Sheby Lewis
@theshelbylewis.bsky.social
Starting over after 50.
Musician. Luthier. Designer. Photographer. Printmaker. shelbylewis.com
MM, M.Arch, DMA
Lover of early music and former professional baroque/natural trumpeter. (Damn you essential tremor!)
Musician. Luthier. Designer. Photographer. Printmaker. shelbylewis.com
MM, M.Arch, DMA
Lover of early music and former professional baroque/natural trumpeter. (Damn you essential tremor!)
Folks who are into #printmaking and #woodengraving … a small CNC does a great job cutting corian printing plates from inexpensive eBay cutting boards!
If you work really small, you could get even more. Here, I’ve got two 4x5 and two 4x4 blanks… plus a bunch for stamps.
#printmaker #art #luthier
If you work really small, you could get even more. Here, I’ve got two 4x5 and two 4x4 blanks… plus a bunch for stamps.
#printmaker #art #luthier
March 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Folks who are into #printmaking and #woodengraving … a small CNC does a great job cutting corian printing plates from inexpensive eBay cutting boards!
If you work really small, you could get even more. Here, I’ve got two 4x5 and two 4x4 blanks… plus a bunch for stamps.
#printmaker #art #luthier
If you work really small, you could get even more. Here, I’ve got two 4x5 and two 4x4 blanks… plus a bunch for stamps.
#printmaker #art #luthier
Scenes from today’s shop set up… The weather in Tennessee is absolutely stunning this week. Nice to work outside!
I’m refurbishing a #shopsmith into a sanding station this week.
#luthier #banjo #banjomaker #music #woodorking
I’m refurbishing a #shopsmith into a sanding station this week.
#luthier #banjo #banjomaker #music #woodorking
March 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Scenes from today’s shop set up… The weather in Tennessee is absolutely stunning this week. Nice to work outside!
I’m refurbishing a #shopsmith into a sanding station this week.
#luthier #banjo #banjomaker #music #woodorking
I’m refurbishing a #shopsmith into a sanding station this week.
#luthier #banjo #banjomaker #music #woodorking
As I begin to move into a new shop, I’ve been sketching concepts for both a new banjo neck attachment system and a potential workbench structure. In this age of non-human “creativity”, putting pen to paper (metaphorically) is so liberating.
#luthier #printmaker #woodworking #banjomaker
#luthier #printmaker #woodworking #banjomaker
February 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
As I begin to move into a new shop, I’ve been sketching concepts for both a new banjo neck attachment system and a potential workbench structure. In this age of non-human “creativity”, putting pen to paper (metaphorically) is so liberating.
#luthier #printmaker #woodworking #banjomaker
#luthier #printmaker #woodworking #banjomaker
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With all forms of creative labor being systematically devalued as part of AI hype schemes, there’s arguably never been a better time to just make whatever the fuck you want to
February 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
With all forms of creative labor being systematically devalued as part of AI hype schemes, there’s arguably never been a better time to just make whatever the fuck you want to
Listening to this #bop today while cleaning out a long gone loved one’s shop… to make room for my new shop. Both bittersweet and exciting at the same time.
#pipeorgan #classicalmusic #luthier #startingoverafter50
#pipeorgan #classicalmusic #luthier #startingoverafter50
February 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Listening to this #bop today while cleaning out a long gone loved one’s shop… to make room for my new shop. Both bittersweet and exciting at the same time.
#pipeorgan #classicalmusic #luthier #startingoverafter50
#pipeorgan #classicalmusic #luthier #startingoverafter50
#printmakers Can a hand press such as an Acorn, Washington, or Albion be used for mezzotint and other metal plate work?
Thinking of making a small copy of a Stansbury press. Would love to use it for mezzotint.
I have an etching press already, so this is just curiosity getting the better of me.
Thinking of making a small copy of a Stansbury press. Would love to use it for mezzotint.
I have an etching press already, so this is just curiosity getting the better of me.
December 31, 2024 at 2:15 PM
#printmakers Can a hand press such as an Acorn, Washington, or Albion be used for mezzotint and other metal plate work?
Thinking of making a small copy of a Stansbury press. Would love to use it for mezzotint.
I have an etching press already, so this is just curiosity getting the better of me.
Thinking of making a small copy of a Stansbury press. Would love to use it for mezzotint.
I have an etching press already, so this is just curiosity getting the better of me.
