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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Friday Five – Number Thirty Four
Thirty-fourth in a series creating a collage using five elements.
You Are What You Eat!
In keeping with our farm theme, I have John Capewell’s unintended sequel to last week’s post of butchered hogs. It appears that Capewell took two exposures of the pigs and left the second plate in the camera when he shot … Continue reading
13th Street Circa 1982
This is another picture I shot back when I was in art school in the early 1980s. Illustration majors were required to take a pricey photography course. As a sophomore, I didn’t know my ass from my elbow so I … Continue reading
Back In Class
Last week, I was summoned back into the classroom by my son’s teacher for help with a project for Mother’s Day. I thought it would be fun to faux finish jewelry boxes with the kids, and the results were spectacular!
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, News, Technique
Tagged acrylic paint, crafts to do with kids, distressed jewelry boxes
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Friday Five Number – Thirty Three
Thirty-third in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five
Tagged pigs, portraits, purses, R.Y. Nice, sheep, vintage
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The Ignominious End of the Three Little Pigs
Here’s another farm image shot by John Capewell of Westville, NJ from early in the 20th century. I apologize to my more sensitive readers for this grisly image, but this was and is a fact of life for farmers. Just … Continue reading
New Case for an iPad
We were recently gifted with an iPad (thanks Dan) and Joe’s been carting it back and forth to work in a makeshift iPad case (see photo below). Once in a blue moon there are projects I work on where my … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sewing
Tagged Bill's No. 7, Denyse Schmidt fabric, Golden digital grounds, iPad case, prototypes, Sewing
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