fifi’s graffiti and graveyards

I messed up my web template over the weekend, and now I’ve decided I was tired of it, anyway, so I’ve reverted to my old style.

This little box held some electronic purchase, I think. I liked the way the two top pieces framed the whole thing, so I started layering each piece with a different kind of paper. The bottom layer is watercolor-stained rice paper, the middle is scraps from a dress pattern, and the top is plain newspaper. The […]

I was suddenly struck that this photo would be a great model for me to practice drawing. This is one of my favorite window shopping places. By that I mean I like to peer through the windows when the shop is closed, as it usually is when I walk by. I might be tempted to […]

 
I follow this sign most days when I walk. Things seem to turn out ok, though. Sometimes you have to follow the arrow and not the writing on the wall. Sometimes the opposite is true. If I go around the other way and pass the sign going the opposite direction does that mean I’m now […]

Do bad things come in threes? Is three an unlucky number? I heard (I think it was on Mad Men) that the expression “three on a match” as a term of bad luck evolved from the trenches of World War I. At night snipers would watch for targets, and the flicker of a match as […]

I still have a ton of unprocessed photos from my visit to Deep Ellum a month ago. Seems like when we get busy at work I don’t feel much like Photoshopping when I get home. I worked on this one today, but couldn’t get it to come out any way that made me happy. When […]

Is it an ice cream sundae? Or a comb representing a hair salon? I shot this in Deep Ellum a couple of weeks back, but neglected to note anything about the building it was attached to. I was probably attracted to the shiny red cherry, but on reflection it’s a cool little logo. And it’s […]

Sometimes it’s a fine line between inspiration and despondency. I’ve been balanced there the last week or so. Have not given up this blog; just working on two others to satisfy the historical enquirer in my soul. Of course it’s still all about ME.
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One of the few things I miss about living in Dallas is finding and photographing grafitti. I rarely see any in McKinney. Every once in a while though, I do spy something, like this face on a trash bin.