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The first set is <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternsets.asp#GGB">Icicles</a>. An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from an object freezes. The heat source which causes the ice to melt is typically the sun. Although icicles might be a hazard when positioned over people, they generally exist in natural surroundings where snow and rain fall off exist. Because of their cylindrical shapes, icicles beautifully refract the world around them. Our collection of Icicle patterns show a diverse collection of icicles in winter scenery viewed from inside windows and outside settings. You'll find icicles forming from trees, branches, leaves, and roofs. In their backgrounds you'll find bright blue skies, mountains, and sunsets. <br/> <span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:#6E579E;font-family:arial;line-height:150%;">Icicles</span> <br/> <br/> <table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI001thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI002thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI003thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI004thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI005thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI006thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI007thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=ICI"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/ICI/ICI008thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> The second new SegPlay<sup>&reg;</sup>PC set available this month is <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternsets.asp#PDF">Piero della Francesca - Early Renaissance Artist</a>. Piero della Francesca (c.1415 - 1492) was a painter of the Early Renaissance who was also known as a painter and geometer. His works are characterized by humanism, geometry and perspective. Most of his works were religious based and he is best known for the cycle of frescoes in The Legend of the True Cross in the church of San Francesco in the Tuscan town of Arezzo. Our collection of patterns contains many of his most well known pieces including several from The Legend of the True Cross, The Baptism of Christ, and several pieces from Montefeltro Altarpiece, the Diptych Portrait of Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro, and the Polyptych of Saint Augustine. <span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:#6E579E;font-family:arial;line-height:150%;"> <br/> Piero della Francesca - Early Renaissance Artist</span> <br/> <table width="203" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF001thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF002thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF003thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF004thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF005thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF006thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF007thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=PDF"> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF008thumb.jpg" alt="" width="100" align="top" border="0"/> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> <a name="segmation-news"></a><span style="font-size:17px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;line-height:150%;">Segmation News</span> <br /> <p>Work continues on our iPhone mobile product SegPlayMobile) to make it more compatible with iPad devices, and update it's looks a bit. We hope to re-release late Februrary. <br/> <p>We're also nearly finished with our next generation version of SegPlay<sup>&reg;</sup>PC, however this has taken a back seat to the recent website update and SegPlayMobile update. <br/> <p>We hit a milestone recently with having our 2500th fan join us on facebook! With near daily postings, our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/segmation?sk=wall">Segmation Facebook page</a> is a great way to stay on top of our pattern sets and conversations.</p> <p>We're also starting work with some new artists and hope to get some great looking content available in SegPlayPC pattern sets starting next month.</p> <br /> <p>We're always looking for more appealing art pieces for our SegPlay<sup>&reg;</sup>PC paint by number collection. If you are an aspiring artist, illustrator, or photographer and am interested in collaborating on a pattern set, drop us an email <a href="mailto:submit@segmation.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">submit@segmation.com</a></p> <br/> <p>We hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter. Please feel free to pass it on to a friend or colleague. If you have any comments or suggestions about this newsletter, please drop us an email to: <a href="mailto:comments@segmation.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">comments@segmation.com</a>.</p> <br/> <br/> -Mark &amp; Beth <br /> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.segmation.com/community_articles.asp"><img border="0" src="http://www.segmation.com/images/interface_images/articles.gif" title="SegPlay!" Articles" alt="SegPlay!" 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HTML Code" /></a> </p> <p align="left"> Join us on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Segmation"><img border="0" src="http://www.segmation.com/images/newsletter/facebook.png" width="40" height="40" /> Facebook Fan Page</a> </p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <p>From our <a href="http://segmation.wordpress.com/"><img border="0" src="http://www.segmation.com/images/newsletter/wordpress.png" width="40" height="40" />Outside the Lines&trade;</a> Blog:</p> <span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;"><a href="http://segmation.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/paint-by-number-mosaics/">Mosaics: Creating Art with Technique</a> </span> <br /> <img src="http://segmation.