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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Vintage Find
People in my neighborhood put out boxes of their unwanted belongings marked as “free”- celebrity cookbooks, beat up sneakers, coffee mugs, VHS tapes, never anything I’m interested in. Until Sunday that is – partially concealed under a stack of Psychology … Continue reading
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Potato Pizza with Asparagus Pesto
When you’re ready to switch from your usual pepperoni and mushroom, this new potato pizza with asparagus pesto is a game changer. The pesto can be made ahead of time, any that’s leftover may be tossed with pasta, spread … Continue reading
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Black and White and Read All Over
Newsstand in the vicinity of 15th and Locust circa 1981. The Photo Elective All students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process black and … Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 35mm, analog, Locust, newsstand, PA, Philadelphia
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Caturday
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Posted in Caturday, Feline Fridays, Philadelphia
Tagged South Philly kitty, window cat
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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Twenty Four
One hundred twenty fourth in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
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Posted in Collage, Friday Five
Tagged Cadbury Commemorative tin, collage, mechanic, Queen Elizabeth, vintage photos
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Barbershop Comics
Some deep cleaning in work turned up a wonderful stack of old comics. I’m not sure who the comics belonged to and nobody currently working there has laid any claim to them. I refer to this odd stack of funny … Continue reading
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Posted in Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1975, Barbershop comics, Cartoon, comic book, The Flintstones, The Great Gazoo
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Miss Blanchette’s Painting
I found this painting while searching through a box of old photos the other day. It was gifted to me by Albina Blanchette, an artist and resident of a convalescent home I worked at in high school. When she discovered … Continue reading
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Posted in News, Technique
Tagged Albina Blanchette, painting, painting techniques, works on paper
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Tuesday Doodle – Not Fast Enough
Today’s doodle is another one I did sitting on the couch while watching television. It was drawn in a 6 inch by 9 inch sketchbook manufactured in India for Ticonderoga and was sold at Target. It’s got a wire binding … Continue reading
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Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged analog, Atomic Warrior, Cartoon, comic, doodle, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, scribble, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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