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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Friday Five – Number Eighty Seven
Eighty-seventh in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News
Tagged collage, found objects, textures, vintage photographs
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Too Good to be True
Even the grade school boys at which this ad was squarely aimed knew this was too good to be true.
Strawberry Blackberry Pie
Everyone loves pie, and since blackberries were in abundance in the market over the weekend – I scooped some up. Fruit pies are one of the best things about summer!
Memorial Day
In remembrance of those who fought and gave their lives fighting for freedom.
Friday Five – Number Eighty Six
Eighty-sixth in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News
Tagged bananas, collage, lingerie, pin-up girls, tropical, vintage
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Frankie Laine Meets the Queen
So what was her Majesty’s favourite – Mule Train or Rawhide? This is another mouldy oldie in a collection of records found in an old darkroom at a Philadelphia area printer.
Posted in Curious Clutter, Stax o' Wax
Tagged Command Performance, Elizabeth, England, Frankie Laine, Great Britain, LP, music, Queen, record, UK, vinyl
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The Birds
It’s always something. No sooner did I rid myself of the ants in the kitchen, now it’s birds stealing the basil in the backyard – not just mine, my neighbor’s too. They swoop in, swipe a leaf, smirk, and fly off. They … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Bliss, News
Tagged basil thieves, pesto, The Birds, urban gardening
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BROTHER MOTHER FATHER BROTHER
My Night of the Living Dead series continues. Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a minor course in photography. We had to shoot … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, Green Cemetery, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, photography
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