Being the gal-on-the-go that I am, I’ve been wanting to make a pencil roll for a while. I had some mattress ticking lying around from a quilt that I made a few years ago that was perfect for the project.
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Grotesque Children Stereotypify Foreign Countries and WIN PRIZES!!!
Here’s the grotesque children! They look like those creepy, dried apple sculptures and all seem to be breaking out in freckles or some horrid skin disease across the bridge of their noses.
…and here is their challenge!
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Three Amigos or Bowler Hat and Wooden Scrap
John B. Capewell of Westville, NJ is back with the same two lads that were featured in last week’s photo. Capewell is once again activating his camera’s shutter with a length of string while his comrades pose. When I was prepping this negative for this post, I thought the guys were clowning around a dumping ground with part of what looks like a crudely constructed dormer separated from a barn or some similar building. On closed examination, it looks like there is some stones or masonry work at the base of this wooden structure. It looks like this “dormer” is set into that hill. I don’t know what it is and why it’s there, but Capewell figured it was worth a glass negative.
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We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties – Please Stand By
I thought I’d do another – what to do with scrap fabric post. I had a plain wooden box lying around, some fabric, and I really could use a catch-all for my nightstand. So I spent a little time the other day in the studio documenting how to cover a round box with fabric. The only problem – all of the photos I took weren’t on my camera. Poof, gone, nowhere to be found. Oh well, I’m posting the final result, along with the new earrings I made. The orange and aqua awakens fond memories of long cars trips and Howard Johnson’s – best fried clams ever!
Amazing Powers of Penetration
IMAGINE – a genuine spy pen enabling you to see through walls with its amazing powers of penetration. According to the advertising copy, it was developed by the German secret service during World War II although it didn’t gain them victory in that conflict, and can be had for $2.98 plus 35¢ shipping.
…and what do the agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement use their spy pens for?
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David Eyre’s Pancake
This is one of my brunch staples which I discovered in The New York Times years ago. David Eyre was a writer and food editor from the Honolulu Advertiser. This pancake is oven baked and sometimes known as German pancakes or Dutch babies. Pour the batter into a heat-proof pan, place it in the oven, and it emerges fifteen minutes later browned and poofy! It’s delicious on it’s own, but if you have a little extra time – a warm apple compote makes it really special.
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Bowler Hats and Ben-Hur Scrap
John B. Capewell of Westville, NJ is back with a couple of the lads loafing in a wooded area this time. John in the middle is a blur of motion as he triggers his camera’s shutter with a string. The other lads have managed to stay still long enough to make a decent exposure.
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