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Tag Archives: Joe Williams
Young Girl and Old Timer – The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Here’s another of John B. Capewell’s glass negatives that he shot about 100 years ago. I don’t have any information as to the identity of this pair, but the girl appears in a number of the 200 glass negatives in … Continue reading
The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Snowy Self-Portraits
Here are a couple more negatives from The Capewell Glass Negative Collection which were shot about a 100 years ago. We’re continuing with our winter theme, and this time, I’ve chosen a couple of self-portraits of the photographer, John B … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Henry Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 100 years old, cold, glass negative, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, snow, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, trees, Westville, Willceau Illo, winter
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It’s Christmas Eve…
Have you been nice?
Posted in Drawer Cards, Holiday
Tagged card, Christmas, Drawer Cards, horror, humor, Joe Williams, lights, naughty, nice, photo manipulation, Tina Garceau, Willceau Illo
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The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – The Swift Trial and Severe Punishment of Frosty the Snowman
Today I continue posting a collection of glass negatives from 100 or so years ago. There’s about 200 5″ x 7″ glass negatives, and from what I’ve been able to determine so far, they were shot by John B. Capewell … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Henry Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 100 years old, 1911, 20th century, antique, boys, Capewell, century, children, Christmas, collection, frosty, glass negative, Indians, Joe Williams, New Jersey, old, photography, rifles, sailor suit, snowman, sword, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, United States, vintage, Westville, Willceau, winter
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Happy Birthday Joe!
There are two consistent factors when it comes time to make a birthday card for Joe each year. One is that I always use this high contrast photo taken when we were dating: The second is the theme of the … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Food, Holiday, Illustration, News
Tagged birthday, birthday card, cake, collage, digital illustration, exotica music, happy birthday Joe, humor, Joe Williams, Korla Pandit, Photoshop, Tina Garceau, True Story magazine, Wurlitzer
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Halloween 2011
In past few years, Joe and I have cooked up increasingly complex costumes for our son Lloyd. It started with the robot costume which had lights which everyone loves. We took what we learned constructing the robot and went with … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Halloween, Holiday, News
Tagged arcade, Big, coin box, crystal ball, fortune teller, Halloween 2011, handmade, Joe Williams, lights, pinball, Tina Garceau, trick or treat, turban, Willceau
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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!
A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Sketch, Technique
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Hippie, humor, ink, Joe Williams, Pentel Pocket Brush, Photoshop, Sketch, space, tie-dye, Willceau
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15 Years
Fifteen years ago on a similarly rainy day, before a gathering of family, friends and a priest who had buried most of the gangsters in South Philly, Tina and I got hitched! As I’ve said before, Tina and I exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards
Tagged 15 years, anniversary, Cartoon, cartoons, cosmic, cosmos, crystal, crystals, digital illustration, drawing, Hippie, hippy, ink, Joe Williams, old hippie
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Monkey & Bird – Some Enchanted Evening
Monkey & Bird by Joe Willams & Tina Garceau continues TODAY at CO2 Comics. Click HERE to see how Mickey and Sylvia’s starlit rendezvous is going!
Posted in Monkey & Bird, News
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, jungle, Monkey & Bird, romance, Tina Garceau, webcomic, Willceau
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