What do we mean by hand marbled paper? It's... a traditional process for adding painted oils to paper to give a striking effect. Here are the cover papers for our M.R. James edition being made by the team we use in the English county of Wiltshire. The oils are placed on water and the patterns are threaded through them. The paper is then placed on top and the oils are pressed on to the paper by the opposition of the water molecules, whilst the oils keep the water from seeping into the paper. The papers are then gently peeled away. The process is then repeated for the next sheet and the finished pieces are left to hang throughout the day and overnight until they set. It's the individuality of this process that makes every cover unique This is hand-marbling. This is perfection being lots of little things being done well. This is one of the many ingredients that go into making the covers for OSP leather editions. Support us to continue to support these kind of expert artisan skills and the artisans and artists that make them.show more

Today may have been long and exhausting, but I... am deeply happy to have rescued the library of the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Development. It is a profound honor to know that these books were once read by Dr. Refaat Alareer. We have saved over 1,000 specialized books covering Palestinian, Zionist, and Israeli studies. We need your support to print more books for the Phoenix Library | مكتبة العنقاء . We are still in need of a larger collection. The cost of paper and printing is extremely high in Gaza, as the occupation continues to block the entry of paper and books. Please continue to support us through the link.show more

Reminder: The Democrats are not an opposition party. Their... function is to sell the illusion of democracy and cover up the truth, which is that the US is a dictatorship of capital where every aspect of society from the government to the economy is controlled by and for the rich.show more

Yesterday, the Government of Jamaica welcomed the arrival of... relief supplies from the United Kingdom. We extend our sincere gratitude to the Government and people of the UK for their timely and support during this challenging period. Relief operations are fully underway. Supplies are being sorted, mobilized, and distributed across the island to assist families and communities affected by Hurricane Melissa. Many areas have already begun receiving critical aid, including food, water, medical items, and temporary shelter materials. We are aware that several communities remain isolated or are difficult to access due to damaged infrastructure. I want to reassure the Jamaican people that every effort is being made to reach them. Through coordinated efforts by the JDF, JCF, ODPEM, and local authorities, we are deploying relief by land and air. We are ensuring that every Jamaican receives the help they need. No one will be left behind.show more

Protesters at Saint Annes police station last night. I... have seen in the Echo today that politicians have come out condemning the next protest organised by the same person on County Road next week. Country Road is one of many areas in Liverpool that has undergone massive demographic and cultural change in a short space of time. Many of the locals are upset that this has been done to their home without consulting with any of them. It’s not that they were ignored. They were never part of the decision-making process to begin with. So they are taking to the streets to make themselves heard. And now they are being silenced by the very people that did this to them.show more

DRAW TO ANIMATION!!! The second main base of draw,... the materials of visualization - The eyes, view - The paper, surface The paper, the two-dimentional surface were the figures are representated Have in mind the view to observe the objects and to visualizate on the paper.show more

#OccupyNASS we are outside and under the sun demanding... for E-transmission of election results. If Tinunu/APC is confident of their work, then they shouldn't be scared to give us a process that reflect the Will of the people.show more

One consequence of the increased temperatures is that, despite... the lack of rain, many of the rivers in the Cairngorms are in spate. Snow-melt fuels this process, introducing cool, oxygenated water into the rivers Spey and Dee. Good for salmon and other fish. Video Paul Phillips.show more

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 For this is the... will of my Father, that whosoever shall see the Son, and believe on him, have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:40). That "last day" is described in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 "For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall by no means precede those who are asleep, for the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a signal, with the shouting of the archangel, and with the sound of the trump of God; and they that are dead in Christ shall rise first; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds in the twinkling of an eye to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”show more

New Great Value water bottles from Walmart are now... being manufactured without traditional paper or wrap around labels This is intentional and part of the 2026 Great Value brand redesign Apparently removing the label makes them look more “premium” while also cutting down on manufacturing costs because of the reduced paper. Apparently they’re more environmentally friendly A lot of shoppers thought the labels fell off but that’s not the caseshow more

The soul of a child is a blank sheet... of paper that Christ gives you and you are called to write on it about Christ.show more

'If we condemn the acts that are being undertaken... by the Israeli Defence Force, the killing of civilians, the killing of people in hospitals and schools, then why are we still supplying the weapons to Israel that enables them to undertake these military activities?' Jeremy Corbynshow more

