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by Joe Schofield
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Our wooden holiday ornaments are 1/2" thick, approximately 4" tall, and include a string for easy hanging and a magnet on the back for use on refrigerators. Ornaments are available in six different shapes, including: stars, hearts, bells, trees, ovals, and stockings.
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The Amargosa Opera House. Rod Stewart once told us: Every picture tells a story, don't it? As such, you simply cannot make this place up. Here's a... more
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Gently clean with a damp cloth.
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Greeting Card
iPhone Case
Throw Pillow
Duvet Cover
Shower Curtain
Tote Bag
Round Beach Towel
Zip Pouch
Beach Towel
Weekender Tote Bag
Portable Battery Charger
Bath Towel
Apparel
Coffee Mug
Yoga Mat
Spiral Notebook
Fleece Blanket
Tapestry
Jigsaw Puzzle
Sticker
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The Amargosa Opera House. Rod Stewart once told us: "Every picture tells a story, don't it?" As such, you simply cannot make this place up. Here's a brief description:
Located in a remote stretch of desert, near the Nevada/California state line, the Amargosa Opera House, once an abandoned community center, offered weekly performances of classical ballet, theater, and pantomine. All the performances were written and executed by Marta Becket, a classically trained ballerina from New York, who came to this place to have a flat tire repaired in 1968, and essentially never left. Over the years she performed in the space, with or without an audience, and decorated the opera house with painted murals, portraying an audience of 16th century Spanish royalty, clerics, gypsies and revelers. Due to assorted health problems, her final performance was announced in 2012, but in 2013 she made a brief comeback in a program which involved no dancing. In 2014, portions of the Opera House were da...
As a kid I was fascinated with photographs. Look, Life magazine. National Geographic. That well-captured interplay of light and shadow...the notion of people, places and moments - all suspended in time. My first "real" camera was a Minolta Srt101. I was seduced. As a teenager, I learned how to develop film while working at Wyle Laboratories in El Segundo, and I still recall the smell of the developer...my eyes adjusting to the red filter light...and the sheer magic and delight of watching images begin to emerge. Life, family and a career as a teacher and psychologist intervened, not to mention a few more film cameras. Eventually, there was digital. Hah! Liberation! Photography is the creative medium that allows me to share...
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Anthony Jones
Beautiful work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Southern California Artist Collective Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Joe Schofield replied:
Thank you Anthony !
Joseph Schofield
Wow! That's an amazing story Joe, and a well documented find. L/F
Joe Schofield replied:
Thanks Joseph. Yeah … one of those “you gotta be kidding” unexpected spots.