tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320094802024-03-07T19:21:46.202-05:00Dreams In Black And Whiteand other storiesMark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-62549115339839172772017-11-02T13:38:00.000-04:002017-11-02T13:52:35.682-04:00GO TRUCK ME <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As many folks know, I cut and sell firewood, do some tree removals, trim work, yard work, site cleanups, hauling etc. All require a work truck. My rusty 2000 Chevy Silverado will no longer pass PA inspection, and replacing the box, rockers, cab corners and other rusted panels is not an option due to the condition of the frame.<br /><br /><br /> Since my mother's decline and passing in September 2016, I have exhausted my savings, and have no means to replace my truck. <br /><br /><br /> I'm not looking for big and shiny. I just need a reliable four wheel drive truck in decent shape. <br /><br /><br /> My current truck's inspection has expired, and it's officially out to pasture. I need a truck on the road again as quickly as possible. <br /><br /><br /> I have never found it easy to ask for help. But caring for Mom over the last years of her life humbled me, and taught me that sometimes, you have to ask. So I am. <br /><br /><br /> Parnilla and I have set up a Go Fund Me. A Go Truck Me, actually. As of this morning, friends have contributed $1,375 to help replace my truck. If you'd like to donate, share with friends, or just learn more, here's the link: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/go-truck-me" target="_blank">Go Truck Me</a>.<br /><br /><br /> If you can help in any way, I would be more than grateful. <br /><br /><br /> Thank you for taking time to read and consider. Please share. <br /><br /><br /> Much appreciated, friends. <br /><br /> <br /><br /></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">A step-by-step article on the making of my recent drawing <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pirate Radio Edit </i>is featured this week in Strathmore Artist Papers' Spring Newsletter. If you're not an email subscriber to the newsletter, you can <a href="https://www.strathmoreartist.com/artist-newsletter.html" target="_blank">read the article here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Earlier this year, I was also interviewed for Strathmore's blog. Here's the <a href="https://www.strathmoreartist.com/blog-reader/artist-interview-mark-reep.html" target="_blank">interview</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Big thanks to Sara Prentice at Strathmore! </span></span></div>
Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-27694627113141410382017-04-18T14:02:00.000-04:002017-04-18T14:10:51.974-04:00Watch Over Me<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My apologies to any listeners still monitoring this frequency. For those who don't know, and new readers: In 2014, my mother, Eileen Hackett Reep became gravely anemic, suffered congestive heart failure, and underwent emergency surgery. She spent several weeks in hospital, and three weeks of rehabilitation followed before she regained enough strength and mobility to return home. My responsibilities as her caregiver left little time or energy, necessitating a hiatus from artmaking, gallery commitments and the like. On September 17, 2016, my mother passed away. I'm grateful she was able to spend her last years at home, and I was blessed to have her as long as I did. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, in May of 2016, my longtime partner <a href="http://parnilla.com/" target="_blank">Parnilla</a>, who had struggled for two years with an illness misdiagnosed as diverticulitis, underwent emergency surgery for ovarian cancer. Four weeks later, she began undergoing heavy chemotherapy, which lasted for five months. Side effects linger, but she's returned to work, and all reports are good. I'm so grateful. For the first time in years, we're looking forward to a good summer. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I was ready to make art again, Parnilla suggested I list some unframed drawings on <a href="http://ebay.to/2nJqPgR" target="_blank">eBay</a>. Response has been encouraging. Some drawings have sold for much less than they might have brought in gallery shows, but commissions and costs are correspondingly lower as well.<br /><br />I’m happy about this for several reasons. Most importantly, my drawings pay bills. They keep the light on over the drawing table, pay for my utilities, my internet connection. One day soon I hope they’ll pay for some upgrades, a more reliable connection to upload video files, etc. And of course, the big bills too. My goal remains a simple one many of us share: I want to make a living making art.<br /><br />Another reason I’m excited about making work available directly is that more friends can afford it. Over the years, many have purchased prints, cards, notebooks, other products featuring my images from print-on-demand sites like <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/markreep" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);">Redbubble</a>, <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/mark-reep.html" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);">Fine Art America</a>. Now, without the necessity of maintaining pricing understandably driven by galleries’ much higher overheads, folks who couldn’t have afforded to buy my work at gallery prices can afford an original drawing. That’s important to me. Feels good. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the past three years, I've neglected my <a href="http://markreep.net/" target="_blank">website</a> as well as this blog. Updates soon. I post new originals and prints, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eBay listings, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">work-in-progress scans and comments, interviews, other news on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markiedotpunk" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/markiedotpunk" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/markreep" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. I blog occasionally at <a href="https://niume.com/profile/22508#!/posts" target="_blank">Niume</a>, and I'll resume posting here as well. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you're new to my work, welcome. You'll find plenty at the links above. Questions are always welcome. Hope you enjoy! </span></div>
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They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Most days, I don’t feel like a graybeard, but it’s increasingly clear that if I’m ever to become productive enough to achieve the optimal Markie lifeplan (Surprised Inner Voice: ‘Hey- Lifeplan? Why wasn’t I told?’ Annoyed Other Inner Voice: ‘You were out partying, you damnfool. Shut up and type.’) then I’ll need to learn to multitask. In all likelihood, I'll need to multitask like a bastard. Admittedly, this is daunting. I am a narrow-focus person. I grind the details. (Inner Voice: Oh that’s clever. Admit it: You’re <i>obsessive!</i>’) But I am resolute, and I have a plan. I will start small, with achievable goals. Tonight, I will go buy bubblegum. I will walk home. On the way, I will unwrap the bubblegum, and begin chewing. <br />
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Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-60551018683151115032014-11-28T20:11:00.000-05:002014-11-28T20:25:32.696-05:00A Stonecutter's Son<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you could build anything- if money, means were no object- if building codes didn't restrict, if laws of physics were only odd old notions, gravity no burden either-What would you make? What shape would it take? What materials would you use? -Me, I'd use stone, and today anyway, it would look like this. 'Cause dammit, I'm a stonecutter's son.<br />
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'A Stonecutter's Son' is a charcoal and graphite drawing, 5" x 7". The unframed drawing is for sale; the price is $175. I accept Paypal. If you'd like this drawing, email me: markreep4@gmail.com. Thanks for looking.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-43443202711522747012014-08-15T14:32:00.003-04:002014-08-15T14:32:53.932-04:00Colorblind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"She only painted women <em>deshabille</em>: A waitress from a café on
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This 2002 drawing, <i>Once Upon A Time</i>, isn't for sale, but over the years a number of folks have asked about prints. I recently removed the drawing from its mat and frame for a high resolution scan, and prints are now available here: <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/products/once-upon-a-time-mark-reep-art-print.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://fineartamerica.com/<wbr></wbr>products/<wbr></wbr>once-upon-a-time-mark-reep-<wbr></wbr>art-print.html</a> Hover over the image at FAA for a full resolution preview. </span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">For those interested in technique: </span></span>I stippled the foreground, path, and tree with Sakura Pigma Micron pens; and stippled the castle and background with graphite pencils. Working time was around 120 hours.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-28927205556901555002014-08-05T23:09:00.000-04:002014-08-05T23:21:03.548-04:00A Certain Fall Of Light <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>A Certain Fall Of Light</i>. Graphite drawing, 8" x 8", unframed, 2014. If you're interested in the original, email me: <a href="mailto:markreep4@gmail.com">markreep4@gmail.com</a>.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-16938307623508454312014-06-04T14:43:00.000-04:002014-06-04T14:43:24.607-04:00Mark Reep at Found In Ithaca, June 4-29My solo show <i>Dreams In Black and White</i> is up at Found In Ithaca. More on the show <a href="http://foundinithaca.com/events/mark-reep-dreams-in-black-white">here</a>. Big thanks to Found co-owner Bill Hastings- Bill, it was a pleasure to meet you, and you hang a great show.<br />
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<i>Dreams In Black and White</i> includes 25 original drawings; prices start at $200. The show will be up June 4-29.<br />