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/mosaics.png" alt="Mosaics: Creating Art with Technique" width="250" /> <p>Mosaics are images or patterns created by way of placing small stones, pieces of glass, or other small materials together to form a piece of decorative art.....</p> <a href="http://segmation.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/paint-by-number-mosaics/">Read more on our blog.</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="0" style="padding:20px; font-size:12px;color:#000000;line-height:150%;font-family:trebuchet ms;" align="left"> <a name="artist" id="artist"></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;line-height:110%;">Artist Of The Month:</span><br/> <span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;">Piero della Francesca - Early Renaissance Artist</span> <br/> <br/> <img src="http://www.segmation.com/images/segplaypc/thumbnails/PDF/PDF001thumb.jpg" alt="Piero della Francesca - Early Renaissance Artist"/> <br/> <br/> <p>There are still mysteries to uncover about the Italian Renaissance artist, Piero della Francesca. In fact, scholars have not yet come to a unanimous conclusion about when Piero was born, nor do they agree on whether or not he had gone blind prior to his death in 1492. Though he was painting during the same time period as many other famous and well known painters, Piero s work has not found its way to the spot light until recently.</p> <p>The reason for the lack of information surrounding Piero s work, as well as his recent popularity, is largely due to the fact that many of his paintings, and many of the buildings he painted in, have been destroyed. What is known about Piero della Francesca is that he was not only a talented painter, but a man deeply interested in mathematics. It is this love of mathematics and its influence on his painting that sets Piero apart as one of the greatest Early Renaissance artists.</p> <p>Piero della Francesca was born in modern day Tuscany, then known as San Sepolcro. His father was a tradesman and his mother s family was part of the Florentine and Tuscan Franceschi noble family. Throughout his life, Piero was always tied to San Sepolcro. However, much of his life was spent traveling and he spent time working in Rimini, Arezzo, Ferrara and Rome. </p> <p>Around 1439 Piero traveled to Florence to assist Domenico Veneziano in painting the chapel of Santa Egidio. It was here that he most likely came in contact with other well known painters and it is also probable that Florence was responsible for his deep interest in achieving accurate perspective in his painting. Florence would have afforded Piero the opportunity to study light and color in the work of other painters; lessons that became foundational to Piero s style of painting.</p> <p>Florence might also have been responsible for Piero s interest in mathematics as well as other forms of art such as, architecture and sculpting. Many scholars believe that Piero was deeply interested in how other fields of study might influence his painting. Whether or not Florence was where this interest was sparked, it appears that Piero spent his life studying mathematics, light, color, architecture and sculpture, all in the effort to bring the proper perspective to his painting. This love of learning for the sake of perspective in his work is evident in all of his paintings.</p> <p>Piero mainly painted religious works that are noted for their tranquility and precision. His paintings are characteristically full of bright colors and light. In addition, Piero made a habit of painting both architecture and sculptures.</p> <p>His most famous work is  Story of the True Cross which is a series of frescos he painted for the Bacci Family in Arezzo around 1457. These frescos demonstrate that Piero was a master at manipulating light in his paintings. As in many of his other paintings, these frescos appear three- dimensional because Piero combined shadow and shade to create depth.</p> <p> The Flagellation of Christ, painted during the 1460 s in Urbino, is evidence of Piero s love of architecture, but is also another example of how he utilized light in his paintings. In this painting Christ is essentially in the background yet, Piero manages to draw the eye towards Christ by manipulating the light and colors within the painting.</p> <p>The  Baptism of Christ offers an excellent example of Piero s love of geometry. Each figure in the painting serves to balance the whole. Here again, light and color are used to draw the eye, as well as balance the painting.</p> <p>Piero also painted portraits that are marked by their realism and sophistication. The background scenes of these portraits are often intricately detailed. Yet, as with all of Piero s work, these details serve to draw the eye to the subject of the piece rather than overshadow. His paintings are known for the detailed backgrounds; for the care he showed towards aspects of paintings that the eye might never be drawn to.</p> <p>In 1492, Piero della Francesca died in his home in San Sepolcro. He left his mark on the world in the form of paintings full of light and color and work infused by his knowledge of mathematics. He also left behind a series of treatise that mathematicians still recognize today. For this, Piero della Francesca will remain one of the most appreciated Early Renaissance artists.</p> <br/> <p>You can find a large collection of Piero della Francesca patterns to use with SegPlay<sup>&reg;</sup>PC&nbsp <a href="http://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternsets.asp#PDF">here.</a></p> <br/> <br/> <a name="art-news" id="art-news"></a> <span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;line-height:110%;">Art in the News: </span><br/> <span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;">Are Cell Phone Photographs Art?