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Monthly Archives: April 2023
In Space No One Can Hear Geeks Scream
Pictured above is a Nostromo patch that was attached to a hat similar to what Harry Dean Stanton wore in Alien (1979). If you’ve never seen Alien which is hard to believe, the movie is about a crew of seven … Continue reading
Posted in Collecting, Curious Clutter
Tagged 1979, Alien, embroidery, geek cred, horror, insignia, monster, patch, starship
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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Forty Three
One hundred forty third in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
Second Thoughts on a Cheap Sketchbook…
I may get my $3.25 worth out of the terrible little sketchbook from discount chain Five Below after all. I have stubbornly refused to put it aside, and I continue to doodle in it as I sit on the couch … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged cheap, doodle, Five Below, Illustration, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, Monsters, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Italian Bread
It’s actually pretty easy to make a loaf of Italian bread. Just six ingredients, this bread kneads with the help of a dough hook, in fact – excluding the rise time, it takes no time at all to put together. … Continue reading
A Bow Tie for Easter
It’s our annual tradition that I make a bow tie for the Boy to wear on Easter. I present this year’s model! Making bow ties is a terrific way to use up the smaller scraps in your fabric stash. There’s … Continue reading
Twisted Tropes
Twisted Tropes, a collection of short stories by eight authors that I recently designed. Things are never what they seem, and on the other side of this cover, what you know isn’t so! Plunge into eight tales of that will … Continue reading


