One beauty of Mexico is its extraordinary artisans Michoacán’s artisans topping the list The many villages dotting the state are famous for their unique crafts which specializes in Catrinas of all sizes One standout for me was Santa Clara del Cobre, best known as the town of coppersmiths A designated Magical Town (Pueblo Mágico) since 2010, Santa Clara del Cobre is located 18 kilometers from Pátzcuaro and 79 kilometers from Morelia The Purépecha people have been working copper here since the pre-Hispanic era, which led to the town’s dominance in copper crafts well into the 19th century. After nearly dying out by the mid-20th century 82% of the town’s population makes copper items and over 250 registered workshops in and around the city process 450 tons of copper each year the town holds an artisan fair showcasing the many artists and studios also choosing a queen to preside over the festivities The book “Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular Mexicano” featured copper artist Jesús Pérez Ornelas considered one of the most outstanding craftsmen of his time was most famous for his intricate engraving the beauty of his designs and the quality of his finishings He worked well into his 70s in Mexico and abroad and was dedicated to his craft and to teaching others in Santa Clara del Cobre passed his enormous skill onto his three sons I was fortunate to visit the well-ventilated who explained the fascinating steps in making this truly intricate art “We learned how to make copper at our father’s knee from the time we were six “Our first job was to fan the fires using huge billows called bechizo The boy who maintains the fire is known as a zorillo or ‘little fox.’ Almost all coppersmiths begin the trade this way.”   He pointed to the tools that surrounded him Napoleón heated a piece of metal until the copper was red-hot and removed it from the coals and ash with large tongs he struck the copper until it began to take shape he reheated the piece and continued to hammer it into a small bowl Napoleón demonstrated this by rubbing a cloth onto the copper “And then we etch in intricate designs My family is known for these designs made famous by my father,” he said “The final step is a sulfuric acid bath rubbed with steel wool dipped in soap and water Seeing the passion the family poured into every piece and the generational history of the family itself I was hopeful I would find something to take home with me unlike the shops that line downtown Santa Clara — which is well worth the stroll — there were more pieces in various stages of design than there were finished works I then spotted a stunningly beautiful copper bowl on a workbench set to one side When I learned it was for sale (4,000 pesos) and it now sits proudly on a credenza in my living room where I will treasure it for years to come The writer divides her time between Canada and Zihuatanejo ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox The VTA light rail Orange Line has returned to full service and partial service has been restored to the Blue Line Monday after the historic union worker strike paused the agency’s bus and light rail services for almost three weeks The fully restored Orange Line runs from Mountain View to Alum Rock and the partially operational Blue Line from Baypointe to downtown San Jose The agency is working to restore service through Santa Teresa The Green Line from Winchester in Campbell to Old Ironsides in Santa Clara had the highest copper thefts and will most likely be the last to come online we want to let riders know when our service is going to be up and running,” VTA spokesperson Stacey Hendler Ross previously told San José Spotlight but light rail has taken more time to restart as the agency’s 42-mile network of rail tracks and overhead lines are inspected and repaired Bus and light rail services have been down for 18 days since Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 members went on strike, but a judge ruled Wednesday the strike must end The union represents roughly 1,500 frontline VTA workers including bus drivers and light rail train operators Hendler Ross said the rail inspectors were previously on strike so they began working Thursday on inspecting the Orange Line There’s also been a jump in copper wire thefts from the rail lines While the strike was ordered to end, ATU Local 265 and VTA will continue to negotiate the union’s new contract. Union members voted 83% Monday to reject VTA’s latest offer of 11% wage increases spread out over three years Both parties met with state mediators Tuesday but Hendler Ross said they’re at a stalemate “VTA has gone as far as it can without seriously compromising service and jobs and we hope that ATU will come to the table with sights set on really getting this resolved,” Hendler Ross said ATU Local 265 President Raj Singh said he was in contact with VTA General Manager Carolyn Gonot after Wednesday’s ruling to schedule a negotiations meeting but hasn’t heard back from the agency’s labor relations Singh said he doesn’t know when negotiations will restart “The judge really took away any motivation the agency has to get an agreement in place,” Singh told San José Spotlight “Labor doesn’t go on strike and put members in financial hardship until things are at a point where there’s an impasse.” He said the union has little to no leverage to get the public transit agency to continue negotiations or compromise with the union’s demands The union plans to appeal the judge’s decision but Singh said getting the case heard in appellate courts could take a year Singh said union members are upset about the ruling and the strike, since it’s unclear whether any of their demands will be met. The union wanted an 18% increase in wages over three years to meet Silicon Valley’s rising cost of living and changes to the contract’s conflict resolution process The strike left thousands of riders stranded workers and others who rely on public transit walking or biking long distances VTA partnered with Uber to offer two daily $5 vouchers Hendler Ross said the partnership ends Thursday at 10 p.m. but VTA has removed the requirement that rides start and end at VTA stops “We’re really looking forward to getting our service started because we know how many people depend on it,” she told San José Spotlight Original story published March 27 at 10:20 a.m Contact B. 