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So Dana, I didn't have enough of the gray kona, but since I had some of the same color in my stash, I just used some of mine. I made a fatal mistake on one of the block squares and had to do a little modification to it. I wanted it to be perfect, but it's not. Now you'll have my imperfect-ness immortalized in your quilt forever.... :)
Loved the mad rock formations in Iceland, these blocks are right by the cave in the last image. Model is Anna.
Nikon FE2 - AI Nikkor 24mm 1:2.8 - Eastman Double-X @ ASA-200
Cinestill Df96 (Stock) 5:00 @ 27C
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan V ED + Nikon Scan 4
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
Hamilton, Ontario Canada
The Lister Block, first built in 1886, was destroyed by fire in 1923 and the second building was erected in 1924. This classic Renaissance building is 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2) with six floors and sits on the corner of James and King William Street. It is a pivotal building in the commercial history and environment of downtown Hamilton.
When it was erected, in 1923-24, to the designs of Bernard H. Prack, architect, it demonstrated the most advanced retail marketing ideas of the time, and reflected the transition from smaller 19th Century retail establishments to the emerging 20th Century phenomenon of integrated department stores.
Its ground floor and 2nd floor L-shaped arcades, accessible from both James and King William, were remarkable innovations for their time and contributed to its success. Its key corner location, large double street frontage, six-storey height, and robust architectural design helped give it a dominant character within the James Street North urban streetscape. It originally stood in the heart of Hamilton’s civic core, directly across from City Hall (1888) and Market Square, and just south of the Federal Building (1856- 1920).
A changing retail environment of malls with free parking and the demise of downtown anchor "Eatons" brought about a huge shift of consumer spending. After thriving as a business and retail space for years, tenants eventually began to vacate. The building was closed in 1991 . The building sat empty in 1995 and was seen as a symbol of downtown decay. LiUNA bought the Lister Block back in 1999, letting it sit vacant for over a decade. In the following years, there were three failed attempts to revive the building, and after decades of vacancy, neglect, and sprawling development. a demolition permit was submitted in 2005.
In 2010, LiUNA and Hi-Rise Group began to renovate the building at the cost of $25 million, with a $7 million contribution from the province. The renovation was completed in early 2011.
Stacked [Whatever] Block. I say [Whatever] because it could be so many different things. Bolts of fabric, books, bricks... Of course turning it sideways gives you a whole slew of new choices! You can read more and find the tutorial to download over here.
A recent study of Arlington House, Margate. I have taken similar before, but this is different enough to warrant an upload.
19th April 2019
I recently watched Attack the Block starring John Boyega. You may know John Boyega as Finn from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. IMDb's description of Attack the Block is: "A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion." Their description is a pretty accurate. However though it sounds pretty weird, it's a good movie!
I hope you like the photo and I hope to start making more photos soon! :)
DT reader and vintage design guru Andy spotted this incredible set of blocks by the Czech exile designer Ladislav Sutnar being auctioned on Oct 12:
PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT (AVANT-GARDE, CZECH MODERNIST.) Sutnar, Ladislav. Original set of woodblocks for "Build the Town." 30 pieces [complete], small wooden building blocks, cones, and triangles painted in red, blue, and yellow, some paint chipping, some a bit soiled. [New York, circa 1942]
Estimate $7,000-10,000
one of a handful of surviving prototypes; from the sutnar family collection. Sutnar began his career in his native Czechoslovakia as a toy designer and educator. Between 1922 and 1926 he created "Factory Town," a set of children's blocks designed as an educational toy in the spirit of Froebel's blocks. After emigrating to the states, he tried in earnest to find a manufacturer for the set which he re-named less grimly "Build the Town." This is one of only a few prototypes created, entirely at Sutnar's expense, with the hope that the company Cobos/Builders would produce the set, but it was not to be realized. Another major impediment came from lumber companies that could not stop wartime orders to produce the wooden blocks. Despite his best efforts, Sutnar was forced to abandon the project. The archive of drawings and documents for the project was sold in Swann Galleries' salesroom on 20 September, 2001, lot 354. Build the Town represents an inventive attempt by Sutnar to introduce children to the basic forms, vibrant primary colors, and the creative freedom of design. The Museum of Modern Art, the Getty Museum, and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum own sets.
ktelschow asked to be surprised. She provided a gallery which had a wide variety of colours and pointed us to her other galleries. I noticed that she had a colour spectrum quilt gallery which is where I got the idea for the colours. She mentioned that she liked simple, bold, designer fabrics so I chose a variety of those in a colour spectrum.
The block is from Oh Fransson's Chopped Vegetables Pillows pattern. I used the third technique in the pattern and resized everything to make a 12.5" block.
Nos.37606 & 37611 power away from Parton with 6M22 en route to Sellafield in pleasant low evening sun.
Fortunately just a few sheep or I could have been late for work! The young lady shepherd on her quad bike had them moving quickly past me and wasn't using her sheep dogs which were on the back of the bike. The sheep caught the light as they crested the hill on this frosty winter morning.
Edit: I must dedicate this to Schrek the Sheep who died today, 6/6/11. He made world news when he was found hiding in a cave for 6 years and had a huge fleece. He also was shorn on an iceberg of the coast from our city. He was 17 years old or about 90 in human years.