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The Whole Family is Getting in on this Guest Blog Thing
The number of Jelly Beans in the Jar is 528 so Gloria came in as the winner tonight as she guessed 500 and didn’t go over the total amount. Thanks everyone for looking and guessing....
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NYC Locksmith and Metal Artist: Philip Mortillaro
Do you know how many times I have walked by this locksmith on 7th Avenue and it was always closed? The intricate collage of keys always caught my eye. Wednesday morning, Mary and I were returning...
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Imagine, Standing with Van Gogh, St. Patrick’s Scaffolded, Mercury, Ribbons...
We walked through Strawberry Fields and saw the Imagine mosaic. A man sat on a bench playing the guitar. We wondered why he wasn’t strumming a Beatles tune. We walked over the to the Frick...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture
Culture. We are part of so many different cultures. I went and read the definition of the word. More like definitions! Tried to get a direction. Friday night was the Gallery Crawl in Pittsburgh. I’m...
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The Extraordinary Art of Bodhi Wind
Buddha became the enlightened one, under a Bodhi tree. This is the name taken by native Pittsburgh artist who tragically passed much too soon, the day before Thanksgiving in 1991. If you graduated...
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City County Building Hosts Pittsburgh Carrick High School Art Show
Update: 5-13-13 Just added this gorgeous panorama photographed by Instructional Team Leader for the Fine Arts Department -Michael Dean. The Pittsburgh Carrick High School student Art Show is...
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Bronze Elevator Doors in the City County Building, Pittsburgh PA
Sometimes you see something on the fly- take a quick picture and later you think, oh, I should have taken a little more time, shot more views or gotten better photographs as you review what you...
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Unexpected Gift
The seniors in sixth period finished their Digital Photography exam. And after homeroom, the seniors were allowed to go home. One of the young women in the class and my homeroom, handed me this two...
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How One Looks at Dryer Lint
Last week I emptied the dryer at my son and DIL’s. Thought I’d help out, fold a load. When I cleaned out the lint trap, I found a tri-layered catch of fresh dryer lint. The striation helped out by...
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“Pittsburgh Recollections” a Mural by Romare Bearden
Port Authority Downtown Pittsburgh- Gateway Center Station “Pittsburgh Recollections”Romare Bearden Mural To see and read more about the mural painted by Romare Bearden in 1984 click the article here....
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Another Dryer Lint Creature Found in the Compost Bowl
What I Found in the Compost Bowl What do you find in your dryer lint? I asked- early June – in a blog post Here is another one for the series. My family’s lint seems more interesting than mine at...
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Rooftop Rodin
When I saw this man at work this morning, Rodin’s sculpture of The Thinker came to mind. I had my camera at the ready for the 9th grade orientation. Lucky day! Filed under: Photography Tagged:...
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“Sunoco” Painted by Jon Walker, Artist
Today the painting arrived. A few months ago, I heard from artist Jon Walker. He asked if he could paint the Sunoco station photograph he saw on the blog. I thought it was a cool request and...
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Strip District World Festival
I was going down to the Strip to work on an ongoing photography project I started. Seemed like a good day to go as I was in town, no school on Sunday and the weather was perfect. As soon as I neared...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines to Patterns
Sounds like a cinch, doesn’t it? From lines to patterns? Organic might have been a better route. Nature. After reading about this week’s challenge and viewing some fellow bloggers posts, here’s my...
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Chalk the Block – Easton Ohio
We were having a special afternoon at the Easton Mall, Laura, Anna and I. A beautiful autumn day. And the artists were out in force, “chalking the block“ as we headed to eat lunch. Chalk drawing dates...
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Do You Even Think About What You See in the Trash?
Due to Penn Avenue closure, I ended up in a Bloomfield Alley and caught this trash scene with the iPhone as I waited to get out into the main road. Do you think people get tired of looking at what’s on...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite
When I was at the Mattress Factory for Professional Development last Tuesday, a colleague and I slipped into this room, part of the permanent exhibition. And the name of the room is perfect for the...
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Dedication of “Keeping Tabs – A Holocaust Sculpture”- Pittsburgh PA
Sunday afternoon was the official dedication of the Gary and Nancy Tuckfelt Keeping Tabs- A Holocaust Sculpture at the Community Day School at the corner of Beechwood Boulevard and Forward Ave. The...
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The Shop in East Liberty
It’s been here for more than a year in the East Liberty neighborhood. Where have I been? Driving back and forth from school each day, I’ve been passing this shop since it opened in September 2012....
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