*"Rain is a joy for others... but for us... it is a disaster. Our tent is flooded, our mattresses are wet, and our children's bodies are shivering from the cold. There are no walls to protect us, and no roof to keep the rain away... We live at the mercy of the sky, waiting for the mercy of the charitable. Bitter cold, and water surrounds us from every side... and here we are, looking only for a cover to protect us, and a hand to extend help. Don't leave us alone in this cold... Donate, perhaps your hand is the warmth we need."* @MezaMunn Jutta Streicher 🕊️ Yakoob Ahmed 🍉 Sunny Singh Friendly Neighborhood Comrade Sharifah Lee FCCT #AntiRacist 🍉 elly belle 🔮🍉🇵🇸 (they/them) Lowkey Umm-e-Sarah @iamDrWill yc Nader Lara Bitarshow more

I’m insanely proud of this piece and the collection.... This is edition #2 of Left Alone and whomever collects the digital version of it, can claim this if they want it. Description ⬇️: Left Alone by Archie Shepp (1978) is one of the most beautiful pieces of instrumental music I know. A saxophone, accompanied by a piano, plays notes that resonate with my heart. In my mind, this photograph moves with an impossible slowness to an undefinable silence between notes in jazz riff. The duality in this Aria, Left Alone, is nihilism and conflagration. I posed the model and the fabric in the Japanese character for fire. She models the pose of power in the fluidity of dance. A flame, alone, is a powerful and fragile life force that is on the brink of greatness, and the precipice of darkness; life extinguished. The red is her power extending from heart center and the white is the searing flame. The art is laden with abstractions. Broken pieces of the self that seem grotesque but to the observer, are beautiful. To illustrate how these glitches are manifest in ourselves, I’ve placed each on a Fibonacci curve that spirals from the heart, representing our repeating thought patterns. In Left Alone, I chose to hide the Fibonacci curve. In the latter Arias, I chose to reveal them. You can find the Aria collection on Foundation 🌐 This is Left Alone, the second of nine pieces.show more

here are the two things i made for Jax... toy! I made the keyframes for Ragatha's animation in the disclaimer and the falling paper animation And this shot of Jax and pomni! jake did the cleanup/in betweens for both of these! I loved working on this! #JaxToy #TADC #animationshow more

Alberta, Help us identify this man. He walked into... Mitch Sylvestre's store, placed two bullets on the counter and said "These are for Mitch." If you know who this man is, contact the RCMP. Here's a statement from Mitch Sylvestre "We will take pictures of you and then we will put you up on the internet and then we will find you. We will identify you. Then we will charge you. And anyone that tells you to do that, we will charge them as well. We will take every step that we can to protect our people. We are conducting a legal democratic path laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada for Alberta Independence."show more

This is the truth they are desperately trying to... hide… There is no real press here to report what we are going through, no cameras to capture the pain, and no media outlets to show the world what is actually happening. The destruction is indescribable. The rubble is everywhere. People live among the ruins without shelter, without electricity, without water, and without a voice that reaches the outside world. Thousands of families are displaced. Children sleep under the rain and in the cold, as if they don’t matter to this silent world. If you see this video, please share it… Let them see the reality that’s being kept from them.show more

WATCH: Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries last Tuesday doubling down... on inflammatory rhetoric, called Republicans "supervillains." "They lie. This is what they do for a living. This is not a government, a country of the people by the people and for the people that Republicans are delivering. It's of the billionaires, by the billionaires and for the billionaires. We saw it on day one of his presidency. It was like a supervillain convention that was gathered in the Capitol."show more

I met with representatives of the American think tank... Hudson Institute and informed them about the consequences of Russian strikes in recent days. In light of these attacks, it is particularly important to bolster Ukraine’s air defense, and we are grateful to the United States of America and to all caring Americans for their support of Ukraine, which we have felt throughout all the years of this full-scale Russian aggression. During the meeting, we discussed cooperation with the U.S. Congress, diplomatic work to achieve a dignified peace, and the importance of active U.S. participation in the negotiation process. We are counting on an end to the pause in the negotiations and the reinvigoration of diplomacy. This is important for saving the lives of our people and restoring security in Europe.show more

This is Tehran. Today, right around 10:15 AM. I... want the world to hear this: life is flowing here. We are actually doing fine. For years, this occupying regime has choked our city in a permanent, toxic smog. We never get to see a blue sky. But look up today. The air is beautifully clear. The only darkness in the sky is the black pillar of smoke rising exactly where they struck the regime's oil depot. The poison is finally burning. The politicians and pundits in the West are terrified of escalation. They are begging for peace. But walking these streets, seeing the iron of our cage melting before our eyes, we are not afraid of the fire. We only have one true, suffocating fear: we are terrified that the strikes will stop before the rescue mission is finished. We are afraid of this regime's survival. And more than anything, we are afraid of losing our one real chance to end them for good.show more