Monthly Archives: May 2013

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

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Strawberry Rhubarb Apple Pie

I had planned for a lazy Sunday – a load of laundry, a little time in the studio, a walk around the neighborhood with my camera. My game plan drastically changed when I discovered that one of the vendors on … Continue reading

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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!

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Friday Five Number – Thirty Three

Thirty-third in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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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

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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

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