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August was both the anniversary of my move to the Western U.S. and my wedding, though not both in the same year. So this really should've been finished last month, but what can you do? [shrug] Appropriate song break. <3

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Eric Von Essen (1954 - 1997), another June baby, composed the musical mood . Shown smaller than the original completed size of 4730 X 6189 pixels. See one original source here .

Perhaps it recalls this , a little? Shown smaller than the original completed size of 5010 x 3995 pixels. See one original source here .

It's been a long time since I added to this series. I almost posted without remembering that each collage in it is supposed to have hearts. Hopefully you can find them. Of course for Pride Month, there must be a rainbow, too. :) Shown smaller than the original completed size of 4505 X 3000 pixels.

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I originally turned the colors off, but I relented. Not very Spring-y, are they? Shown smaller than the original completed size of 4300 X 2371 pixels. See one original source here .

I haven't uploaded the original ad yet, but you can see many others like it here . It's also not my birthday yet. I'm a few years behind on this series and haven't been 57 for a while now. :P Shown smaller than the original completed size of 1575 X 2700 pixels. See one original source here .

I stalled out for several weeks, trying to complete several roughs that didn't want to go anywhere. Or they did want to, but they were too similar to things I'd already done. So I took a break and loaded some new items onto my ephemera page, Then I came back and threw out almost all the half-finished works. Then this one snapped together in only a day. Maybe there's a lesson here? Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2700 X 3450 pixels. See one original source here .

Another series that I haven't visited in a long time. I hope the buffet is still happening. :D Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3255 X 3630 Pixels.

Whoa. Way too long since I got back to this series. I hope it was worth the wait. Thanks to all who set up and attended this year's IGA, even though the clock was wrong and of course I was late. D'oh!! I thought about adding a nice pink blush to her cheeks. The original doll probably had that, even though this was scanned from a black and white photo. However, I then remembered that she's a Portlander, like me. Which means this is the first time sunlight has gotten near her face all year. :D Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2710 X 3405 pixels.

Guest-starring Auguste Rodin's The Age Of Bronze . (1875-7) Clipped, a bit clumsily I admit, from an old Tate Gallery postcard. Date of photograph and photographer's name unknown. Grand-père would probably not care for my recoloring job. Oh, well. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 5000 X 4375.

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This is an old layout that I couldn't resist recycling. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2685 X 3570. See one original source here .

This one got about half-finished and then sat around for months before I finally got serious about completion. By coincidence, there was a brand new post-mortem about *Titan* on You Tube, just a few days ago. The phrase is a play on "Lush Life" by the late Billy Strayhorn. I always forget what a pain text-heavy works are, until it's too late. :D Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2454 X 3625 pixels.