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Last Post for the Year and an Index for the Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020
Many people will be happy to turn their backs on 2020, but in case you want to re-visit some of the Advent Calendar posts for the year, here’s a handy index. Just click on the title to be re-directed to … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Seventeen and a Fortune Teller
I must have folded dozens of paper fortune tellers (“cootie catchers”) when I was a child. I have created a number as an adult, and posted this version on November 3, 2019. The asterisk-based designs on the outer layer look … Continue reading
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Friday Night Flicks: Nick The Sweep
Some of the larger stores in England have a history of airing special extra-long Christmas promotions. Sainsbury’s is one. Here is their advert from 2019. When I was a child, we used to get a mandarin orange each … Continue reading
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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Nine and a Tiny Paper Dreydl
This re-post is only a year old, but you may have lost the dreydl you made last year and Chanukah is only a few days away. (The date in the post has been changed to match this year’s calendar.) ***** … Continue reading
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Friday Night Flicks: Artisanal Firewood (again)
Since I am a bit busy with Advent posts, I am taking the easy way out this Friday. Today’s flick is a re-post from 2015, and although it has nothing to do with the upcoming holidays, it is seasonally appropriate. … Continue reading
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A Short Story for Hallowe’en
Since many of you may not have previously read either this post (from October 31, 2014) or the short story it contains, here it is again as a special Hallowe’en treat for you. ***** A few years ago I was … Continue reading
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Friday Night Flicks: Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Today the topic for the Friday Night Flicks switches from illustrators to artist’s books. The first video in this new series is a look at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. It might be worth your time this … Continue reading
Friday Night Flicks: Shelley Davies
Tonight’s flick features another illustrator, Canadian collage artist Shelley Davies. Her style is completely different from Yuko Shimizu (featured last week), though many of her design considerations in creating a piece are the same. You might spend a … Continue reading
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Friday Night Flicks: Kinetic Typography/Aitor Canto
This week’s flick by Aitor Canto demonstrates effective use of type in motion. The music is uncredited, but I tracked it back to Tim McMorris. If you need something to get you moving this weekend, try watching his … Continue reading
Friday Night Flicks: Rube Goldberg Soap Challenge
I have always loved Rube Goldberg machines (and marble runs and Heath Robinson illustrations) so I was delighted when a Canadian family won the 2020 Rube Goldberg Bar of Soap Video Challenge. Here is their winning entry. Perhaps … Continue reading
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