Re: Scarlet Dye (OT)

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From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 02/20/02-12:43:44 AM Z


On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:

> Photo snail mucous art - could this be a valid art-form? Would the photo
> sensitive trails from the movement of a seemingly marginally intelligent
> snail hold any meaning to people? Maybe if it looked neat. What if one
> were able to influence the travel pattern on the snails?

The possiblities are endless. Think of snail-mail-art, for instance. But
then you'd probably get folks belly-aching that my 6-day old horseshoe
crab could do that... The world may not be ready.

J.

>
> Yikes - this should be on the photo-art list :)
>
> Gord
>
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jack Fulton wrote:
>
> > I have extrapolated that further and realized that indigo was one of the
> > hotly traded items in pre-Civil War United States. That, and the fact the
> > south produced virtually all the cotton brought me to the conclusion that is
> > where blue denim material must originate. Hence, the Levi jean.
> >
> > Sorry if I carried this a bit too far.
> >
> > Jack Fulton
> >
>
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