![]() Naturally, psychedelic culture and its drug dealers had a creative solution for this problem leading to the creation of blotter art. ![]() ![]() This made it so that an animal cracker or sugar cube that weigh one gram with a single hit of acid would get you the same amount of time as one gram of pure crystal LSD. ![]() In 1966, California made LSD illegal and the United States of America banned the substances federally shortly after, making it punishable by law to use or sell based on the weight in the possession of the individual. government was also interested in the substance during the same time period as the CIA used LSD in their “mind control program” known as MK-Ultra and experimented with its capabilities as a weapon of war. Usage in concert goers and those attending art exhibits became quite common, as it was a simple as popping a pill or even consuming a sugar cube or animals crackers with liquid LSD dropped on it because at that time, the substance was legal. The psychedelic rock and art movement began, creating an entire culture of its own and as it grew in popularity, as did the use of LSD. LSD popularity skyrocketed in the 1960s, influencing art and music with one the most prominent hotspot being San Francisco. LSD laced blotter art has won over the hearts, and certainly the minds of collectors all over the world and its popularity has even spilled over into the mass consumer market with unlaced blotter art widely available for sale on the internet. You would also be correct in assuming that this would making every single one of McCloud’s pieces of work illegal according to the DEA, which classifies lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) as a Schedule 1 drug, which is why he has had to legally defend his collection of multiple occasions. All of those transcending images are on display as blotter art at Mark McCloud’s “Blotter Barn”, an expansive collection of artworks printed on to LSD laced blotter paper. You would be hard-pressed to find a common denominator between the three, but the answer lies in San Francisco, California. Being the last simple number, it is the number of finalisation or finition it is therefore the most complex, that marks the full lighting up of the numerical series.Purple Jesus. When it’s repeated three times three, it’s power is ultimate! The 9 is also regarded as widely tolerant, loving and compassionate, though the love that it offers tends to be expressed as universal, rather than romantic – the number nine has a widely humanitarian edge. When something is repeated 3 times, its potency is increased. As well as this, it’s also made up of the sacred trinity, thrice (3 x 3) which gives it additional sacred power. So symbolically, the number nine is the container for all worldly experiences. It contains every other number that has come before it (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 45, and 4 + 5 = 9). Numerologists understand that the number 9 holds an exceptionally wise, spiritual energy. No matter how you sum up any of these numbers it always adds up to 9. The unperforated border is 27 millimeters wide. The sheet size is 270 x 270 millimeter and the perforated part is 243 x 243 millimeters. The sheet is divided in squares of 9 x 9 millimeters, in rows of 27 x 27 squares, which is divided in 9 sections of 9 x 9 squares. Every measurement is based on the number 9. The measurements of the Blotter Art I produce are not just random. Please like and follow us, and share our pages with your friends. Whilst our regular newsletter will keep you up to date with important announcements, our Social Media pages will feature more frequent updates, promotions, articles and information relating to. Make sure to visit Blottervisions on Facebook and Instagram. Numbered and signed by the artist and each come with a certificate of authenticity. The sheets are made with chlorine free and acid neutral, 100% cotton blotting paper, are high resolution printed with archival standards, perforated manually with the highest precision. On this website I proudly present our entirely new, limited edition and signed collection of Luke Brown's blotter art, made with the highest quality standards and honouring all it's unique characteristics, as a tribute to true blotter art. Most of them have by now become rare "Blotter Art" and collectors items, especially when they were signed by the artist or prominent people in the field of psychedelic research at the time. Over the decades, thousands of blotter sheets were witheld and saved from it's illegal distribution and use, by collectors. ![]() Originally the medium "blotter" was intended for the distribution of LSD, and it was not collected as an art form, however today "undipped" and legal, signed and limited edition blotter art sheets are highly sought after and collected for their historical and artistic value. ![]()
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