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Monthly Archives: March 2016
East on Carpenter
Walking home from the YMCA early in the morning.
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, sky, South Philly, sunrise, USA, Willceau
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Lemon Meringue Pie
I love lemon meringue pie, although I’ve never made one before, I decided that Easter would be a perfect opportunity to do so! It looks like there’s a lot of steps – pre-baked pie shell, cooking the filling, making meringue, … Continue reading
Marie’s Grocery
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged corner grocery stores, old sign love, South 6th Street, South Philly
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Holiday Fatigue
Somewhere at the end of the ’80s I started dating a girl just after the holidays. I sketched out this little cartoon combining Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter for her as a gag greeting card.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Drawer Cards, Holiday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged 1980s, analog, Cartoon, Christmas, drawing, Easter, humor, ink, Joe Williams, Sketch, USA, Valentine's Day
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Spring on South Street
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged flowers, South Street, spring
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South Philly
Urban texture on Carpenter Street off of Broad.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography
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Bow Tie for Easter Sunday
Easter is approaching, and the Boy requested a new bow tie for the occasion. A bow tie is easy to whip up – instructions are here!
Gift wrap a bottle of Cutty
Another photo of the Southeast corner of Broad and Spruce Streets shot from the building on the Northwest corner of that same intersection. The last one I posted here was in color and shot about a year after this one.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, USA, vintage
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