Tag Archives: Philadelphia College of Art

Photo Elective • Applying Lipstick

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau of Tina Garceau! As I’ve written before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would shoot and process 35mm black and white … Continue reading →

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Finishing something I started…

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Joe

…a long, long time ago. Over this Christmas just past, I inked in a pencil drawing I drew sometime in the mid-1980s. I found a variation (pictured above) of that drawing which I penciled in 1986. I’m not sure why … 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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Mr Mambo Week

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Tina Garceau

It’s always when you’re looking for something else when you unearth a treasure you forgot you had. Truth be told, with The University of the Arts (formerly Philadelphia College of Art) closing it’s doors, I’ve been feeling a little sentimental … Continue reading →

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The Absolute Final Issue of DUCKWORK

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Joe

It may have taken 42 years, but the latest and, sadly, the last issue of DUCKWORK is out!

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Scratching a Scratchboard Itch

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Joe_Williams

The recent closure of The University of the Arts has set me careening down memory lane like a runaway train crashing into memories of my days at The Philadelphia College of Art. The Philadelphia College of Art mutated into the … Continue reading →

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Doomsday for PCA?

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Tina Garceau

Last Friday brought the sloppy and shocking announcement that the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA had lost its accreditation and would be closing. After a chaotic week of conflicting and sometimes contradictory announcements from various parties involved and … Continue reading →

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