#classicalmusic folks, are there any vinyl/cd-only eBay finds that might be worth looking for in 2025?
I think most are now streaming, but I’m moving and going to set up a dedicated listening area. Looking for rare stuff worth adding to the collection!
#oldtimemusic and #jazz too.
I think most are now streaming, but I’m moving and going to set up a dedicated listening area. Looking for rare stuff worth adding to the collection!
#oldtimemusic and #jazz too.
December 31, 2024 at 1:57 PM
#classicalmusic folks, are there any vinyl/cd-only eBay finds that might be worth looking for in 2025?
I think most are now streaming, but I’m moving and going to set up a dedicated listening area. Looking for rare stuff worth adding to the collection!
#oldtimemusic and #jazz too.
I think most are now streaming, but I’m moving and going to set up a dedicated listening area. Looking for rare stuff worth adding to the collection!
#oldtimemusic and #jazz too.
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@lylehutchinsmusic.bsky.social So nice to see you here!
(Folks, give Lyle a follow… super talented up-and-coming singer/songwriter based in NH and NOLA.)
#music #singersongwriter #musiciansky
(Folks, give Lyle a follow… super talented up-and-coming singer/songwriter based in NH and NOLA.)
#music #singersongwriter #musiciansky
December 31, 2024 at 1:47 PM
@lylehutchinsmusic.bsky.social So nice to see you here!
(Folks, give Lyle a follow… super talented up-and-coming singer/songwriter based in NH and NOLA.)
#music #singersongwriter #musiciansky
(Folks, give Lyle a follow… super talented up-and-coming singer/songwriter based in NH and NOLA.)
#music #singersongwriter #musiciansky
#Printmaking pals, have any of you used (or seen used) scratchboard work as the basis for wood engraving?
(Not necessarily the hyper-textured images)
I’ve been thinking that it would be a great play with, but I don’t care for the idea of not being able to print copies on my little press!
(Not necessarily the hyper-textured images)
I’ve been thinking that it would be a great play with, but I don’t care for the idea of not being able to print copies on my little press!
December 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
#Printmaking pals, have any of you used (or seen used) scratchboard work as the basis for wood engraving?
(Not necessarily the hyper-textured images)
I’ve been thinking that it would be a great play with, but I don’t care for the idea of not being able to print copies on my little press!
(Not necessarily the hyper-textured images)
I’ve been thinking that it would be a great play with, but I don’t care for the idea of not being able to print copies on my little press!
Friday night music to hit you in the feels. Melancholy and yet not despondent. They say loss is the price we pay for love… I kind of feel like this movement from Fauré’s Requiem really nails that, musically.
#classicalmusic #faure #requiem
youtu.be/Md0kwFxyono?...
#classicalmusic #faure #requiem
youtu.be/Md0kwFxyono?...
Requiem, Op. 48: Agnus Dei
YouTube video by The Sixteen - Topic
youtu.be
December 21, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Friday night music to hit you in the feels. Melancholy and yet not despondent. They say loss is the price we pay for love… I kind of feel like this movement from Fauré’s Requiem really nails that, musically.
#classicalmusic #faure #requiem
youtu.be/Md0kwFxyono?...
#classicalmusic #faure #requiem
youtu.be/Md0kwFxyono?...
1/2 The title is a bit broad in its assertion… but one thing I do agree wholeheartedly with is how important ambiance and location are to classical music.
www.hearingthings.co/to-really-un...
www.hearingthings.co/to-really-un...
To Really Understand Classical Music, Hear It in a Crypt
My favorite concert series in New York City reconnects audiences with their ability to mourn.
www.hearingthings.co
December 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
1/2 The title is a bit broad in its assertion… but one thing I do agree wholeheartedly with is how important ambiance and location are to classical music.
www.hearingthings.co/to-really-un...
www.hearingthings.co/to-really-un...
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In addition to being a brilliant composer, George Crumb had offensively good handwriting.
December 20, 2024 at 4:00 AM
In addition to being a brilliant composer, George Crumb had offensively good handwriting.
Missing my #earlymusic friends these days. As a once-upon-a-time professional baroque trumpeter, Xmas and Easter brought about lots and lots of #Bach
Always was a thrill to play his music!
#naturaltrumpet #baroquetrumpet #baroque #essentialtremor #classicalmusic
youtu.be/Ny_0nxMzUgw?...
