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Digital mockup of a screenprint i’m working on for an upcoming group show. The theme is cliche(s) and the town I live in is most definitely full of them
I must wrestle with the spot color separations and pull an edition of 50 this week. It's for the "Littlest Print Show" and the finished size requirement is 3x3 inches
WORK RECORD
Title - Portland Shipyard
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Work, Collection or Image - Work
refid - 42
Work Type - mural paintings (visual works)
Style Period - New Deal
Agent Name - Barbour, Harold S., (1889-1961)
Agent Role - muralist (painter)
Cultural Context - American
Material, medium - oil paint (paint)
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Measurements - 6 in (H) x 10.5 in (W)
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Date Collected - 1937-12-02
Date Allocated - 1937-12-02
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Location Former Repository - Portland High School, Portland, Connecticut
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Subject - Shipbuilding; Shipbuilders; Shipyards; Federal Art Project
IMAGE RECORD
Work, Collection or Image - Image
Work Type - black-and-white photographs
Style Period - New Deal
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Material - black-and-white photographs
Technique - black-and-white photography
Measurements - 8 in (H) x 10 in (W)
Date Created - ca. 1935-1943
Date Digital - 2009-05-05
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Source - Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 033, Works Progress Administration, Box 1.
Filename - wpaart_barbourh_012.jpg
HMS Portland F79 Type 23 (aka Duke-class) Frigate of the British Royal Navy arrives on the River Mersey for the CLT. She was assisted on the berth by Boluda tugs VB Belgie and VB Sandon.
Little fact: During sea trials Portland attained a top speed of 30.8 knots (57.0 km/h), the fastest speed attained by any Type 23 frigate at that time. (WIKI SOURCE). She is the eighth HMS Portland
IMO: 8949733
Pennant Number: F79
Name: HMS Portland
Vessel Type - Detailed: Military Ops
MMSI: 234627000
Call Sign: GDIS
Flag: United Kingdom
Homeport: HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Commander: Ed Moss-Ward
Gross Tonnage: .......
Displacement: 4,900t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 133 x 16.1 m
Draught: 7.3m
Motto: Craignez Honte "Fear Dishonour"
Ordered: February 1996
Builder: Marconi Marine, Clyde, UK
Laid down: 14 January 1998
Launched: 15 May 1999
Sponsored by: Lady Brigstocke
Commissioned: 3 May 2001
Refit: LIFEX 2018 onwards
Propulsion Systems: CODLAG: x4 1510kW (2,025shp) Paxman Velenta 12CM 4 stroke 12 cyl diesel gens & x2 GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000shp) AND x2 Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines delivering 23,190kW (31,100shp) - these sounded absolutely amazing! Truly impressive!
Speed: In excess of 28kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range: 7,500 nautical miles (14,000km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Sensors and processing systems: Sonar 2087
Electronic warfare & decoys: UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat & Type 182 towed torpedo decoy & Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament: Anti-air missiles: x1 32-cell GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for: x32 Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km). Anti-ship missiles: Up to x2 quad Harpoon launchers (x8 missiles). Anti-submarine torpedoes: x2 twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes
Guns: x1 BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun & x2 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, x2 30 mm DS30B guns & x2 Miniguns & x4 General-purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried: x1 Westland Wildcat HMA2, armed with x2 anti submarine torpedoes OR x1 Westland Merlin HM2, armed with x4 anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities: Flight deck & Enclosed hangar
Koji Osakaya Restaurant, Sullivan's Gulch, Portland.
Kagami mochi (鏡餅, "mirror rice cake") is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of two round mochi (rice cakes),[1][2][3][4] the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange) with an attached leaf on top. In addition, it may have a sheet of konbu and a skewer of dried persimmons under the mochi. It sits on a stand called a sanpō (三宝) over a sheet called a shihōbeni (四方紅), which is supposed to ward off fires from the house for the following years. Sheets of paper called gohei (御幣) folded into lightning shapes similar to those seen on sumo wrestler's belts are also attached.
Kagami mochi first appeared in the Muromachi period (14th–16th century). The name kagami ("mirror") is said to have originated from its resemblance to an old-fashioned kind of round copper mirror, which also had a religious significance. The reason for it is not clear. Explanations include mochi being a food for special days,[2] the spirit of the rice plant being found in the mochi,[1][2] and the mochi being a food which gives strength.[2]
The two mochi discs are variously said to symbolize the going and coming years,[2] the human heart,[2] "yin" and "yang", or the Moon and the Sun.[3] The daidai, whose name means "generations",[4] is said to symbolize the continuation of a family from generation to generation.[1]
Traditionally, kagami mochi were placed in various locations throughout the house.[3] Nowadays, they are usually placed in a household Shinto altar, or kamidana. They are also placed in the tokonoma, a small decorated alcove in the main room of the home.
Contemporary kagami mochi are often pre-moulded into the shape of stacked discs and sold in plastic packages in the supermarket. A mikan or a plastic imitation daidai is often substituted for the original daidai.
Variations in the shape of kagami mochi are also seen.[3] In some regions, three layered kagami mochi are also used. The three layered kagami mochi are placed on the butsudan or on the kamidana. There is also a variant decoration called an okudokazari placed in the centre of the kitchen or by the window which has three layers of mochi.[3]
Kagami mochi are traditionally broken and eaten in a Shinto ritual called kagami biraki (mirror opening) on the second Saturday or Sunday of January. This is an important ritual in Japanese martial arts dojos. It was first adopted into Japanese martial arts when Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, adopted it in 1884, and since then the practice has spread to aikido, karate and jujutsu dojos.
This homeless fellow was shouting some things at our group as we were doing the Underground Portland Walking Tour. "You're sucha lovely audience, I'd like to take you home tonight, I'd like to take you home!"
Rigby Yard - South Portland, Maine - Portland Terminal Company switcher number 1054. From a slide taken in the 1970's.
Portland Saturday Market, SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, August 22, 2009. Panorama stitched from 3 photos. Handheld
I can't think of a better place to spend the summer than in Maine. Particularly in the City of Portland. It is such a vibrant place. The restaurants, the art, the concerts, the tourists all add to the excitement. Since I began driving for Uber most of the people I drive around are tourists and the overall opinion of Portland is "I love it and I can't wait to return." I loved living here before but it makes me proud to be part of the city when I hear all the positive accolades
This was taken down in Portland, OR and this is one of the many bridges they have down there.
Side note, I took some pictures of a wedding party while walking back to the car because all they had was little point and shoot cameras and I asked them if they wanted me to take some pictures and they said yes. So I e-mailed the pictures to them. They were very excited.
Hit L for a bigger view and find the guy sitting.
Architects: SOM (original), Surround Architects (refurbishment)
Completed: Original - Mid 1960's, refurbishment - unknown, mid 2000s (?).
Portland Center Plaza was built to contain shops and offices as part of the Portland Center complex, a development which included the Harrison Apartment towers, built in the 1960's.
Portland Center Building
150 SW Harrison St. Portland
Stop #3 on a two day photography trip with my nephew brought us to Portland Head Lighthouse for sunset and a little night photography. Conditions were perfect with clear skies and just enough fog to give some great beams of light. Shorter exposures provided sharper beams of light but the 15 sec exposure here seemed to be the best exposure for the stars while still keeping some definition in the beams of light.