Redesigninginspiration and resources for the restless artist working in any mediumSearching for Paul Wall- July 30, 2005 I'm looking for information on a 1930s photographer Paul W. Wall, from Chicago. He is a pictorialist photographer whose work was selected for 17 photographic salons across the U.S. between 1936 and 1941. If anyone knows where I might find further information, let me know. We own 126 of his prints, which can be seen here.http://blogs.salon.com/0003780/2005/07/30.html#a113 Tips about old postcards- July 11, 2005 I've posted a couple of pages about identification points in old postcards. The first page gives a dating guide and a description of processes for producing color postcards in different eras. The second page examines the printing processes used in B&W postcards. File under: ebayhttp://blogs.salon.com/0003780/2005/07/11.html#a112 Moments of Being- July 1, 2005 Virginia Woolf had her own take on the Whoa! factor. She assumes that the grind of daily life cuts us off from reality. But on rare occasions the dull facade of our day cracks open and we are shocked by a glimpse of what lies beyond. She called these "moments of being." That's what writers should evoke for their readers. When I first read this I tried to think about my own Moments of Being and captured one here... Writinghttp://blogs.salon.com/0003780/2005/06/30.html#a111 |