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Found is located at 227 Cherry Street, two blocks behind Wegmans along the Cayuga inlet (here's a <a href="http://foundinithaca.com/find-us/">map</a>). Found is open 10-6 every day except Tuesday. If you'd like, and you can, hope you'll stop in, have a look, and enjoy.<br />
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<span class="userContent">My show <i>Dreams In Black & White</i> will be
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will be my largest solo show to date. If you live in or plan to visit New York State's Finger Lakes region in June, hope you'll have a look. This drawing is called 'Abandoned Waterworks'. More on the show here: <a href="http://foundinithaca.com/events/mark-reep-dreams-in-black-white" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://foundinithaca.com/events/mark-reep-dreams-in-black-white</a></span><br />
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<span class="userContent">I'm posting work that will be available in this show on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mark.reep.52">Facebook</a>. Stop by, friend me if we're not yet, and thanks for sharing. </span>Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-53348711555041272542014-04-24T14:17:00.003-04:002014-04-24T14:17:44.925-04:00Interview at In the Mood: Spotlight <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm honored to be the first artist interviewed by Jennifer Woodward at <i>In the Mood: Spotlight</i>. Here's the <a href="http://inthemoodspotlight.wordpress.com/">interview</a>. <i> </i><br />
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I talked some about the drawing above, <i>Light Be My Friend. </i>The original (charcoal and graphite pencil, 9 1/2" x 13 1/2") is available. If you're interested, email me for price and particulars: markreep4@gmail.com. <br />
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Happy to learn my drawing 'The Gift Within' will be included in Spectrum 21. Giclee prints are available <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-the-gift-within-mark-reep.html">here</a>.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-68159568222183780282014-01-15T21:50:00.000-05:002014-01-15T21:50:30.100-05:00Postcards From The Edge 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My drawing <i>'The world is wider than the walls we raise' </i>will be available at this year's <i>Postcards From The Edge </i>exhibition and sale to benefit Visual AIDS.<i> </i>Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, January 24-26. More <a href="http://www.luhringaugustine.com/news/16th-annual-postcards-from-the-edge">here</a>.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-42512406430669513812014-01-13T01:40:00.001-05:002014-01-13T01:40:25.741-05:00B&W <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Parnilla and I at the Black and White Biennial opening. Kickass work, great mix, happy to be part of it. Good to see old friends, meet new. Big thanks to everyone who came! Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-18215180689198833212014-01-08T12:33:00.000-05:002014-01-08T12:33:22.969-05:002014 Black & White Biennial at Exhibit A<br />
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Happy to have two original drawings, <i>The Gift Within</i> and <i>Solstice</i>, included in <a href="http://www.exh-a.com/2014-black-and-white-biennial.html">Exhibit A's 2014 Black and White Biennial</a>. Here's the <a href="http://www.stargazette.com/article/20140103/NEWS01/301030004/Corning-gallery-preps-black-white-show">Elmira Star-Gazette's feature</a>, and there's more on the gallery's Facebook page. Exhibit A is located at 22 East Market Street, Corning, NY. The show opens Saturday, January 11, 6-8PM. Black and white attire is encouraged. Hope to see you there!Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-13835616532946110132013-12-02T15:24:00.002-05:002013-12-02T15:30:35.980-05:00You Could See The Light From Farther ThenMy little story <a href="http://aminormagazine.com/2013/12/02/you-could-see-the-light-from-farther-then/" style="font-style: italic;">You Could See The Light From Farther Then</a> is included in the December issue of <a href="http://aminormagazine.com/">A-Minor Magazine</a>. My thanks to editors Nicolette Wong and Eryk Wenziak.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-73932373890636389662013-11-29T16:38:00.000-05:002013-11-29T17:02:39.111-05:00Curiosity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Charcoal and graphite drawing, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">6 ½” x 8 7/8”.</span><br />
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This hilltop oak is a local landmark. Twenty years ago, I photographed it many times with film cameras; this is the first time I’ve shot it with a digital. A small fence protects the tree from seedtime and harvest damage now, and a young man whose family has operated this farm for generations told me his dog is buried here. Can’t think of a better place.<br />
