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June 2008
Volume 120

We have 8 new items in our store, four 100% silk woven ties and four cool 2009 M.C. Escher calendars. Until the next newsletter we have placed all of our stationery on sale. Journals, notecards, and postcards that are high quality and available at sale prices.

Contest 24 has come to an end and we have three new winners. Check out their artworks below. The new entries for Contest 25 have been posted and we welcome you to stop by and vote for your favorite.

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This is taken from the forward to the book, The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher, by Bruno Ernst, published by Taschen Books, written by the author:
Aura

The power of attraction of Escher's prints has grown since his death, together with the popularity of his books and the countless reproductions sold every year.
Escher never sought exclusivity. His prints were intended to be disseminated: as many people as possible must share in the enthusiasm and amazement which led to their creation...
Escher had no pupils; it had never arisen. What might they have learned in any case? At best, the technique of making woodcuts and drawing on lithographic stone. Passing on his ideas did not interest him and would have disturbed him in his constant quest. Besides, his aim was to convey his imagination through his prints. Although no 'Escher school' exists, many artists throughout the world (there are more than fifty that have been recognized) have been inspired by his work. In the first instance, this is through the spirit which shines out of his creations. A typical example of this aura...is given by an incident back in 1954. The famous physicist and cosmologist Professor Robert Penrose recounts: " My own involvement in impossible figures dates back to 1954, when I attended the international Congress of Mathematicians in Amsterdam...A lecturer of my acquaintance suggested that I would be interested in an exhibition of work by the Dutch artist M.C. Escher...I was totally fascinated, never having come across Escher's work before. On returning to England, I decided to try my hand at something impossible myself. Finally I came up with the impossible triangle which, in my view, embodied the impossibility I was trying to express, in its purest form..."
The influence on artists did not lead to any continuation of Escher's ideas. This was not really possible, for his journey of exploration was unique; a repetition would be meaningless and I cannot imagine any advancement.

Contest 24 Winners

Angels Do Front Flips

Gunnar B - 1st Place

Multi-Ethnic Teddy Bears

Ana B - 2nd Place

OIC

Jordan S - 3rd Place

All Stationery On Sale
Leather Journal On Sale $28.00 Journal Refills $9.95	Dreams and Illusions Boxed Note Cards On Sale $12.95
All Postcards $0.70 each 20 Artworks	All Notecards $1.55 each 22 Artworks

New to the Store
Salamander Woven Silk Ties
Green/Lime $39.95	Blue $39.95
Red $39.95	Gold & Black $39.95

2009 M.C. Escher Calendars
Engagement Calendar $14.95	365-Day Calendar $12.95
Wall Calendar $13.95	Mini Wall Calendar $7.95

Just as promised a free poster will be given away each month to one of the readers of this newsletter. This month's winner is Jennifer V from Kathleen, GA.

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