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Entries from December 2015

A Talpazan Tile

December 14th, 2015 · 3 Comments

I posted earlier about the death of Ionel Talpazan, devoted painter of UFOs. I couldn’t find a small ceramic tile I once bought from him, but I just came across it, tucked away in a bookcase. Here it is, along with the back, showing the price and his signature. It’s small, only 4 1/4 inches […]

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The Downcast Sun

December 2nd, 2015 · 5 Comments

This picture comes from a Czech children’s book, Pohádky Před Spaním, by Frank Wenig. I don’t read Czech, so I don’t know why the sun is downcast. I like the picture, though. According to an online Czech-English dictionary, the title means Fairy Tales Before Bedtime. (Posted by Doug Skinner)

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Tags: Books