January 2012
3 posts
Kingdom Come
Fred over at slacktivist had a post on the upcoming superhero movie; it’s a good one, with lots of good comments and recces for comics fans—some of which I’ll have to try and find at the library.
But one comment particularly grabbed my attention: J Egnima urged Fred to check out Kingdom Come, saying he would love it. Well, it just so happens my comics teacher, who is a big superhero...
Beadwoven Hardware
My friend Cindi B, who has inveigled me in seed bead projects before, got together with Anne S, Kim W to have Sharon Wagner teach us this project. I’ve done these sorts of classes before, and knew I’d be far too lazy to every finish the damn thing, but Sharon’s instructions were first rate, and very easy to follow. She’s to be congratulated for providing written,...
Cheap Chinese Beads...
I don’t wish to imply that Chinese glass beads are implicitly bad. That would be monumentally stupid, given that ‘Chinese Warring States’ beads are perhaps the most beautiful, and beloved, antique beads. Nor do I feel that beads made in other countries immediately spell the doom of American lampworking.
In fact, that was the Italian attitude for centuries; it was the decision by a...
July 2011
1 post
Blue and Yellow Macaw at Grand Haven
I was in Grand Haven, on the end their famous lighthouse pier, when I
spotted this gorgeous blue and yellow macaw, being taken out for a
stroll. I asked if I could take a picture, for which permission was
graciously granted. I have permission to photograph the bird (but not
the owner), and I’m sorry I didn’t get her name, because she told me
after raising the bird from an egg...
June 2011
1 post
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