Monday, October 23, 2023

My Work Wall

I've added bits and pieces to the wall in my work area over the five+ years (June 2018) I've been BOOK's Lady at the thrift store. It's mostly stuff from donations.

I've posted most photos original size--might be slow to load and you may need to scroll right to see whole image.

BELOW, clockwise:
Shelley Winters as a showgirl (1954?);
Tarot Card, 8 of Discs (coins or pentacles): "This card can act as a reminder to commit to working hard on something that you really enjoy doing. "
(Background poster is Chris Evans as Captain America)

ABOVE, right: text on yellow card:
"Wisdom is radiant & unfading... & is found by those who seek her.
Although she is only one, she can do all things.
While remaining in herself, she renews all things.
In every generation she passes into holy souls..."
--from the Wisdom of Solomon, chapter 6

BELOW, clockwise:
San Francisco, my nickname from Mr Furniture;
art-show poster signed by Douglas Ewart;
homemade stereoscope cards of the North Shore (Lake Superior)--donated;
[girlette calendar, October 2023];
handwritten note and envelope from blogger Crow (Martha)


BELOW:
"Not my circus, not my monkeys" --Polish saying
MAGIC card: “creatures with heroic abilities rise to meet the challenges;
Heroic 🥔 Potato!
^ ABOVE, clockwise:
3 postcard paintings
by me:
"It's MY Year." [Year of the Tiger]
"Frostbite can happen in minutes."
"bounce";
St. Therese of the Little Flowers;
Drawing of Madeline by E-V, 7-yo daughter of Ass't Man

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BELOW, clockwise:  BJ (d. 2022) holding stuffed Woodstock from Auntie Vi:
"Neil" added to Diamond by coworker Grateful-J;
Postcard of Albrecht Durer's "St. Jerome in His Study";
Archangel Michael by Pieter Bruegel the Elder [full painting]


BELOW:
"There could be something new about this moment"--supporting the 2021 referendum to replace the Mpls. police dept. Man is/was the gardener at George Floyd Square.


BELOW: "[California] Senate Resolution relative to the attempt of Don Piccard to establish a new [hot air] balloon ascension record"

BELOW, clockwise:
From Good Omens (N. Gaiman & T. Pratchett): "Read Angel, for the final days are upon us";
"serious" Too-Ticky, Tove Janson's Moomin character based on her (woman) life-partner, Tuulikki Pietilä;
Animals rescue human child: "Off they started over the snow"
Spock rescues Kirk (a real book cover, not fan art).


Whole Wall OVERVIEW

The First Amendment poster was letterpress printed by the Minnesota Newspaper Museum at the MN State Fair:
"We think today more than ever, we need to get out the message of how important the First Amendment is to our democracy, and how important the freedom of the press is."