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Friday, August 17, 2018

Another Man of the Cloth: Sir Fred Hoylecloth

Controversial British astronomer 
passed over by Nobel Physics Prize committee
portrayed on waterproof enameled cotton duck:
Sir Fred Hoylecloth
was created with black chemical marker
drawn on yellow and white gingham oilcloth
attached to stretched canvas stapled to pine frame
16" x 20"

Another Man of the Cloth: Edgar Allan Peau de Soie

Master of mystery and the macabre 
portrayed on swath of pseudo-silk with a satiny finish:
Edgar Allan Peau de Soie
was created with black chemical marker 
drawn on draped khaki-colored peau de soie
attached to stretched canvas stapled to pine frame
16" x 20"


Of Pontiffs and Potables: A Rhyme Spree

Each verse in the  poem  below selects  from two to four  beverages ("pick'd  poisons"), the  last- mentioned of which  is alw...