Always was a thrill to play his music!
#naturaltrumpet #baroquetrumpet #baroque #essentialtremor #classicalmusic
youtu.be/Ny_0nxMzUgw?...
Bach - Herrscher des Himmels from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society
YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Missing my #earlymusic friends these days. As a once-upon-a-time professional baroque trumpeter, Xmas and Easter brought about lots and lots of #Bach
Always was a thrill to play his music!
#naturaltrumpet #baroquetrumpet #baroque #essentialtremor #classicalmusic
youtu.be/Ny_0nxMzUgw?...
Always was a thrill to play his music!
#naturaltrumpet #baroquetrumpet #baroque #essentialtremor #classicalmusic
youtu.be/Ny_0nxMzUgw?...
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every single elected democrat should be posting like this
December 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM
every single elected democrat should be posting like this
Friends in the #printmaker community… have any of you used Corian for wood engravings? If so, how did you tint it before cutting?
I have some white that’s come in and am about to transfer my designs. Been wondering if anyone’s found a good way to tint the block.
Addie the cat says thanks!
I have some white that’s come in and am about to transfer my designs. Been wondering if anyone’s found a good way to tint the block.
Addie the cat says thanks!
December 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Friends in the #printmaker community… have any of you used Corian for wood engravings? If so, how did you tint it before cutting?
I have some white that’s come in and am about to transfer my designs. Been wondering if anyone’s found a good way to tint the block.
Addie the cat says thanks!
I have some white that’s come in and am about to transfer my designs. Been wondering if anyone’s found a good way to tint the block.
Addie the cat says thanks!
Digital mock up for another portrait in a series of wood engraving (or maybe linocut) portraits of #bach. I’m intending to only use spaced vertical lines to establish values, but have yet to decide just how rigid to be with them.
#printmaking #earlymusic #music #portrait #baroque #art #jsbach
#printmaking #earlymusic #music #portrait #baroque #art #jsbach
December 18, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Digital mock up for another portrait in a series of wood engraving (or maybe linocut) portraits of #bach. I’m intending to only use spaced vertical lines to establish values, but have yet to decide just how rigid to be with them.
#printmaking #earlymusic #music #portrait #baroque #art #jsbach
#printmaking #earlymusic #music #portrait #baroque #art #jsbach
WELL worth the read… fantastic take on Beethoven and his human-ness. Enjoy!
Today is Beethoven's baptism day, which means yesterday might have been his birthday, so I'm going to recreate the Beethoven birthday thread here
Feel free to mute this post if you don't care to see it all again
For the rest of us, let's celebrate my favorite musical weirdo
Feel free to mute this post if you don't care to see it all again
For the rest of us, let's celebrate my favorite musical weirdo
December 18, 2024 at 2:33 AM
WELL worth the read… fantastic take on Beethoven and his human-ness. Enjoy!
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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
www.ajmc.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 16
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
December 16, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 16
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
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Ok, if you’re a small artist/creator with an online shop, post it in the replies here.
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
December 12, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Ok, if you’re a small artist/creator with an online shop, post it in the replies here.
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
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Now Notre Dame reverberates with light: it’s impossible not to be moved
Now Notre Dame reverberates with light: it’s impossible not to be moved
An extraordinary restoration has swept away the lead dust and made the cathedral vivid, but thankfully not kitsch. Our architecture critic takes a look inside
“This cathedral is a happy metaphor of what a nation is and what the world should be,” said…
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Now Notre Dame reverberates with light: it’s impossible not to be moved
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Aron Wiesenfeld (1972) is an American painter renowned for enigmatic work. His figures in solitary landscapes capture a sense of departure and of leaving innocence behind. Decidedly contemporary, the scenes are redolent of disaffected youth, alienated from society and adrift in magical environments.
December 15, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Aron Wiesenfeld (1972) is an American painter renowned for enigmatic work. His figures in solitary landscapes capture a sense of departure and of leaving innocence behind. Decidedly contemporary, the scenes are redolent of disaffected youth, alienated from society and adrift in magical environments.
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New article on segregation in orchestras just dropped
Racism on Trial in U.S. Symphony Orchestras | Journal of the Society for American Music | Cambridge Core
Racism on Trial in U.S. Symphony Orchestras
www.cambridge.org
December 15, 2024 at 5:48 AM
New article on segregation in orchestras just dropped