pmthreads ([info]pmthreads) wrote,
@ 2008-04-30 11:50:00
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Through the Fire and the Flames (and an interview)
I while back I created this ambigram for a fireman who wanted to use the design to decorate his helmet. He asked if I could also make the stencil, and I told him I would happily do it for free, but he had to promise to send pictures ;) So now I finally have my first non-tattoo customer pic!

"Howell" Ambigram on Fireman's Helmet

Unfortunately, it looks like he stencilled the design on in reverse, but I didn't want to break the news to him! (I flipped the top picture)


And in other ambigram news ~

I was quite thrilled to be asked to do an interview for a calligraphy & word art blog. Blog write-ups and interviews are not really a part of the patchwork clothing world, and while my link was posted and talked about in plenty of forums, I never quite felt part of the craft blog world (I guess I will have to publish a book or have a baby now?).

I was hoping she would email me when the interview went up, but it looks like she posted it right away and I am just a week behind on things!

Perhaps I should put together a page on Word Illusion with the links to the different blog features, though I'm not sure what I would call it. "Press" doesn't really feel right unless a newspaper or magazine is involved, though I know a lot of girls use that.



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[info]dalbino83
2008-04-30 05:19 pm UTC (link)
Maybe a fireman's brim has to be a mirror image, like the words on an ambulance hood?

Re: the interview, how cool that you mentioned me! :)

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[info]pmthreads
2008-04-30 05:48 pm UTC (link)
Oh, yes, I would have mentioned that in the post if I had thought about it!
I actually went poking through your archives to see if I could find out the name of the book to include in the interview, but I ended up reading about the naked wedding, hehe.

The ambigram is actually on the back of the helmet, and on the front is his name printed along with the number. Apparently they are allowed to paint their name on there another time, however they want. I am guessing he thought it didn't matter which way it was facing because it was an ambigram (which is true for which side is up & down). Other than the "o" to "e" transition it didn't effect the design too much.

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[info]dalbino83
2008-04-30 05:53 pm UTC (link)
"Body Type" by Ina Saltz. http://www.bodytypebook.com/

I'm on page 2 of the website!

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[info]tuckspuddn
2008-04-30 07:52 pm UTC (link)
What an awesome use (even if it is in reverse ;) ), especially with the scrollwork around it. Very nice!

Ooo, and congrats on the interview!

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