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Center volunteers on Valentine's Day GEORGE — A familiar face will be at the U.S Women’s Open when the best female golfers in the world tee off at Lancaster winner of the 2023 Epson Tour Copper Rock Championship in Hurricane will compete with the rest of the field at Lancaster Country Club starting […] will compete with the rest of the field at Lancaster Country Club starting Thursday “It’s such a special opportunity,” Vilaubi told St George News via telephone after a 9-hole practice round at Lancaster Tuesday morning “All my family are coming out and friends in the area are here so I have a great team of supporters,” she added “We have to be as diligent as we can be in getting ready and prepared but not get so caught up that we forget to look around and enjoy the moment.” The 79th U.S. Open will be her first major championship Vilaubi said her practice week has been “rolling right along.” She noted that the course at Lancaster Country Club is what she expected to see at a U.S and it’s a great test of golf,” Vilaubi said “It is a real test of your ball striking.” She said the fairways are narrow but definitely reachable from the tees The key is to hit safely into the fairways you get into some really thick rough,” she said “The rough is just treacherous and will be a challenge.” If golfers can successfully navigate the approach there’s nothing getting in the way of making birdies,” Vilaubi said is her caddie as well) moved to Santa Clara and became official St She said her win at Copper Rock played a major role in getting her ready for the U.S “It just really helped me from a confidence standpoint,” Vilaubi said the sooner you can prove to yourself that you can compete on the next level The win at Copper Rock was just like that for her “I finally got it and had a great breakthrough,” said Vilaubi “I really feel like I was firing on all cylinders at Copper Rock and it gave me that confidence in my routine and in my process.” She carried that confidence into the open qualifier at Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale posting scores of 72 and 69 for a 141 total She had to go to playoff holes to win the tournament Winning in those high-pressure moments forged her character you die.’ As uncomfortable as those moments are ultimately you can’t let nerves get the best of you,” Vilaubi said As has been reported in St. George News Black Desert Resort in Ivins will host upcoming events in both the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour “The men’s and women’s tours have something to look forward to,” Vilaubi said adding that she hopes to get to play at Black Desert and enjoy some home course advantage Copyright St. George News, SaintGeorgeUtah.com LLC Helen Hardin’s work will be showcased in the center’s newly-renovated South Gallery at 2401 12th St NW Helen Hardin (1943-1984) achieved fame over a decades-long career as a painter and copper plate etchings She produced 23 plates from 1980 to 1984 before succumbing to breast cancer at age 41 Spirit Lines brings together all 23 first edition prints Framed plate by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Helen Hardin “We’re so honored and excited to bring Helen Hardin’s work back home to Albuquerque,” said Rachel Moore (Hopi) since she once said it was the only place she truly felt accepted Of all the art galleries and museums where her work could go it’s wonderful to welcome it to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center where we can really delve into her life story and cultural connections.” New Mexico Magazine cover shot from 1970 of Santa Clara Pueblo artist Helen Hardin Pablita Velarde (1918-2006) of Santa Clara Pueblo blazed her own trail as a watercolorist in the 1940s at a time when Pueblo artists were largely expected to restrict themselves to certain predefined styles and when Pueblo women weren’t encouraged to pursue art at all By the time Hardin began developing her own career as a painter Velarde was an established figure in New Mexico’s art world yet Hardin successfully evolved beyond her mother’s legacy to establish her own style and reputation While Velarde painted traditional scenes of Pueblo life Hardin bridged traditional and contemporary worlds by creating abstract compositions inspired in part by designs from ancient rock art and pottery Spirit Lines includes Hardin’s Woman Series and Listening Woman reflect Hardin’s personal struggle and evolution during the last three years of her life her daughter Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015) continued the family tradition with years of work as a successful modernist painter solidifying three generations of professional female artists The IPCC is one of a few organizations in the world whose collection houses work by all three a fact that will help shape this fall’s exhibitions Contemplation copper plate by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Helen Hardin Hardin’s legacy is now maintained in large part by Helen Hardin #1’s LLC the organization that owns the print collection and has facilitated this show by making the etchings available on