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As those following at home probably know, I've been featured in Blocks magazine 3 times this year so far.
But this issue was the first, and as such it holds a special place in my heart.
And it finally arrived on my doorstep today.
It's going straight to the poolroom.
Loved the mad rock formations in Iceland, these blocks are right by the cave in the last image. Model is Anna.
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.
The Little Saigon Cultural and Commercial District was established in 2013, and includes a six-block stretch of El Cajon Boulevard from Euclid to Highland avenues. This mural is painted on the side of the Sin Lee Food market.
For the dog runs that are starting to take shape
Impressive to see the scale of the place!
Regina Spektor - Buildings
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! :)
Loved the simplicity of this view. Tweaked to bring out the colours to the point of almost over-cooked but not quite :)
HSS
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.