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Photo plus audio

A few updates to previous blog posts.
First off, if you weren’t able to stay up late in order to catch my interview, Beth Judy, host of “In Other Words,” provided me with a copy for you to listen to here.
And second, I’ve just posted a bunch of photos from the First Friday show [...]

First Friday Art Show on December 3rd at Noteworthy

In case you hadn’t heard already from one of the local media outlets or other social networking sites, I’ll be having a First Friday Art Show at Noteworthy* Paper & Press tomorrow from 5 -8 pm. Here’s the official blurb that went out:
Just in time for Holiday Shopping, come support your community and shop [...]

drywall, n. - A flat panel with a gypsum plaster core sandwiched between heavy paper

Each of these last few phases really does something radical to the appearance of the Vespiary’s future home. We recently finished wiring and insulating, as well as putting up all the drywall and paneling. We ran out of sheep’s wool and for speed’s sake, we opted for regular ol’ insulation to finish the job. Working [...]

rubric, n. - Red earth, red ochre, ruddle

As you know from a previous post, I listen to a steady diet of podcasts while I work, one of which is Stephen Fry’s podgrams (you may know Mr. Fry from his character in “V for Vendetta”or for “Wilde”). He also happens to be the darling of the BBC and an insatiable bibliophile. [...]

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