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Kafka enjoyed linguine and clams

Franz Kafka enjoyed linguine and clams. Perhaps you already knew that.

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The Widower Tailor and The Story of His Scissors

The Clock casement

I found this amazing mantle clock at the thrift store – the same day I found the Arister clock, in fact.

I found this notice in the back of the clock, and as a point of interest, I read several articles about this company. It’s not reverent to this story, however, so I’ll write no more at this time.

Revere Telechron documentation

Here is a little known piece of lore which I would like to share with you. A pair of scissors that was once owned by a late widow or widower seamstress/tailor/cloth merchant can be endowed with special properties, upon their passing. On the thirteenth day of the thirteenth month, one can peer through finger holes of the handles, and if the moon is bright, one can see into the Land of the Dead.

It is this lore on which the Revere Telechron Diorama is based. A widowed tailor made this discovery, and began to collect scissor, hoping to offer relief and hope to the most severely grief stricken among us.

A look inside the clock window
A skeleton, a Beetle Tailor, and a bust
A skeleton and a Beetle Tailor

I added a light inside the clock housing, and it makes for a nice atmosphere in there. The Tailor is conducting scissor research with his late companion, and consulting a list of deceased seamstresses, tailors, and cloth merchants.

You may have also noticed that The Tailor has a copy of A Map of What is Known of the Land of the Dead. He’s a very thorough researcher.

Here are some work in progress photos I took while working on this.

A table with scissors
A beetle holding scissors
Parts of the diorama before assembly

And, so, as the Tailor continues to grow and document his collection of scissors, he’s made some available for the rest of us to use.

I hear tell that some of his scissors will be available at the Hamilton Gallery during the month of October, 2019. Pass it on.

vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors
vintage weathered scissors

It might look something like this….

scissor display at Hamilton Gallery
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ART

A Few More Spoons

The ongoing, ever persistent spoon project continues! A new Mothra, a glow-in-the-dark jellyfish skull, and a lovely specimen of Anomala Orientalis, preserved in resin.

A moth in resin, in a spoon
Anomala Orientalis in resin, resting in a spoon
Glow-in-the-dark Jellyfish Skull
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Dioramas

Earwigs Also Enjoy Noses

Earwigs Also Enjoy Noses Earwigs Also Enjoy Noses

It’s a known, scientific fact that earwigs also enjoy noses. This is for sale in my shop!

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The Meek Inherit the Earth

Here’s another grouping of dioramas in tin boxes, showing the potential outcome of a nuclear holocaust, potentially caused by misguided tweets, potentially giving rise to new dominant species on our planet. There’s a bright side to everything! Life will go on.
The Meek Inherit the Earth

The Meek Inherit the Earth

Meekness in the Darkness

covfefe idiots

Ant and Cockroach

E. coli & Amoeba

Artificial Intelligence

And, as a bonus:

Coffee talk with Ant and Cockroach

E. Coli blinking

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ART

GOOD NIGHT MOON

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Goodnight Moon.

I thought at first this was a bee. But I don’t think it is – I’m not so sure. It IS lovely, sleeping as it is…

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