Illustration Friday‘s challenge word this week is “flying”. “I went to the park and saw this kid flying a kite. The kid was really excited. I don’t know why, that’s what they’re supposed to do. Now if he had had a chair on the other end of that string, I would have been impressed. …
The current challenge on the Monday Artday illustration website is “vampire”. With the popularity of young, cool vampires as presented in Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, veterans like Count Dracula are forced to take on other employment to make ends meet.
Nine-year-old Inger Stensland moved to the the United States from Sweden after her parents divorced. At 18, she worked in New York City’s Garment District and took drama classes with Lee Strasberg of the Actors Studio. Inger married her agent, Anthony Soglio, who changed her last name to the more American “Stevens.” Their marriage, however, …
This week’s word of inspiration on the Inspire Me Thursday website is “newspaper”. I read the news today, oh boy…
This week’s challenge on Illustration Friday is “germs”. Howard Hughes was an innovative aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee used Hughes as the inspiration for playboy Tony Stark, the alter-ego of Iron Man. Hughes also suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder …
This week’s challenge on Monday Artday is “fire”. Paula: “Stretch the dough a little bit, so it’s the right size for the rock.” Frank (off-camera): “Are you gonna put right in the fire?” Paula: “Right in the fire.” Frank (off-camera): “Whoa!” Paula: “Right on the rock.” Frank (off-camera): “Whoa! Look at that! Is it on …
Clara Bow was born in a Brooklyn slum. She was the third child; the first two, also daughters, died in infancy. Between 1905 and 1923, the Bows lived at at least 14 different addresses. Aside from being a weak provider, Clara’s father, Robert was often gone, leaving his family without means to survive, forcing Clara’s …
The current challenge on Illustration Friday is “pattern”. This is my second illustration for this challenge. Here is the first. “One of my favorite clothing patterns is camouflage. Because when you’re in the woods it makes you blend in. But when you’re not it does just the opposite. It’s like ‘hey, there’s an asshole.’ — …
In 1957, Susquehanna Road was a narrow country lane in the sparsely settled Fox Chase section of northeast Philadelphia. A driveway providing access to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a religious order which operated a school for “wayward girls,” adjoined Susquehanna Road on the north near Verree Road. Directly across the street from the …
The current challenge on the Illustration Friday website is “pattern”. ” I thought if only we could take this play pattern and three dimensionalize it, we would have something very special. “ — Ruth Handler In 1945, Elliot Handler and Harold “Matt” Matson founded a small toy company. They called their new venture “Mattel” by combining part …
