Willceau Illo News

Breaking out the Audio Cassettes

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Joe

Lately I’ve been giving the internet radio stations and podcasts a rest in favor of the magic of analog tape. There’s a few audio cassettes sitting around work, and I bought a few more from home. The “portable” stereo I’m playing the tapes on is not the answer to any audiophile’s dream, but considering that the tapes are well-worn bargain basement remainders from decades past, they play fairly well.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter | Tagged analog, audio, cassette, music, old, stereo, tape | 2 Comments

Italian Market Festival 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Tina

After two years, The Italian Market Festival returned to 9th Street over the weekend. Despite the high temperatures, turn out was tremendous. The food, entertainment, and people watching did not disappoint! More photos behind the cut. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged 9th Street, Italian Market, Italian Market Festival 2022, Jerry Blavat, South Philly | 2 Comments

The FUTURE circa 1986

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Joe

Bubo the Rat is one of my earliest digital illustrations. I drew it on a digitizing tablet called The Animation Station which plugged into a Commodore 64. The print was output on a Panasonic dot matrix printer.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Computers, Curious Clutter, Joe's Garage, Pixels Versus Pigment | Tagged 1986, Animation Station, Commodore 64, digital, dot matrix | Leave a comment

The Italian Market Festival 2022

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Joe

After two years, The Italian Market Festival is back! Today was the first day, and it continues on into tomorrow. If you’re in the area, check it out!

Posted in Italian Market, Looking South, Philadelphia | Tagged Italian Market Festival, Ninth Street, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia | Leave a comment

Caturday

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Tina

Plywood with his pouch of catnip.

Posted in Caturday | Tagged catnip toys, ginger cats, Plywood the Cat | 1 Comment

Friday Five – Number One Hundred Thirteen

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Tina

One hundred thirteenth in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

Posted in Collage, Friday Five | Tagged collage, Friday Five, hoagies, picnics, vintage photos | 2 Comments

Heaven on $5 a day?

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joe

Ever since my wife picked up a cheap, wire-bound, scratch pad from a Target store for me as a Christmas gift, I now take cheap sketchbooks seriously. Throughout the years I may have bought every name brand of artist drawing pads available in art supply stores, but nothing has brought me as much joy as an anonymous doodle pad that had a blank cover. Now whenever I see cheap sketch pads at stores that would not otherwise sell art supplies, I don’t ignore them. I never know what may become the next Sketchbook from Heaven!

The pad of paper pictured above is from Five Below which is a chain of discount stores. It is an enormous 18-inches by 12-inches and only set me back $5. That’s pretty good for 100 sheets of paper particularly that size.

Will it be as good as the little sketchbook from Target? It’s huge so it’s not as portable as the little book, but I couldn’t pass it up for five bucks. Only time and some drawing will tell.

Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch | Tagged cheap, discount, sketchbook | 2 Comments

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Tina

I’m always looking for a way to use up the spotted bananas in the fruit bowl. These muffins get their flavor from bananas, peanut butter, and chocolate chips – a perfect trifecta! Continue reading →

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News | Tagged baking, muffins | Leave a comment

Thinking Differently

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Joe

We were in the market for a new computer and I was hearing great things about the current Mac mini with Apple’s new M1 chip. The video reviews I watched were mostly enthusiastic for Apple’s entry level desktop computer so I decided that I would head on down to the local Apple store to pick one up.

That was my first mistake. Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computer, M1, Mac, mini, robot, Supply Line | Leave a comment

Caturday

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Tina

Posted in Caturday | Tagged couch napping, ginger cats, Plywood | 2 Comments

Friday Five – Number One Hundred Twelve

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Tina

One hundred twelfth in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

Posted in Collage, Friday Five | Tagged chicken, collage, Friday Five, Rolleicord, vintage | Leave a comment

Crocheted B-Ball

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Tina

Crocheted installation at Capitolo Playground at 9th & Federal Streets.

Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged art installations, Capitolo Playground, crochet, South Philly | Leave a comment

Orange Sour Cream Poundcake with Chocolate Chips

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Tina

It was a cold, rainy weekend – perfect reason to hunker down, watch movies, and bake something. This weekend, it was this sour cream poundcake with orange zest and chocolate chips. I love the orange – chocolate combo, you can eat this for breakfast or dessert! Continue reading →