Author Archives: Dan

Early work on my father’s birthday

My father was born February 15, 1923.  He’ll be 90 next year.  So, I’ve been working on a graphic to use for the invitation.  One of his favorite memories was going to the Paramount Theater in Toledo, Ohio and opened … Continue reading

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New Project Continued

As you can see not much obvious in the way of changes. I created a ladder system to get to the catwalks (with guard lights so you don’t get lost in an emergency in the dark). The catwalks (my attention … Continue reading

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New Project

A clock tower interior. I saw an episode of Selling New York on HGTV and was inspired to create my own apartment. This is the early work. It’s Penn Station meets Art Nouveau with a dash of Art Deco.  As … Continue reading

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Art Deco

Art Deco. Not it’s original name. At the time it was called Art Moderne, from the French. It embodied the ultimate expression of industrial design. Cars, homes, paintings, posters, toasters all aquired it. It was and is, in my opinion, … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

It’s been a tradition here that we make John’s famous brandywine.  It’s a wonderful addition to every gathering we’ve ever had.  Usually it takes a month to make, but seriously, you could make it now and it’ll be quite wonderful … Continue reading

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Customer Service. Here’s a thought…

With it being the Christmas season (not my favorite, but I can decorate it til you wet your pants), I was reminded by something.  Not something most of you think about.  But if you’ve been on the bad end of … Continue reading

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Sometimes I wonder why

I’m up a bit late for me.  But a song came into my head (“What’ll I Do?”  Irving Berlin  1924), and it made me wonder.  What would people do if we lost the places we remember and didn’t try to … Continue reading

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There’s always a first time

I was asked to design custom wallpaper.  Now, I’ve designed patterns for fabric many times before and found this to be just the same.  It’s just an all-over, seamlessly repeating pattern.  This time the subject was the New York City … Continue reading

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Wanted to see if I could…

I bought an old Remington Standard # 12 typewriter many years ago at a garage sale for $5.00.  I used it for all my papers in college and typed my original resume on it.  After that it became a cast … Continue reading

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