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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Domestic Bliss: Making Spaghetti
Second in the Domestic Bliss series.
Posted in Animated GIF, Blast from the Past, Collage, Domestic Bliss
Tagged cooking, Making gravy, mangia, retro, South Philly
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With the Kids Among the Corn
Last week, it was the boys in front of the corn. This week, the parents join in for a family portrait. Mrs. and Mr. John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey are seated in a lodge pole loveseat with Henry … Continue reading
Halloween Treat Bags
Halloween is right around the corner (well, not really – but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared) so I’ve designed two treat bag toppers. They’re perfect favors for a Halloween or school party. It’s easy –just download the PDF, print … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Halloween, News
Tagged Halloween treat bag toppers, party favors, wax lips
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Broccoli Rabe Pesto Pizza
This a great twist on traditional pesto – broccoli rabe, basil, pinenuts, garlic, and fresh mozzarella with a few shakes of crushed red pepper to give it a kick!
Killing the Sketchbook from Hell
A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Technique
Tagged 1980s, 1987, 2012, art, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comic book, comics, drawing, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, sketchbook from hell
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