Wednesday 27 February 2013

FIGHT CANCER -- PLAN B

Cancer, that feared word every person dreads to hear. Very recently two of
my close older friends passed away, both had cancer. I felt helpless,while they
were ill, I cannot describe the anger I felt that I did not have the knowledge
or wisdom to pass on to my friends.
So I started to investigate all the various treatments, available for cancer.
It is VERY SPECIALIZED for each type of cancer, some of the 
modern day medical treatments are very advanced, no doubt they work, but
sometimes the treatment fails or the cancer returns.
I soon realized it would take me years of study, to even understand all the
varieties of treatments available today.
Then one day I stumbled upon an on line article, all about a elderly gent who was told
by his cancer specialist, his treatment was no longer working, and he should
go home and tell his family to prepare for the end. But...............Windsor oncologist,
Dr.Caroline Hamm asked if he would try one more thing?.
The Dr. Hamm said she had  patients try
to cure themselves with a plant remedy, and indeed had patients showing
up cured after taking it. That plant was DANDELION ( TARAXACUM ). 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum

Photo credit; John R Arrowsuch


So the patient returned home, and made Dandelion tea, and drank the tea for
three month's, he returned to the hospital, who had told him three month's
earlier he was about to die, only to be told his cancer had vanished, he was cured!.
     
Dr Hamm passed her findings on to a fellow research Biochemist Dr.Pandey.
biochemist
biochemistDr. Pandey
He was surprised to find when he extracted the Dandelion ingredients out, and
placed cancer cells into the solution, the cancer cells died, but when they
placed human cells into the Dandelion solution they were untouched and remained viable.
Which would mean this could potentially, be a very safe treatment for people.
Dandelion has been consumed and eaten for centuries, the root for coffee or tea, and the leaves
for salads and even the stalks. It may be that the weed Dandelion, that every
gardener has dug up and weeded out, turns out to be, our most precious plant.

______________________


Dandelion plant parts


 The Dandelion clock





Be sure to look at this link to see what vitamins and minerals
Dandelions contain. 

Many others have also found a cure from the Dandelion. In history the Irish used to
regularly eat the wild Dandelion, and cancer was less common in their communities.
But now in modern times cancer is much more common. It could be a good
indicator of how powerful this plant really is, It may be time to look at this plant again.
But if your cancer treatment is not working for you, and you are told there is nothing else left to do, it could be time for plan B or plan DANDELION.

It grows in all the UK, but make sure you identify it correctly before you consume any.
Always ask your Doctor before you take it, Dandelion can react with certain drugs, so
best to ask your Doctor or chemist if in doubt.

If you cannot harvest Dandelion yourself from your garden, try this supplier;  http://www.healthysupplies.co.uk/dandelion-root-roasted-50g-sussex.html  they sell dried Dandelion root, but i would try to get it as fresh as possible, out of mother Earth.
 Remember Dandelion is not a cure for all cancer, Indeed it does not work for every one.
But it could be your first and last line of defense,use it throughout your life.
I have been taking it for some time, it has more vitamin A than beef liver!, so is great for
eye sight, so it is a good all health plant. It is said to cover a very broad spectrum of minerals and vitamins.
Tip; If you decide to grow your own, it is best to pick after two years of growth, and then harvest  in the spring. That way the root and leaves are less bitter, there are brands of Dandelion coffee available on the high Street, but........they only contain about 8 percent Dandelion, and the other ingredients are glucose syrup, not enough to have any effect in battling cancer or supplementing your vitamin, intake.  
I will always tell my friends about the remarkable plant that is the DANDELION.

Your Doctor will tell you it's still being researched. But why wait it is only a culinary
plant with possible curative properties, it will do no harm and has been eaten as salad and drunk as coffee or tea for centuries by many cultures.

Always remember cancer needs to be treated by a qualified Doctor.
If you need to tell your Doctor about the Dandelion treatment then

The above article is in no way medical advise, seek a diagnosis from your Doctor as to what your illness and treatment might require.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

This old tree sums up a sentiment shared in my family and possibly yours as regards health and stubbornly hanging on to life? never giving in.

Falling but hanging on. by John Arrowsuch ©

Follow the old tree

" Fall to Nene"

link here for the full article written and photographed by John Arrowsuch............

