Category Archives: Blast from the Past

Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Joe

It’s always the way — I was looking for something else, and I find a lost treasure! I recently uncovered my stash of movie buttons from the 1980s. They used to hand these out at science fiction conventions and sneak … Continue reading →

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Zombie Buffet

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Joe

As I sketch in my sketchbooks I usually have trash playing on the streaming box connected to the television. Despite having a number of pay channels I scored during Black Friday specials, I tend to tune into TubiTV which is … Continue reading →

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Tina Garceau • 2022 in review

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Joe

Today we continue to present Miss Tina Garceau’s ongoing series of collages using five elements. She calls the series The Friday Five and the gallery below represents her work for 2022 which includes Friday Five No. 101 through No. 131. … Continue reading →

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9 Days To Go!

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Tina Garceau

I acquire a lot of vintage photos to use in my work. This little holiday gem is something my brother-in-law Brian picked up for me. This pair certainly had a way with tinsel garland, and his bow tie was fab! … Continue reading →

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Gone, Daddy, Gone!

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Joe

Places in and around Philadelphia that aren’t there anymore. Continue reading →

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The Swingin’ Seventies with Brad Shaw

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Joe

My meager budget precludes me from being a collector of original art, but when this cartoon by Brad Shaw for an old and long gone men’s magazine became available at a price I could not resist, I did not resist … Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Joe

This shot is from a while back when I uncovered a huge cache of record albums at an old printer. The guys who worked there used to listen to records while they stripped together negatives to make printing plates. It … Continue reading →

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