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Here & Hereafter: March 2014
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Undertaker Ghost Signs Around the World. From the smallest towns in America to remote settlements in Australia, ghost signs remind us of the undertakers of the past who once built coffins and provided a place for the preparation for burials of their citizens. First up is this colourful old sign in Clyde, New Zealand. In this unique double ghost sign in Illinois, you can just make out the original undertaker sign beneath the funeral home sign. The foreboding hand in Eureka Springs, Arizona. View my comple...
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MEET THE LONDON UNDERTAKER:. An Interview With Brian Parsons. Brian Parsons is a funeral director and training consultant to funeral directors, trading under the name Funeral Training Service London. He trains new funeral directors and works to enhance skills of existing funeral directors. Brian researches, lectures and writes about the British funeral industry, particularly regarding the latter part of the 19. Century up to the present day. I was delighted to sit with Brian and pose a few questions.
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Technical Curator of Barts Pathology Museum. 8220;I consider the body a canvas that’s been painted on by various diseases or accidents and from them you can interpret and find out what happened to the person. That’s what I did in the mortuary and that’s what I do now at Barts.”. By Rob Greig for Time out. Carla Valentine knew she wanted to be a mortician from the age of eight. I spoke with Carla in her cosy office at Barts Pathology Museum. I got a microscope for Christmas when I was eight. I brought...
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The Marionette Master -. March 11, 2010 at 8:14 AM. Love this sketch. Actually, love all of your sketches. What inspired it? I ask because Im thinking one of my characters in my WIP collects eerie Victorian puppets. March 17, 2010 at 8:39 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). East Coast / West Coast, United States. View my complete profile. Kate Mayfield, Author. Brian Kershisnik - Painter. Journey Round My Skull. Say "Hi" to your dyslexia. Josh Spear - Redesigning our World. Life of a Literary Agent.
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andreaboff: March 2010
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The American Cirque Parade Balloons. The day the Cirque comes to town, the parade rides down Main Street. It's an old tradition. The crew spends 24 hours getting the parade line and floats ready. Here, they are setting up the Fat Lady Float and hoisting the Star above her head. These are the most elaborate floats ever made. The Cirque audiences sit in American Chairs. They are grounded on the map of the world. Meet Vestri of the Cirque Police. The Harlequin Clown in American Cirque. I've been drawing win...
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andreaboff: January 2010
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Sunday Go To Church. I'm a big fan of the emotion, joy. The thing that mose fascinates me about "joy" is the fact that joy and sadness can coexist. Joy is transcendant. I love that. Here is a scene full of joy in the swirl of life that otherwise may not be so joyful. Alphadancers" - A limited edition alphabet collage. You can buy a copy here. Taxi Cats" by Andrea Boff. Taxi Dogs" by Andrea Boff. A street scene from summer nights in Philadelphia. Right out of the Moleskine: Clowns without Makeup. On the l...
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Here & Hereafter: December 2013
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THE ACCOUTREMENT OF DEATH. The Newman Brothers Coffin Fitting Works left such an impression upon me that I felt compelled to offer this tribute to the history and the people who worked in this wonderful death-related business. I hope you enjoy this 1.5 minute video. Please turn up your volume. Paul Cripps of bitesizevideo. Is responsible for the visual magic and editing. For a larger view click. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe in a reader. View my complete profile.
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The Undertaker's Daughter by Kate Mayfield ~ Puddletown Reviews
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Where you can lose yourself in books. From Found Between the Covers. From Sowing Seeds of Grace. Policies & Disclosures. The Undertaker’s Daughter by Kate Mayfield. August 4, 2015. The Undertaker’s Daughter. Published: January 13, 2015. Genre: Nonfiction / Memoir. Edition: Kindle, 368 pages. What if the place you called home happened to be a funeral home? Synopsis and image via Goodreads. The Undertaker’s Daughter. I thought it somewhat bizarre yet intriguing. The staircase to the living quarters was pos...
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JANUARY 2015 IS PUBLICATION MONTH IN THE STATES FOR. I'm a bit excited. I thought it would be a good time to do a round up of all the strange and unique locations in which my book events were held in the UK in 2014. Gallery Books has hosted the story on their XOXO After Dark site and it can be read HERE. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe in a reader. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Here & Hereafter: July 2014
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OF THE IGOROT MUMMIES. Please note: There is an image of a corpse in this post. In 1904 T.S. Eliot visited the St. Louis, Missouri World’s Fair. In the Philippine Exposition section he explored the village of the Igorot people. He was so inspired by them that in 1905 he wrote the short story, “The Man Who Was King”. Igorots resting after dancing while World's Fair visitors look on. Their death rituals are unlike any I’ve come across. When death is near, a chicken is killed, people gather, eat and wait.
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