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Postcards and greeting cards available at <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/markreep/works/11117363-monument">Redbubble</a>.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-68281374796321537462013-11-17T16:40:00.001-05:002013-11-17T16:41:02.879-05:00Untroubled at Redbubble<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.redbubble.com/">My drawing 'Untroubled' is featured on Redbubble's homepage</a> today. Postcards, greeting cards and prints are <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/markreep/works/7411136-untroubled">available</a>. The original ink and graphite drawing is also available. If you're interested, email me: markreep4@gmail.com.Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-52738128670031531152013-11-10T18:32:00.003-05:002013-11-10T18:36:12.854-05:00All The Best Hopes<br />
Here's a series of in-progress photos documenting a small stonework called <i>All The Best Hopes.</i><br />
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The box frame is pine, milled from reclaimed lumber found at a municipal brushpile. The back is scrap plywood from a glass shop's discarded shelving unit. I gather stones wherever I am. The hanger is 12 gauge galvanized tie wire. </div>
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A day or two later, I realized the wire's twist-tie was in the way, so I cut it and secured the ends to screws sunk into the back. Where surfaces meet closely, I join stone with Weldbond. Where there are gaps to fill, I use a water-based construction adhesive. </div>
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I glued the triangular stone to a base cut from scrap plywood. When the Weldbond had cured, I shimmed and glued the base to the back. </div>
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Fitting the small stones surrounding the triangular icon was slow work. I use a hammer and pincers to break stone, coarse sandpaper to refine edges, weather fresh faces. I discarded more than a few. </div>
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The last two were the trickiest. They're at a focal point, and I wanted them tight. I want them all tight. But especially these. </div>
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I fill voids between the stones and back with latex caulk. I've used mortar, but I like caulk's flexibility and superior adhesion to both stone and wood. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>All The Best Hopes</i> Natural stone, framed, 14" x 18", 2013</td></tr>
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Here's the finished stonework. I wanted the look of dry-laid stone, tightly joined, but with the irregularities, the bellying-out and hollowing of a well-preserved old wall- And just as importantly, one you can touch. Stone feels good, does us more good than we know. It's timeless, calming, perhaps healing. For me, working with small stone is both a pleasure, and a valued meditation. </div>
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<br />Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-7441264840690762102013-10-29T12:25:00.000-04:002013-10-29T12:25:44.272-04:00Six Courses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Six courses laid. Clear pine boxframe milled from reclaimed wood; to lend a better sense of scale, the frame's face is about 3/4" wide. Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-23718985436443007492013-10-28T12:19:00.001-04:002013-10-28T12:47:54.125-04:00Tools & Materials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm doing a series of small stoneworks, and documenting process for promotional materials. Postcards, greeting cards and affordable prints of <i>Tools & Materials</i> are available at <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/markreep/works/11024192-tools-and-materials">Redbubble.</a>Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-48666270122527807682013-10-15T12:54:00.006-04:002013-10-15T13:04:00.074-04:00Hurt <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<i>Pain is the first teacher: </i>My poem 'Hurt' at <a href="http://thebluehourmagazine.com/2013/10/14/hurt-by-mark-reep/">The Blue Hour.</a>Mark Reephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32009480.post-25053438995629326702013-09-14T01:20:00.001-04:002013-09-14T10:34:31.551-04:00Hemingray Number 45<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of trading in antiques, collectibles etc is photographing them. This is a Hemingray Number 45 glass insulator. Millions were produced for long distance telephone lines from 1938-1960. They're not highly sought after, or worth a great deal; collectibility is often about rarity, and too many were made. <br />
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Form not only served function beautifully in this design, but held its own in a way we'd consider indulgent, wasteful now. I wonder how many of today's similarly utilitarian components, packaging products etc will survive this long, be considered lovely art objects one day. <br />
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Postcards, greeting cards, and matted prints of this photograph are available at <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/markreep/works/10832541-hemingray-number-45-glass-insulator">Redbubble</a>. Prices start under $3.<br />
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