When she was younger, they would decorate the Christmas tree together. There would be Christmas music playing and cups of warm apple cider. They would argue laughingly over whose topper got put on the tree. Once all the ornaments had been hung and before the tissue paper and boxes had been put away, they would sit on the floor around the tree with all of the lights off, just the strands of white bulbs lighting the space. Gradually, as the years passed, hanging the ornaments became less and less
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF PVC 1.2 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF PVC Since its discovery in 1933, Pipe has grown to become one of the world’s most widely used and recognized thermoplastic materials. The versatility of this unique plastic material is demonstrated by the diversity of its use and applications. The original application for pipe was as a substitute for rubber in electrical insulation during World War II. Pipe has since become one of the world’s most widely utilized thermoplastics. Today’s modern
society. Although equally talented, the patriarchal mentality of the times ensured a difficult road for some in the artistic world. The more prominent female artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Lavinia Fontana and Orsola Maddalena Caccia had the advantage of having fathers who were prodigious artists themselves and provided the training required for them to flourish as great virtuosos in their own right. I will show and explain some of their known works. Artemisia Gentileschi was a very talented albeit