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Monthly Archives: January 2024
Building a Robot
…with Affinity Designer. I started to work on this mechanical man to shake the rust from my vector graphic cartooning skills. Of late, I have been spending more time with pencils and paper than I have been with the Affinity … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged Affinity, Affinity Designer, desktop, desktop publishing, graphics, Illustration, Joe Williams, robot, vector
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Snow Picnic
Yesterday was a snow day, and I had a great time watching the birds feasting on a suet cake in my neighbor’s yard. I baked another lemon loaf, made soup, and when I went out to shovel – a new … Continue reading
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged birds, snow day, South Philly, suet cake
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Wawa Sewing Needles For People on the Go!
This is back in the days when you tried to stretch a dollar by making your belongings last. Before people started used buzzwords like renewable, recyclable, and sustainable – they would repair what they owned to save a buck. Or … Continue reading
Lemon Loaf
There’s nothing like a citrusy lemon loaf on a cold Sunday afternoon, perfect with a cup of tea. It gets it’s flavor from lemon juice, lemon zest, and sour cream – it’s soft, moist, and scrumptious!
Fuxi Sketchbook • 09-01-2023 to 01-02-2024
I thought this cheap, Chinese-made sketchbook could possibly be the next Sketchbook from Heaven, but not quite. The size, shape and country of manufacture were the same as my favorite sketchbooks, but it wasn’t quite as magical as those earlier … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, Fuxi, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Banana Crumb Muffins
A chilly Sunday afternoon + a bowl full of overripe bananas = muffins! I tend to buy bananas, forget that I’ve bought them – then buy some more! It all worked out, we ended up with a basket full of … Continue reading


