Year: 2016
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“What do you mean we’re in Middlesex?” and “Is it Harringay, Haringey, Haeringshege, Haurnsy, Hornsey or HRNNGGGHHH??”: A Visit to the London Metropolitan Archives
The first time I’ve ever seen an 18th century feoffment document!E/MW/C/0218 / A transaction in 1707 for Tower Place and […]
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General Colonial History, Explorations and Voyages, and Richard Hakluyt: A Visit to the Institute of Historical Research Library
This week I’ve been at a course at the Institute of Historical Research, and I wish I had done something […]
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Searching for British Library Manuscripts, Trying to understand 19th Century Palaeography through Calligraphy practice, and Iron Gall Ink!
The amazing treasure trove that is the British Library! Despite the wealth of resources available there, I always feel like […]
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The Life and Death of Snail: How to keep snails and preserve their shells
I don’t know why I haven’t made a more lengthy post about snails until now! Hello world and horrified neighbours, […]
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Mysterious White Powders: Artificial Chicken Flavour
I’ve been thinking about writing several posts about mysterious white powders (and offwhite powders as well), such as citric acid, […]
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Second-hand Rocks and Prosperity Pricing
A long time ago, I remember reading a book which described sedimentary rocks as a kind of “second-hand” rock because […]
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Public Service Notice on Geodes, and Text Complexity
The show opened to what I perceived to be a little confusion from Singaporean audiences. I couldn’t understand it at […]
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Space Geodes: Digital Archaeology and 3D prototyping, from Fossils to Plastic
From 7 March until 13 March 2016, I’ll have a new work showing at Singaplural, a design festival which is […]
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Yangtze Strangers
Yangtze Scribbler, I still haven’t found you! Soon there won’t even be a reason to call you the “Yangtze Scribbler”, […]
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365 Days of 3D – Blender
At the start of 2016, I decided I should brush up on my 3D skills by doing a 3D render […]