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Saturday, February 11

What Makes a Neighborhood

Great local color and history

My design class has been focusing on one neighborhood in Philadelphia and researching the neighborhood's history, the current uses, the projects planned for the space and the community members and their opinions on what is and could be happening there. We're reading Image of the City by Kevin Lynch at the same time, where three cities, Boston, Jersey City and Los Angeles (circa 1960) are examined for their successes and failures of imagability and what people who live there think of the cities, remember and love. It's an interesting thing to think about what makes a neighborhood great and what makes it miss the mark.

Historic details and architecture

Philly Bikes, Center City South

Saturday, April 17

Street Photos

On the street in Philly.

Saturday, January 9

FREE 8 x 10 PHOTOGRAPH GIVEAWAY!

I'm giving away one free 8 x 10 Photograph of your choice, and you can choose from any image in my etsy shop that is 8 x 10 or larger! All it takes to enter is to leave a comment someplace here on my blog (any posting)! When you leave your comment, be sure to mention you'd like to be included in the giveaway! The drawing will be in two weeks and I will notify the winner by e-mail.

Sunday, April 26

"My Fairmount" Show at Rembrant's Restaurant

On the walk down to the gym this morning I had to stop and photograph the blossoms on the trees all up and down the block.

I left Rembrant's to see the other art exhibits and found these amazing weavings at the Ukranian Social Club display. They had hand crafted wood carvings, embroidery, batiks, eggs, ceramics and paintings on glass that were intricate and beautiful.

All this month my work will be on display in the Z Cafe at Rembrant's Restaurant. There are 14 framed photographs, ranging from smaller 8" x 10" works to large 21" x 27" photo collages. The cafe opens at 8 am to serve coffee(espresso, etc.) and breakfast for folks waiting for the 48 or 7 bus at 23rd and Aspen Streets (like me) and has a really nice old wood bar to enjoy your coffee at while watching the flat screen to see when the bus is coming down the street (Bus Cam).

This is a nice neighborhood place in Philly.

The SHADFEST in Fishtown was great. I ran into many many Handmade Philly/Philly ETSY Teamers and local folks from garden, farm, library and design projects in the city. It's a wonderful park and being next to the water was great.

Sunday, March 29

Great Shop: Dig Down Gallery

I found Dig Down Gallery on ETSY last week and I wanted to share some of thes fantastic photographs. His work spans many decades, from the looks of it and he shoots in black and white and color, in New York, Philly, England, and his style is humorous and quirky. Some of the photographs reminded me of Gary Winnogrand's photographs of people at the zoo. The last photograph is so touching, I love it.

Dancing Fool

Gold Building

North End

Boxing Restaurant

My Bunny

We're trading photos with this week and I'm really excited to get the print.

Sunday, February 1

The Genius Of William Eggleston

I found William Eggleston's website after a visit to DC's

National Protrait Gallery and American Art Museum.

I bought his monograph "The Democratic Forest" a decade

ago after a photography teacher at University of the Arts

brought a copy into class.

Tuesday, January 13

New Neighborhood Photo Series

I've been walking around photographing with new eyes with my new camera and shooting in amazing light in my neighborhood. Click on the photos to see all of the new ones.