Please let me know if the links above are broken.

Monday 18 February 2013

ART MATERIALS - NEW IDEAS

If your an Artist just setting out don't sell yourself short, by that I mean buying cheap
materials. It will return to haunt you. Cotton canvas is not a long lived material. It's
great for the hobby painter but if you plan to become recognized and hopefully
remembered, then leave it off your materials list.
I can hear you say" how am I going to afford the best materials", especially if
your a student with no living wage. These are tough times, but......you could look for
student discounts or pool your resources by bulk buying, with your fellow students.
But if you have an ambition to create fine work, it must stand the test of time. 
Your first works will be scrutinized as will your later work, and if the earlier work
has not survived old father time, all your first work will have been to no avail.

Here is my first oil painting on board???, as a result it's not a keeper, and it was my
first serious attempt with Oils, Painted in my early teens 1972. It depicted night fishing
with lamps and hand nets!, those fishermen knew what real hard work was.

14"x 10" my phone on the lower right for reference

In 1972 I found a great inspirational book in my local library, on the way home from school.
The title was " Painting the Sea " by Philip G Shumaker, the above night painting appealed to me, it had everything, the dark sea, the luminous lamps, the surreal atmosphere.  
  I was naive in thinking if I could paint the Sea I could paint anything??.
 I soon realized what a fine painter Philip G Shumaker was,
sadly he is no longer with us, but what a legacy he left, his paintings
 rarely come up for sale and there is very little history
on the internet. But I have noticed over the years, some of the finest artist's
in the world don't need popular public appeal, or even wide spread publication of their work to attract a following, their work sells before the paints dry.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

   A few years ago I thought I would buy a large roll of fine Artists linen ( flax ) canvas, with the hope it would spur me on to take up the brushes again.
So where to buy the not so common linen, the Internet was my first line of inquiry.
One suppler stood out. A mill up in Bradford http://www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/index.htm sold linen on rolls, both fine and coarse varieties right off the loom.
The old adage "more for less" applies here. Buy a larger cut of linen and the price
is reduced on a sliding scale. This appealed to my dwindling bank funds thank you
Mr. Cameron and Mr. Clegg, your VERY HIGH petrol tax and 20% vat and your don't give a dam about it's people. Back to Art & Science maybe we can create or invent
a way out of this austerity, no wait, austerity stops creativity and invention.
  Rant over, for now.


I have been studying Art materials and conservation, what would make for a good
long lasting surfaces and supports.Artist have always experimented with
supports and grounds, it's been taking place for centuries, most of the information is widely available in books and on the net. Back in 1989 I purchased several books
mainly Art materials types;

"The Materials and Techniques of Painting" by Jonathan Stephenson
&
"The Artist's Handbook of Materials & Techniques" by Ralph Mayer.

The Ralph Mayer book has been extensively adopted, by Universities and 
Art establishments for many years, it was fist published in England 1951
and was revised and expanded as late as 1991.  

Most Materials books will give new and ancient techniques, that have been tried and tested over many decades. Rabbit skin glue has been traditionally used to size
canvases, but the organic nature of this size, is susceptible to moisture, and
bugs love to munch on it!!. So what would a conservation
material substitute be for the canvas size?.
It surprised me, PVA polyvinyl  acetate. It has to be specially made for Artists, you will know it as used in pva wood glue, but this is a non reactive type.
Raw canvas is sized to make a barrier to prevent the oil paint rotting the canvas
over time.

PVA SIZE
Gamblin make PVA size specifically for Artists, but here in the UK you can find
conservation PVA in other brands, beware; do not buy the reversible type 
as it's water soluble!! so it can be reversed for repair purposes.
You require the permanent PVA for Artist's.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Once you have applied your size, you will require a ground that will give you
a surface to apply Oil paint, again I turned to new materials, I have a preference
for not using any ground that takes 6 months to dry??.
So my choice is Gamblin's Oil painting ground.  

Oil painting ground
I will put a demonstration of how to apply all the above materials in a future article.
But try this link to Gamblin's own product videos.
http://www.gamblincolors.com/oil.painting.techniques/grounds.html

And remember once your painting has left you, it will have to take care of it's self.
It can only survive the harsh world, if you have used the best materials you could
find to create it.

----------------------------------