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Monthly Archives: March 2017
In Japan the Hand Can Be Used Like a Knife
Being that my inexpensive but beloved Sketchbook from Heaven will soon be exhausted, I needed to find a replacement. A small, landscape sketchpad roughly the same size was proving impossible to find. The only solution was to make my own!
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, News, Technique
Tagged analog, art supplies, chop, cut, getting what you want, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook
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Carrot Raisin Bread
I adore this bread – it’s sweet, but not too sweet. Perfect with coffee in the morning, flecked with shredded carrots and dotted with raisins. It makes getting out of bed on these last cold days of winter bearable!
Sketching and Watching Trash
Friends ask me if I’ve seen the latest episode of such-and-such or gorged myself upon the latest streaming series. They’re usually terrified or at least concerned for my well being when I admit to the crap that I actually pipe … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comics, Dark Wash, Derwent, doodle, handmade, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Mazes and Monsters, monster, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, USA, Willceau
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It’s Pi Day!
It’s National Pi Day, and to celebrate – I made French apple hand pies! For those who are unfamiliar, French apple pie is a combination of apples and raisins, with a glaze on top. These tiny pies can be eaten … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged French apple pie, hand pies, Pi Day, portable snacks
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Monster Storm
According to the local weather channels, there is a “monster snow storm” headed our way. Salt was purchased, boots are lined up at the door, and the fridge is stocked. Plywood is resting up for the arduous task of sitting … Continue reading
Which One is Pink?
This post is sort of an addendum to my earlier post. It’s the digital cherry on my analog sundae.
Looking South – Bubbles Laundromat
Drop off service at 26th & Dickinson.
Posted in Looking South, News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Grays Ferry, laundromats, South Philly
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Rumble in the Record Store
Yeah, I’m back again with another doodle in the cheap sketchbook. What can I say? This torch that I found cannot be drowned. It seems that I haven’t enjoyed doodling this much since I was about five years old. Back … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comics, doodle, horror, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Sketch, USA, Willceau
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