loan Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings will open at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (2401 12th St NW) on November 11 Visitors can enjoy the show in the IPCC’s South Gallery included with museum admission ($8.40 for adults Changing Woman etching by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Helen Hardin Zia Bird etching by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Helen Hardin Will you support our work?All of our content is free And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization ─ and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people Support Indian Country Today for as little as $10 most Mexican copper is mined in the state of Sonora and Mexico mines enough of it to be one of the top 10 sources in the world But the small town of Santa Clara del Cobre in central Michoacán seems to be the only source of artisanal handcrafted copperware Or at least the only source with any kind of real reach Santa Clara craftsmen today have to rely on buying recycled metal Copper was known in Mesoamerica and worked much the same as gold and silver the skill needed to work this metal was mostly limited to the Purépecha Empire the Spanish took over copper in what is now Michoacán but their interest in the metal was mostly utilitarian The most important colonial-era products were cooking utensils a large open pot/pan combination still used today to cook one of Michoacán’s signature dishes Northern Mexico had and has most of Mexico’s 1 million tons of remaining ore but this region did not have the history of metalworking that central and southern Mexico had That history includes the influence of evangelist Vasco de Quiroga who was tasked with restoring order in New Spain after a disastrous episode involving the Spanish conquistador and disgraced colonial administrator Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán Perhaps de Quiroga’s most enduring legacy was creating a town-based system of production and trade in New Spain to give the Purhépecha reason to participate in the new colonial order Santa Clara del Cobre received the right to mine and work copper as it was near the mines it provided copper goods not only to all of New Galicia — an autonomous territory of New Spain located in the present-day states of Aguascalientes Nayarit and Zacatecas — but to most of New Spain as well Only two things could destroy Santa Clara’s established traditional livelihood: industrialization and the mines giving out while factories were producing cheaper pots and pans copper artisan work was a dying art in Santa Clara: only 36 copper craftsmen remained What saved it was tourism drawing upon Michoacán’s relatively well-preserved indigenous heritage and the natural beauty of Lake Pátzcuaro attracting visitors Tourists created a new market for old goods, as well as a demand for new items based on old techniques and motifs. Today, there are an estimated 800 copper artisans in 86 workshops in Santa Clara. The town is the home of the National Copper Museum and hosts the National Copper Fair each year Although the fair has permitted the participation of copper workers from other parts of Mexico since 1981 these craftsmen have significant disadvantages in history and experience the next oldest copper working tradition is found in the tiny towns of Tlahuelompa and Tizapán both in the state of Hidalgo near the Veracruz border Local lore states that copper work began here about 150 years ago when an Italian craftsman Their techniques rely on the use of copper already processed into sheets which attests to their craftsmanship being newer than the copper work in Santa Clara Although artisans in both of these Hidalgo towns make both common and very fine goods their business is regional as there is no tourism in this highly isolated area Any copper work done elsewhere is highly spotty and very recent Some tourist websites claim that copper is worked in Zacatecas but the store at the state’s Casa de Artesanías — government-run exhibition spaces meant to highlight local artisan work — says that it is not done there Copper mining started here in the late 19th century and it is still big business in the Cananea area but the copper is now part of Sonora’s identity and some artisans have picked up working with it One very recent example is the work of Édgar Zendejas who lost his work as a stage designer because of the pandemic and looked for another way to make a living He found it by twisting copper filigree into very sophisticated designs his work has been featured in regional newspapers and he now has clients in Mexico and abroad However good the work done in Hidalgo and Sonora might be many handcraft buyers are looking for an experience as well as something to take home preservation of old techniques and unique environment almost guarantees that Santa Clara del Cobre will remain the center of Mexico’s copper world for many years to come just 15 minutes away from Pátzcuaro proper there is a beautiful wooden church (unusual in Mexico but not for Michoacán) with copper chandeliers and other implements that give it a kind of warmth Scattered throughout the town are family-owned workshops The most traditional of these have generations of knowledge passed down but the resurgence of the craft means that former farmworkers are changing occupations Even women are starting to work in the business The link to tourism means that Santa Clara receives state and federal support in training and promotion There are even courses specifically to train those with no background in copper But the best work is still done by older craftsmen Santa Clara’s reputation in copper is foundational Not only is it part of the name (del Cobre means “of copper”) efforts to change the name in the last centuries were met