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GHOSTS!


Greg Ruth

Of all the seasonal and year long creatures to be spooked by, for me personally since I was very young and menaced one night by a deranged and nightgown-barefooted granny on our dark neighborhood street, it's always been about the ghosts for me. I'll digest anything on the subject, and have lived 5 years in a certifiably haunted old building in Brooklyn... all of these cornerstones happily in the past. I still adore them as…

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How to Make Your Own Wet Painting Carrier


Dan dos Santos

June 18, 2025 - Over the years, I've had to carry a LOT of wet paintings around. Lots of times I do demos at workshops, and I have to get the painting back home. Or a book cover job is due, and I have to deliver a wet painting to a client. Either way, I need a way of transporting that wet image safely. In my experience, you're usually better off with a painting holder tailor-made for the specific painting you want to carry. I feel the wet painting holders that hold ANY size painting, usually aren't worth bothering with. They are heavy, expensive, and not always stable. You also can't leave them behind at a client's without worrying about it's return. For me, a transport box has to be 4 things, (in order of importance): 1. Strong 2. Lightweight…

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