Monthly Archives: November 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light

There’s plenty of light at night time in Tokyo, whether it’s as simple as the lanterns above, or as big as the Shinjuku street scene below.

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Batkid Saves San Francisco!

I really hate the terms “heartwarming” and feel good,” as in “the heartwarming, feel good movie/story/person of the year.” But you have to have a heart made of stone not to be touched by the story of Miles Scott, the … Continue reading

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Dream Catcher: The Fanciful Art of Natsuo Ikegami

Natsuo Ikegami is an artist from Osaka, Japan whose enchanting work I recently discovered. Her art, with it’s strong suggestions of surrealism channeled through a bit of soothing whimsy, express the artist’s personal state of mind and dreams which are inspired by … Continue reading

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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Short

Hey! Who you calling shorty???

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Strange But True: Underwater River!?!

These days, whenever you see something you just can’t believe, you gotta ask yourself  if it’s real or if it’s Photoshopped. So it’s even more astonishing when the real deal comes along. Such was the case when I first saw … Continue reading

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Batman To The Rescue Again

This is for my blog pals Impybat at Impybat’s Emporium, Livvy at All Kinds Of Everything, the famous Guat at The Wish Factor, and anyone else who thinks that Madison Avenue has jumped the gun a little early with the … Continue reading

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Strange Angels: The Art of Tara McPherson

For the first artist focus since I went on my little self-imposed sabbatical I thought I would feature the work of New York City-based artist Tara McPherson. Tara was born in San Francisco in 1976 and raised in Los Angeles. … Continue reading

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Good Morning, San Francisco!

I never know what I’m going to see every morning when I throw open the curtains, because the view is always different, but today offered up this doozy! It’s actually kinda weird seeing such a deep marine layer at this … Continue reading

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More Monster Mash-Ups: War On Kincade

As you know, lately I’ve been fascinated with recycled art, or the process of one artist adding their own vision to already existing, usually cheery and innocuous works, especially those that are sold for pennies at thrift stores. And it … Continue reading

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Here Comes Winter?

The calendar says November, which means winter is on its way, but you’d never know it by today’s balmy 68 degree temperatures (that’s 20 degrees to those who are more Celsius-inclined, which is, like, the rest of the world). Here in temperate … Continue reading

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