with strong cultural resistance the official municipal name is Salvador Escalante but no one uses that outside of government records Leigh Thelmadatter arrived in Mexico 18 years ago and fell in love with the land and the culture in particular its handcrafts and art. She is the author of Mexican Cartonería: Paper, Paste and Fiesta (Schiffer 2019) Her culture column appears regularly on Mexico News Daily By: 5:00 am on January 19 The City of Sunnyvale has approved development plans for the construction of a 479-unit two-building project at 200 South Taaffe Street in Sunnyvale The special development permit makes a significant step toward construction ensuring that the existing environmental impact report is sufficient The structure will be the final phase for the Cityline Sunnyvale project Redwood Square looking north toward Caltrain Tower Heller Manus Architects is responsible for the design The firm is behind some of the most notable skyscrapers in the Bay Area making their involvement with the project of particular interest Two unique design features will bring extra attention to the block-wide limestone-clad project Building 2 will feature a four-story arch labeled the gateway passage This connects New Street with the interior Redwood Square courtyard is a geometric pedestrian porte-cochère with wood panels and copper-like metal accents 200 South Taaffe Street porte-cochere front view The two-building structure yields a combined 817,600 square feet 516,280 square feet is for residential use 24,940 square feet for seven ground-level restaurants and 187,675 square feet for parking across two basement floors Developers will include 470 parking spaces a monumental amount yet still nearly half of the 800 required by existing law if the city did not provide waivers Residential amenities will be in abundance on the site It starts with a landscaped street-level courtyard A resident lobby connects with a leasing gallery the second level includes a spa with a tea bar Building 1 is topped with a shared community room and rooftop terrace while the peak of building two offers private open-air patios Sunnyvale is the seventh most populous city in the Bay Area and one of the largest in Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara County The project is five minutes from the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station which brings commuters to downtown San Jose and San Francisco 200 South Taaffe Street second-story floor plan 200 South Taaffe Street is phase three in the Cityline Sunnyvale Project with phases one and two already under construction An estimated completion date for 200 South Taaffe Street has not been announced Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews ga('send', 'event', ‘Robert ‘Becker, 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/desktop-ad.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sfyimbyadnews.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sf-yimby-dot-com-graphic.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY LLC So “Spirit Lines” is a suitable title for the powerful exhibition by the groundbreaking Santa Clara Pueblo, N.M., artist Helen Hardin. She broke from tradition by using a modern, linear style rather than a flat style. Intricate detail and geometric forms were hallmarks of her paintings. After she was featured on the cover of New Mexico magazine in 1970, she rose to prominence in a male-dominated art world and became an in-demand artist. She made a remarkable switch from time-consuming paintings to copper plate etching. The exhibition, on display at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, features 23 of these, showing the prints and the plates. Helen Hardin's "Messenger from the Sun" copper plate etching is on display in the 'Spirit Lines" exhibition at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art through March 1, 2020. [ Courtesy of the James Museum ]The fact that Hardin’s life was cut short by breast cancer in 1984 at 41 pervades the exhibition. It brings a moving layer to these introspective works, which were all created in her last years. Hardin had an inkling that she might not live long. A quote on the wall from 1975 reads, “I can think about growing old and passing on and I think the reason I don’t fear this, I don’t fear death, is because I know that I’ll always be here through my art. ... It’s the only thing I can give that’s really me.” “Spirit Lines” also includes works from Hardin’s mother, Pablita Velarde, who was also considered groundbreaking. Instead of being a potter, as was the tradition for Pueblo women, she preferred painting images of Pueblo life and ground her own pigments. Shalako- Entry into the Pueblo, by the late artist Pablita Velarde, is part fo the exhibition, Spirit Lines, which runs through March 1, 2020 at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, St. Petersburg. Velarde was the mother of the late artist Helen Hardin, who's work is featured in the exhibition. [ SCOTT KEELER | Times ]Explore Tampa Bay’s sights and bitesSubscribe to our free Do & Dine newsletter You’re all signed up!Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started. Also featured are pieces by Hardin’s daughter who painted and made etchings in a more abstract style an etching by the late artist Margarete Bagshaw is on display at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art The art is all part of the current exhibition [ SCOTT KEELER | Times ]The exhibit is rounded out with work by contemporary Santa Clara Pueblo artist Tammy Garcia Three totemlike bronze sculptures with geometric shapes and traditional figures are an excellent complement to Hardin’s work Left- A bronze gold leaf sculpture by artist Tammy Garcia called Helena and her sculpture called Abundance at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art The art is all part of the current exhibition "Spirit Lines," which runs through March 1 [ SCOTT KEELER | Times ]Hardin’s “Woman” series of copper plate etchings began just before she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1981 she started the series with Changing Woman in 1980 The masklike portrait features a long spirit line leading to and forming the figure’s mouth Although Hardin was in a transition in her personal life she had a feeling there was something going on physically “Streaming from the mouth is the fact that something is going on inside me," she said "I’m trying to say what is happening but all I can say is that I am changing.” She was nearly finished with the second in her series The round portrait is intersected diagonally by a prominent line deep siennas and pale turquoises that connect the series Hardin’s initial round of treatments for the cancer was successful so the piece took on another symbolic meaning "Medicine Woman" is on display in the 'Spirit Lines" exhibition at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art through March 1 [ Courtesy of the James Museum ]Listening Woman (1982) was the last of the series and the only one in which the figure looks straight ahead It’s reflective of how Hardin was listening to her body after a time of healing when the doctors discovered the recurrence of cancer Mimbres Kokopelli was the last piece she made before she died She was so sick that she couldn’t even sign the prints People were shocked by the inclusion of the phallus even though the Kokopelli represents fertility But Hardin didn’t hold back from doing what she wanted Maggie DuffyBay Correspondent Bay Street continues to add new tenants to their evolving roster (and in this report There is still no internal activity on the Grocery Store space as many have pointed out although Bay Street’s General Manager insisted that a tenant was still in place when we spoke with her at a recent function One revelation of the project shared in the latest City of Emeryville Progress report (page 6) includes that one of the terms of occupancy of the grocery space is the completion of the shifted plaza area Emeryville Public Works and Building Division staff are discussing requirements to allow the grocery store shell to receive final inspection but remain not occupied as a condition Construction on the plaza and connected walkway appear close to completion so if they do in fact have a tenant in place Copper & Malt has been actively stocking their shelves and are poised to open their doors in the former Francesca’s space at 5659 Bay Street Copper & Malt will sell premium spirits They will also offer on-site pairings of their wines with artisanal cheeses They are expected to open their doors to the public on Wednesday May 1st (we’ll update this when we have final word) Hot Pot is a trending form of communal dining where tables are equipped with burners that allow patrons to cook their own thinly sliced meats in bowls of steaming broth and add a variety of vegetables and other ingredients from a self-service bar They currently have four other Bay Area locations including Pleasanton The Bay Street location will also have a connected “Mumu’s Tea” that will offer Boba drinks to go *UPDATE* Mumu has announced their Grand Opening date as May 3 on their Instagram As first reported by the SF Chronicle Clothing retailer Express has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing 100 stores nationwide Among those announced closures are two stores in the Bay Area including the Bay Street and Valley Fair mall in Santa Clara Liquidation of inventory at the location has already began and they are currently offering 30% off They are expected to close their doors for good by mid-June Employees that stay until the end are being offered financial incentives As previously reported “Jars” will be opening a Bay Street location at the most recent site of the Pier 39 Posters spot (Pier 39 was a seasonal pop-up) The business is the venture of Italian chef and Top Chef Alumni Fabio Viviani Jars sells “classic deserts” like tiramisu and blackberry pie in a single serve jar Their initial location opened in Chicago in 2022 and their website indicates at least ten planned locations within California and several others in Texas Window coverings for a MINISO store were recently revealed 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Rob's "day job" is as a creative professional Receive a free item from our E'ville Threads Shop with your support (min Prefer to subscribe via Apple Pay or Google Pay Become a recurring E’ville Eye supporter for as little as $5 per month and get a FREE custom tee or cap (minimum one year commitment) .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a} Michigan Technological University Archives A turn-of-the-last-century photo from the Upper Peninsula depicting some snow-day fun Winter is an elemental part of the Michigan experience -- and surviving (or thriving!) through the coldest months is point of pride for many of us But comb through archival photos from winters past from eras before folks had cozy modern comforts like heated car seats and puffy down jackets and you might develop some serious respect for the Michiganders who came before us we browsed the digital archives at the Library of Congress and gathered this collection of photos showing what Michigan winters looked like in years past A young girl poses with a sled next to snowbank in Mayfield M.B." The card is postmarked February 4 A young boy is posed in a sled in front of the the J.T Taken in front of his father's store in Boyne City A vintage photo-postcard showing wooden beams on horse-drawn sleds in Mesick A man and a sled dog stand