VISION STATEMENT:
We foresee a thriving
Lunar Frontier, in which Pioneer Lunan Artists and
Craftsmen have learned to express their creativity in
various media that can be derived from the Moon's
Regolith soils, directly, or as by-products of various
mining and processing and industrial operations and
technologies.
This will require a
spirit of Dedicated Resourcefullness on their part, but
also collaboration on the part of Chemical Engineers
working for the various Industrial Operations.
We foresee also, the
opportunity we have, in the period prior to Lunar
Settlement, to prepare the way for their efforts by
attempting to Pioneer Lunar Appropriate Art Media using
simulant materials available here on Earth.
MISSION STATEMENT:
Our Mission is to learn
what materials readily available on Earth to us simulate
those which might become available locally to the Lunan
Artist and Craftsman in the process of diversifying
industry on the Moon.
Armed with a Spirit of
Resourcefullness such as they must embrace to meet these
challenges, we will experiment with these materials in an
effort to come up with a diverse repertoire of viable art
forms.
We then will try to push
these new art forms to the limit both to reveal their
potential and to develop a body of practical experience
and tips to pass on to those who follow.
To do all this, we
establish This Web Site as a
FORUM for sharing information, sources,
experimental techniques, results &emdash; and most
importantly, the encouragement that comes from seeing the
achievements and successes of others.
SCOPE of ART MEDIA:
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We foresee Lunar
Appropriate Art Media as including both Inorganic Media,
and those media who rely on by-products of Lunar
Agriculture and Gardening, and which are not altered in
such a way as to produce products that cannot be
biodegraded.
INORGANIC:
Metal Oxide Paints, Ceramics, Ceramic Glazes, Glass and
Art Glass, Metal Sculpture, and more
ORGANIC
DEGRADABLE: Wood used as a semi-precious
material in jewelry and cabinet hardware, for example;
Fabric Arts and Apparel using natural dyestuffs; craft
art paper; Use of shorn human hair as a craft stuff as
well as an art medium; more
OPERATIONS:
NO
Initial DUES: L.A.A.M.P. will rely soly on
electronic media. As this website is graciously hosted
for us by CyberTeams, Inc., we have no expenses to meet
as a group &emdash; only individual expenses, at this
time.
The
Criterion of Membership is simple:
you are a member IF you SHARE
your results. Regular and thorough reporting
to kokhmmm@aol.com
is essential so that we can update this website on a
regular basis.
Materials Availability
Information should be shared. So should basic information
about experimental procedures and techniques that show
favorable results.
Groups working on the
same prospective art medium, may seek the economy and
convenience of group purchases of materials and tools.
But the person making the purchases and then reselling,
does that on his/her own, or according to procedures
worked out by the particular Group (e.g. the ceramic
glazes group).
COMMUNICATIONS:
EMAIL and this WEBSITE
will be our principal communications tools for the time
being. In email, we will simply "copy to all" in sharing
messages. When someone new wishes to join, he or she
should "copy to all" and then add his/her email address
in the "To" box. That way the new person will
automatically be included in any subsequent mailings. If
and when we reach a critical mass of people, we will
arrange for a discuss-list with majordomo from our Web
Host.
Web Expansion: As
members start diversifying in terms of Art Media, this
site can expand. Our host will even supply us with
Web Site Team Director™
maintenance software so that can even develop a Web Team
with individuals responsible for keeping up a particular
area of the site, e.g. Art Glass.
There are several ways
in which we can arrange scheduled chats in our own, or
sub-group, Chat Rooms.
FEEDBACK:
Your Comments on any of
the above are most welcome!
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