</span><br/> <span style="font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;color:#4d3d81;font-style:italic;font-family:arial;">Source: <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/20111213/downtown/cell-phone-photos-become-art-new-tribeca-show"><u>dnainfo.com</u></a> </span><br/> <br/> <p>TriBeCa Carriage Trade owner, Peter Scott, recently put on an art show in New York. You may be surprised to learn that on display at this art show were enlarged pictures taken off of cell phones. Scott enlisted a handful of friends to donate their favorite picture to his art show</p> <p>The show, properly called  Social Photography II was a fundraiser. Two- inch by three- inch photographs were sold for $40.00 a piece and all money made on the sale of these photographs went towards the Walker Street arts space./p> <p>Scott s hope is that, in having an art show of this nature,  people will begin to see art in the way they see music and concert tickets, as something they can buy even on a modest income. </p> <p>Scott is quick to admit that these photographs hold a unique place in the world of art. A large percent of people own a cell phone and have the technology to take pictures via their phone. Should this exclude them as art work?</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/20111213/downtown/cell-phone-photos-become-art-new-tribeca-show">http://www.dnainfo.com/20111213/downtown/cell-phone-photos-become-art-new-tribeca-show</a> to view the photographs yourself as you consider whether or not cell phone photography should be considered art.</p> <br/> <span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;">San Diego s Airport is Adding Art to the Travel Experience</span><br/> <span style="font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;color:#4d3d81;font-style:italic;font-family:arial;">Source: <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/26/San-Diego-International-Airport-Miki-Iwasaki/"><u>signonsandiego.com</u></a> </span><br/> <p>If you have recently flown with Southwest Airlines and traveled through San Diego then you may have noticed a unique piece of artwork near their carousel. Just before the carousel is a wooden grid of lights. These lights change based on the movement beneath them.</p> <p>This innovative piece named  Signalscope was created by the San Diego artist Miki Iwasaki and was installed in November. Iwasaki s piece is the latest installation in a series of pieces that will be part of the airports expansion project.</p> <p>To learn more about the duo s exhibition, follow the link below and check out some of their incredible works of art!</p> <p>Thella Bowens, the Airport Authority s President and CEO, says that the airports goal is to give travelers an  efficient, satisfying, and to a certain extent, unique experience. Artwork has become an important part of this process.</p> <a name="outside-lines" id="outside-lines"></a> <span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;line-height:110%;">Outside the Lines</span> <br/> <span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#4d3d81;font-family:arial;">Art Trivia</span> <br/> <p>(1) Who painted  The Mona Lisa and  The Last Supper?</p> <p>(a) Leonardo da Vinci</p> <p>(b) Masaccio</p> <p>(c) Donatello</p> <p>(d) Andrea del Verrocchio</p> <p>(2) As whom did Michelangelo represent himself as in his Pieta?</p> <p>(a) Simon of Cyrene</p> <p>(b) Saint John</p> <p>(c) Joseph of Arimathea</p> <p>(d) A Roman soldier</p> <p>(3) What was Michelangelo s family name?</p> <p>(a) Buonarroti</p> <p>(b) Del Ray</p> <p>(c) Michelangelo</p> <p>(d) Bertolucci</p> <p>(4) Sculpting a  David  often nude or semi- nude- was a popular artist s job in the Italian Renaissance. Which of these four artists did NOT do such a David Sculpture?</p> <p>(a) Leonardo da Vinci</p> <p>(b) Andrea dell Verrochio</p> <p>(c) Donatello</p> <p>(d) Michelangelo</p> <p>(5) Birth of Venus and  Madonna of the Magnificat were painted by whom?</p> <p>(a) Raphael</p> <p>(b) Leonardo da Vinci</p> <p>(c) Andrea Mantegna</p> <p>(d) Sandro Botticelli</p> <br /> <p>Answers:</p> <p>(1) a) Leonardo da Vinci</p> <p>(2) c) Joseph of Arimathea</p> <p>(3) a) Buonarroti </p> <p>(4) a) Leonardo da Vinci</p> <p>(5) d) Sandro Botticelli</p> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#4d3d81;border-top:10px solid #FFE500;" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" width="603"> <span style="font-size:10px;color:#ffff90;line-height:100%;font-family:verdana;"> <div align="center">You have received this newsletter free of charge because you subscribed at <a href="http://www.segmation.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#FFE500"><u>Segmation.com</u></font></span></a>.<br /> If you wish stop to receiving this free information please use this form to unsubscribe:<br /><br /> <table align="center"><tbody><tr><td> <div style="margin: 0px; width: 235px; background-color: #4d3d81;"> <form style="margin: 0px;" action="http://pub12.bravenet.com/elist/add.php" method="post" onsubmit="return validate_elist_1941642()"> <div style="margin: 10px; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: #FFFF90; text-align: right;"> <p>Email: <input style="width: 170px;" type="text" name="emailaddress" id="elistaddress1941642" size="25" maxlength="100" /></p> <input style="border: 0px none ;" type="radio" name="action" value="join" />Subscribe&nbsp; <input style="border: 0px none ;" type="radio" name="action" value="leave" checked="checked" />Unsubscribe&nbsp; <input style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" type="hidden" name="usernum" value="972688428" /> <input style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" type="hidden" name="cpv" value="1" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="GO" /></div> <div style="color: red;" id="elist_err1941642"></div></form></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><br /> Segmation LLC&#8226 17359 Bernardo Vista Drive &#8226 San Diego, CA 92128 <br /> Copyright (C) 2011 <font color="#FFFF90">Segmation.com</font>. 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