stand in the snowy street in front of  John J An undated photo shows townsfolk "fighting the snow" in Battle Creek Two boys and a girl labeled as "Snyder family" pose on a small sleigh on a wintry Detroit day Horse-drawn sleds and multiple people mill around on a snow-covered street in Clare [undecipherable] with greetings." Card is postmarked August 24 A snowy scene along Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit A man stands on a massive pile of snow in Calumet is smothered with snow in this photo dated February 22 Handwritten on the back: "Dear Cousin and all A man watches two boys shoveling snow in Detroit Two men sit outside a tent surrounded by snow at Sault Ste The date on the front of the photo is February 26 A group of men pose in front of a steam shovel clearing snow from railroad tracks in Calumet in this undated image An undated photo postcard depicting a train caked with snow in Ironwood A row of snow-covered pine trees in Houghton County Three men shovel and sweep snow from a sidewalk in Mason in  1912 This shows a specimen of the weather you have escaped this winter I hope you are also escaping the floods along the Mississippi Sherwood." The card is postmarked April 15 A residential street in Calumet is practically walled in with snow A street railroad snowplow grinds through the snow in Ironwood this horse-drawn "snow roller" shows a contraption sometimes used on snowy roads to compact -- or "pank down" in Yooperese -- the snow to make the roads easier to traverse a man poses with the Houghton County Road Commission's first mechanical snow-blower A street car labeled "Lake Linden and Hubbell" sits on a snowy street Another epic "winter scene" from Calumet shows nearly roof-high snowbanks leading up to a home Two people walk down a snowy road near the Quincy mine in Houghton County; photo dated March 8 a man with snowshoes admires the scenery in Electric Park which was located north of the Upper Peninsula town of Hancock A man poses with an automobile on a snowy Upper Peninsula road in February 1927 A mail carrier braves the winter weather in this Upper Peninsula photo A cat sits on a snow-covered porch in this December 1926 photo from the U.P A miner at the Calumet & Hecla mine in the Upper Peninsula stands among ice formations in or near the mine Nelson's General Store in Marquette sometime between 1862 and 1868 A plow attempts to make its way through mountains of snow in an unspecified Michigan location A towering frozen fountain along Washington Boulevard in Detroit chugging through the frozen Detroit river in 1905 Related: These historic photos prove Michigan winter has never been for the weak Related: Historic photos reveal realities of post lumber-boom life in the Upper Peninsula Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices A turn-of-the-last-century photo from the Upper Peninsula depicting some snow-day fun.  we automatically think of canvas as a primary medium but we need to consider other media that were equally popular during the late medieval and early Renaissance periods such as wooden panels – mainly oak – and copper sheets Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt van Rijn utilized oak panels suitable for their subjects When viewing paintings on copper at close range one rarely notices the cracked surfaces known as craquelure especially when compared to those on canvas Craquelure is a result of the aging of paints and While it often is difficult to detect craquelure with the naked eye in paintings on copper one is able to see fine age cracks and determine whether there has been any restoration by way of over-painting since the cracks should be consistent throughout the painting It's not too difficult to figure out why early artists might choose to paint on copper rather than wood it does not suffer from rips and tears that require relining Copper is not sensitive to the changes of climate relative to humidity and temperature which cause wood panels to eventually warp and crack a painting must be be cradled – strips of wood are adhered to its back – to prevent the panel from further warping or cracking The artist's skill seems never to be lost where copper sheets were favored for their subjects paintings on copper seem to retain and display their luminous colors if you were to visit certain Dutch museums the brilliant colors exhibited on the paintings of a handful of artists who used copper instead of canvas might lead you to believe they were executed recently wooden panels or copper – its surface would need to be primed Artists used gesso as a primer or undercoat to give the support medium a smooth or textured coat that would seal it from damage While I collect and appreciate paintings on wood and canvas especially portrait miniatures common in 17th-century Holland and England Portraits of loved ones were a favorite item in early times since they were small enough to be carried on one's person There were even some who so admired portraits of the royal family I was fortunate to add two portrait miniatures to my collection One is secured in a heavy silver locket that dates to the painting's execution This miniature shows a young man wearing a long court wig typical of the late 17th century similar to those worn by King William III of Holland The circular miniature that also accompanies today's column is of King Charles I of England the paint colors are still vibrant after 300 years Though copper was the ideal metal for many artists The third miniature displayed dates to the 16th century and is painted on silver that still exhibits traces of gold wash this piece would have been displayed and secured in a gold or silver locket or case Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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