this is wicked cool. I've done this a little bit on a small scale, rubbing credit cards and coins and other embossed/engraved items. it is fascinating enough to see what comes up. I can see where one can make some neat images with this method. and Chirot's quest just seems so cool. thanks, Geof, for pointing this out. Geof's blog is a trememdous resource. he steadfastly refers to these visual creations as poems, which forces a redefinition of the term. or better still, an undefinition of poetry.