As far back as the 16th century, monks and peasants wandered the secluded Puster Valley fortressed by the icy mountains of the Tyrolean Alps in search of the glistening, silky homes of spiders and caterpillars. Gently plying away the gossamer material with fingertips or a small knife, they would take the cobwebs and transform them into…
Source: The Lost Art of Painting on Cobweb Canvases | Atlas Obscura
I had honestly never heard of this before. What a strange thing to do, to use such fragile material in this fashion. Very interesting though.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I’d never heard of it either. Considering how little patience people have today, it’s difficult to imagine but fascinating.
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That’s amazing.
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I also had never heard of it but I love learning through your blog, which often happens. I hope you had a lovely Christmas
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Fascinating!
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Cobweb painting is a new one for me. Thank you! I learned something new!
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How fascinating – I have never heard of this before.
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This was really interesting!
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Whew…what a lot of work for a substrate for your art. Very interesting.
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Reblogged this on First Night Design.
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Who knew this was a thing!
Also: Dah-ling, I love LOVE the new look of your website. The whitespace is gorgeous, which lends itself to your photos and interesting posts.
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You’re a star, dah-ling, for saying all that!
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