Leilot: Erich Glas’s Traumatic Creation
Introduction As often happens these days, it all began with an online...
Snarking at the Cottage with George Walker
INTRODUCTION This is a “Blame it on the Pup” or “Careful...
Fables: Erich Glas’s prints add to genre
INTRODUCTION One of the benefits of being a daily watchdog of eBay...
Emma Bormann: A Family Affair
INTRODUCTION Thank goodness I started a reference library around 1980, near...
New Home for MICA Printmaking
Precede Consider this blog post a primer for the Saturday, March 24,...
big clock: buy first, research later
INTRODUCTION I’ve been eyeing tall clocks (“grandfather clocks” in today’s vernacular)...
Shadra Strickland: children’s book Illustrator
INTRODUCTION The first part of this blog post is largely a...
Italian Doorways, Infinite Vistas
introduction Every time I go abroad I know to pack the tools...
Harry & Bill: Making of a woodcut autobiography
Precede This article was first published in the spring 2017 issue of...
UP IN ARMS: AN EVOLUTION
Introduction When I ran into a roadblock four years ago with my...
Walker’s NEW NEO IS HERE
INTRODUCTION George Walker’s new edition of Images from the Neocerebellum is...
2016: marble pier table & high-back fancy chair
INTRODUCTION I made just one decorative art acquisition in 2016–a c. 1830...
Fighting Fires: Step by Step
Introduction Last summer I set out to create an image data bank...
Richard Wagener: Naturalist/Wood Engraver
Introduction My excitement about acquiring copies of Richard Wagener’s two books of...