells sed to edit files in place.
Not only that, the structure of having a watch bezel, a crown and two functional buttons placed on the right side of the dial and main body gives a strong image of a regular watch. There is a digital display under the watch hands, but one could easily believe that it is a regular watch if the display is not turned on. It was real watch hands that usually cannot be seen in ordinary smartwatches. The first thing I noticed was nothing else but the watch hands. But the straight cuboid package made of pressed paper does not help at all to rationalize the high price.Īs I opened the box and removed the microfiber cloth, the LG Watch W7 revealed itself, laid with its strap folded in half. The LG Watch W7 is a smartwatch selling at a price of no less than $450 in the US and ₩400,000 in Korea. I was once again surprised that this was a smartwatch package. ![]() When I was about to question myself of whether I’ve ordered a smartphone, the product name ‘LG Watch W7’ written in bold on the upper part of the package caught my eyes. When I first saw the delivered black cuboid package, I got confused. The package | I didn’t think it was a smartwatch Because of that, it could be too cruel to tell the harsh reality to the LG Watch W7, a product born from imagination. Interestingly, smartwatch makers challenging to bring such concept into reality began to emerge and the LG Watch W7 took the title of being the latest smartwatch with both real watch hands and a display.Īlthough I am glad that the LG Watch W7 is a smartwatch that turned imagination into reality, I can’t say that it is the right answer to the question of whether it has all the advantages of a hybrid smartwatch. One of the those is the assembly of the display that is placed under the watch hands. Naturally, the first step of this concept is to solve the manufacturing difficulties. I thought that if a smartwatch is made of a real watch with physical hands and a digital display, it could be at least a little helpful in solving the issues smartwatches currently face, such as limited battery life and being a fake watch with just a display. One of those drafts actually had both the features of an analog and digital watch. ![]() Years ago, there was a time when I scribbled several draft designs imagining myself a smartwatch. For plastic containers, you can put one in the other and use the plastic drawer to pull inside the cabinet. Whether you have plastic or glass containers, you need to store them smartly so they don’t take up too much space. The drawers give you enough space to store large items and boxes. Along with trash bags, you can use them for aluminum foil and kitchen towels. You can simply use the command hooks and put the latch on it. Moreover, adding pegs to an area is not even difficult. ![]() This way you won’t have rolls of trash bags lying around in some random drawer and it will always be ready for you whenever you need it. If you can’t get your hands on the tissue holder, you can simply install a latch under the sink to place a roll of trash bags on it. That enclosed space allows your kitchen to look much cleaner because no one wants to look in the trash when they enter the kitchen.įind yourself a good person tissue box and use it for trash bags, if you’re okay with drilling a hole in the cabinet wall. On the other hand, if you don’t have a cabinet like the one for the under-sink area, then we recommend arranging it. If you have a cabinet under the sink then you can leave your food waste bin stored there along with your trash bag. There should be a dedicated space for food waste in the kitchen. Add as many hooks as the cabinet doors allow and you can neatly place pan lids on it. Just stick a pair of command hooks for a cap and that will hold it together. The lids can be stored separately behind the cabinet doors. This move may only allow you to store a few pots in a larger pot. You can easily stack the pans on the shelf, it is not always possible to fit the pans on the shelf.Īlternatively, you can place the lids of the pots and pans with their respective counterparts but we recommend keeping the lids separate. A great way to get twice the space to store your pots and pans is to install racks. Pots and pans need a lot of storage space, and if you have a lot of them, you may need more space than you actually do. If lazy people are not for you, there is a variety of spice racks can fit in a cupboard and give you access to all your spices. Putting a box of lazy condiments in your spice cabinet is a great way to ensure that you get the seasoning you’re looking for when cooking as quickly as possible. It’s best to have access to all your spices whenever you’re cooking. That’s right, when you’re dealing with a lot of spices, stacking is not going to be good for you. It will also be easier to add compartments in a drawer and slide it out whenever you need something instead of trying to reach the depths of the drawers. Is it too hard for you to reach the back of your cabinets? Installing some pull-out drawers will help you make full use of the space. If you need to divide the compartment for kitchen utensils or even spices, drawers and small containers will do the trick. Other drawer designs include bamboo, plastic and wood designs that aim to store all sorts of kitchen utensils. Unlike other knife blocks, these blocks are designed to fit into a drawer. If you’re one of those people who likes to stash their kitchen knives and not leave them on the countertop, then a lean multi-purpose drawer knife holder is just what you need. There are more compact ones available if you need to save some space in the drawer for other things. You can get different designs for cutlery trays. Things you should or could already have are cutlery tray. Have Various types of drawer organizers Specially designed for storing items in the kitchen. However, not every kitchen has enough of these and if they do, you still need to organize them to make the best use of the storage space possible. Then that’s the biggest quest of all – The Pantry! Organize drawers and cabinetsįrom spice jars to utensils and more, kitchen drawers and cabinets are an important part of any kitchen for storage. From there, you move up to the countertop and under the kitchen sink. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, we recommend starting with drawers and cabinets, as you will likely end up put most things out of the counter cabinet inside a drawer. In general, the initial instinct will be to arrange everything you can see on the counter, near the sink or stove, etc. Doing this will make it easier for you to start the organizing process.Īlways start with drawers and cabinets. Divide the kitchen into zonesĪs mentioned before, we tried to divide the kitchen into individual sections. Follow our step-by-step guide to kitchen organization and be the proud owner of a clean and clutter-free kitchen. Our kitchen organization guide will help you place all your kitchen items from utensils to utensils and pantry items. Do not worry! We’ve tried to break down the kitchen into different units to make the organizing process easy for you. The kitchen is the heart of the home and keeping it clean can sometimes get a little complicated, especially if you have a lot of things to store. |
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