Saturday, October 21, 2006

Ink Printing
We really enjoyed the hands-on field trip stuff we got to do. At one point, they took us to an artisan who specializes in making ink prints of roof tiles and various other things. He taught us to make prints of roof tiles and it was so fun! If you look at the architecture pictures below, you can see the tube-y parts of the roof. The ends of the tube have "end caps" that are often elaborately decorated. Step by step, we put thin paper on top of the tile and blotted ink over it. It's tricker than it sounds, but well worth it. And we even got to take home our finished products.

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