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Wordless Wednesday: Believe Mosaic by Nutmeg Designs and a Commission of Celebration

May 16, 2012 By Margaret Almon 2 Comments

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Believe, a commission of celebration

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The Beauty of Rust in the Sculpture of Gatski Metal: Pennsylvania Recycled Art

May 15, 2012 By Margaret Almon 1 Comment

Source: etsy.com via Margaret on Pinterest I love the shades of orange that come from weather and rust, and Kate & Ben Gatski of Gatski Metal, and The Steel Fork, have made excellent use of this color palette in their recycled metal furniture and sculpture. Kate and Ben are a Dynamic Duo, which [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Hex Sign in Glass by Wayne Stratz for the Gallery of Hamburg Hex Sign Contest

May 9, 2012 By Margaret Almon 4 Comments

Gallery of Hamburg, Hamburg, PA More Wordless Here. Stratoz

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Bertha Lum(1869-1954): Imprinting a Life

May 8, 2012 By Margaret Almon 2 Comments

Source: bertha-lum.org via Margaret on Pinterest Source: hanga.com via Margaret on Pinterest Source: hanga.com via Margaret on Pinterest Bertha Lum(1869-1954) caught my eye on Pinterest, because of the rich orange tones of her woodblock prints. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago as a young woman, and when she married at age 34, [...]

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Reflections on the A to Z Challenge 2012: Almost the A, B, and C of It

May 7, 2012 By Margaret Almon 12 Comments

Artwork by Ada Z from Collagepodge.com I often wake up to a jazz standard in my head, and today it’s Teach Me Tonight, particularly, Dinah Washington’s version, with the lyric: Starting with the ABC of it Right down to the XYZ of it Help me solve the mystery of it Go on, teach me tonight The [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Grace, A Collaboration with Margaret Almon and Suzanne Halstead

May 2, 2012 By Margaret Almon 3 Comments

More by Margaret and Suzanne More Wordless.

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A to Z Challenge 2012: Z is for Zest

May 1, 2012 By Margaret Almon 3 Comments

Source: veganyumyum.com via Margaret on Pinterest Clementine Zest by teenytinyturkey on Flickr Zest is a thing that adds flavor, often the peel of an orange or lemon, piquant, but also a keen enjoyment and enthusiasm, a zest for living. I was fascinated by zesting oranges when I was little, and my mother would get out the bumpy grater [...]