Some 15 years ago my momma dropped me off in the parking lot of the local photographer; Stephen Jay. There was nothing particularly memorable about the trip. I knew Momma had arranged everything and paid a lofty deposit for this seemingly momentous occasion in my life; senior pictures.
I walked in with a garment bag over [...]
Art Clokey, a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation and the creator of Gumby, died January 8 at 89 years old. His impact (though largely ignored by me) was clearly felt by others. For example, this empty coal car found its way to Buggy Town adorned with what else? Gumby and Pokey.
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time just kind of hanging out. It’s been incredibly cold here in the southeast. The gardens are long gone. The chickens spend most of their time huddling and lying down. Pan has a part-time job for a few weeks so we haven’t been cooking a lot of fun [...]
