Category Archives: Crafts

Long Distance From Mars

I had a balsa wood box lying around in my studio decided to decorate the lid with this image of what I like to call “Spock and Madonna’s love child”.

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Bacon Bow Tie

My experimentation with digital grounds continues! I thought it would be fun to make a bow tie out of fabric I created, specifically a bacon bow tie.

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Checkbook Cover

Why use a plastic, bank issued, checkbook cover when you can make your own custom cover in no time!

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Our Town

While walking up Carpenter Street in South Philadelphia, I spotted this tiny toy kingdom on the sidewalk. It was created by the kids of the Hawthorne Cultural Center day camp. It was made of popsicle sticks, cardboard and bits and … Continue reading

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Embroidery Patterns With Digital Grounds

I was thinking more about the possibilities of what could be made by printing with digital grounds on fabric, and making an original embroidery pattern came to mind. I cut out a piece of canvas, applied the solution, and ran … Continue reading

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Printing On Metallic Cardstock

My work with digital grounds is still in the experimental phase. I decided to test out the medium for non-porous surfaces on something unusual. I had metallic cardstock leftover from my son’s Seeburg tabletop jukebox Halloween costume. The cardstock has … Continue reading

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At Third and Market

As kids, whenever we would discover something, we would loudly exclaim, “Look what I FOUND!“ to which my Dad would reply, “It wasn’t lost.” Such is the case with this art supply store I “found” for myself at 307 Market … Continue reading

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