A few years ago; as a throwback to one of my favorite hunts; The Secret by Byron Preiss and because the date 12/12/12 was quickly approaching; it was decided to bury a ceramic casque; a ring and a few other items then create a hunt around the number 12. Twelve months should have been enough to solve it but you could only get the puzzles in a calendar format at the time of the release. Alas it was never solved. And; it was never retrieved from its location either.After much thought and redesigning the clues to be both more uniform and simplified; here they are for anyone that purchased the book to analyze; over analyze and solve. There are 12 puzzles that all have a relationship with the number ldquo;12rdquo; as their muse. These 12 puzzles are all you need to solve the hunt and claim the prize that; of course; is buried. Letrsquo;s see if you can guess how far down in the ground it is?
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187 of 191 people found the following review helpful. Another Home Run for McElroy WilsonBy Katherine B.I have been a fan of Ms McElroy Ms Wilson since I first got my artsy little hands on Image Transfer Workshop: Mixed Media Techniques for Successful Transfers. I value that book tremendously and was more than a little stoked when I heard they had another compilation on the way. As much as I adore Image Transfer Workshop; this new book is equally fantastic (just on different subject matter)!I cannot agree with the other reviewer about the illustrations; though. At all. I LOVE the photos and work used as examples. I dont care if it came from class students or so-called "professionals" - I thoroughly enjoyed all of it and in my opinion; each piece pictured serves as inspirational reiteration of the projects/ideas/techniques presented. Beyond the Introduction and a short instructional on How to Use This Book; there are two major sections: Techniques and Inspirational Projects. The Technique section in broken into three sub-categories: Additives (Aluminum Foil; Drawing Grounds; Ventilation Tape; Faux Encaustics; just to name a few); Resists (Rubbing Alcohol; Petroleum Jelly; Salt; White Craft Glue; etc); and Subtractive or Combination (Painted Leaf; Rust; Sanding; Tyvek; etc). With the Inspirational Projects section containing 4 additional projects spanning ten pages; resources; and an index; this book is as thorough as it is fun to read and look at.The photos clearly show how to use the suggested materials; as well as finished samples. Samples provide adequate examples of a technique; in my opinion. With all the parts I love about this book; advanced and experienced artists beware - I doubt youll learn many (if any) new techniques. Its a great compilation of techniques; dont get me wrong. There just arent any new-to-me techniques - although I always enjoy seeing new ways each technique can be presented and used. I like Surface Treatment Workshop because of the vast array of techniques it covers all in one place.On a final note; its been my experience that if there is something in the book you have questions about or dont understand; emailing Ms McElroy will produce a thorough response; quickly. Im really glad I got this book - as much for the cool techniques as for the wonderful photographs.76 of 78 people found the following review helpful. Another Hit From This This Author Team!By MusingCrowI love this book! I was hesitant about it because the authors previous book "Image Transfer Workshop" is; in my humble opinion; one of the best books Ive invested in (and I invest a lot in books!) and I wasnt sure that a new book could live up to that opinion. I am SO happy to report that this book is another home run; totally out-of-the-ball park winner of a book.The lay out is very well considered and the instructions are superlative - perfectly illustrated with photos that relate directly to the image. I couldnt wait to begin experimenting! One of the things that intrigued me as I read through the book was a description of Venetian Plaster - something I had never heard of before - "...Venetian Plaster gives you a unique finish that cannot be replicated with any other medium....". A tall order in my opinion. I got some of this miraculous stuff though and experimented and now have a new favorite mixed media tool. You can see my experiment from using the instructions on my other blog - [...].I cant wait to try more surface treatments from this book. Its a must have for the bookshelf of artists of all sorts - especially for fine arts; mixed media artists and visual journalers. You just cant go wrong by buying this book!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Cool Stuff!By TheresaLots of fun stuff and cool effects. This is a really inspirational book. While I dont really like their examples all that much; they offer lots and lots of great ideas.
