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A Scottish Migration to Alexandria is getting ready to go to press! I am offering $2 off each book. These Pre-Sale orders will be helpful with figuring out the print run. The book is full of color and black and white images, maps, sketches and current photography of the places where my subject, William Gregory lived and influenced. Paintings of William and his family members are included as well.   Editor Vera Pastore of Word Choreography and I are working dawn till dusk on this and going over every letter and decision. The print date is mid October.   The...

They say the acknowledgements page is the most widely read section in any book. I have just finished my two pages of acknowledgements, as I have so many people to thank, who have sent me things, donated to the project, answered my calls, and given me interviews.   I am surprised to see that this is not a large book, only about 80 pages with images. Surprised because of the amount of work that went into it. I sometimes joke that every sentence has an entire book of reading behind it. That's not entirely true, but in some cases it's...

My latest screen-printed design was made from a photo that I took earlier this year. I stood in the middle of King Street on a snowy morning, with a view towards Alexandria's Masonic Memorial. I separated the photo into 2 colors, and added a 3rd color for the word, Alexandria. It took several weeks to make the 3 screens and print 3 colors on the shirts. Records: New vintage vinyl records from the 1960's through the 1980's. I test the records. Some have a poster or a booklet with photos! Alexandria History: Books on Alexandria history, all new and all...

New respect for commercial screen printers! Today I screen printed Yellow Dot shopping bags for the customers. My small bags are all a complete disaster! Every one is flawed. At first I was annoyed, but then I started seeing each one as uniquely special. So I plan on using them all, now matter how gnarly. Then I moved on to the larger brown bags, and every one was just about perfect! A thing of beauty. Some day if I can secure an indoor retail space, maybe I'll make some kind of wall art out of the flawed bags.

Father's Day is this Sunday, June 20th. The animation above started out as a watercolor painting. I scanned my painting, cut out the fish, and added the animation. I also have it as a printed card.   I like to carry books at Yellow Dot Shop, both for grown-ups and kids. Carrying a book store back and forth is not the first thing one would think of as the thing to do! However, I get a great response from people, especially the kids. I have my favorite books that I read when I was young. Lately I bring just a...