I love scrimshaw, but can't afford the real thing. I have a faux scrimshaw paperweight on my desk that shows a dog team with sled and driver and the saying "If you are not the lead dog the view never changes.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 12:23 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes the price tag on that particular work was in the thousands, > > On 5/21/2014 12:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> Great story. I like the girl in the corner. Is that real scrimshaw? >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:49 AM, P.J. Alling >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The "Witches of Eastwick" was set in a fictionalized version of the >>> Village >>> of Wickford. Before getting to Newport I spent about an hour there and >>> came >>> away with a few photos. For a while after the book and subsequent >>> "Obligatory God Awful"(tm) movie was released Wickford was over run with >>> New >>> Age and Witch related retailers. That tide seems to be receding reviling >>> the >>> New England Kitsch hiding underneath. >>> >>> So here's a mini GESO (very mini). >>> >>> Sea Monster orders lunch. At least I assume it's supposed to be a sea >>> monster. >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20smol.html >>> >>> Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0. >>> >>> Today's Catch. (The hazards of using multi point autofocus in auto select >>> mode, but I thought it was cute). >>> >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20todayscatch.html >>> >>> Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0. >>> >>> The Girl in the corner. (Who was she, a sailors dream or a real woman >>> idealized as a mermaid?) >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20tgitc.html >>> >>> Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0. >>> >>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >>> >>> -- >>> A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the >>> crazy, crazier. >>> >>> - H.L.Mencken >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > > -- > A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the > crazy, crazier. > > - H.L.Mencken > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
