I think giant portraits or photos of family members over the fireplace is usually…well…kinda creepy. But Valerie Leonard has hit on the exact right kind of creepy with her ancestral pet portraits. I would not have any problem hanging one of these in a place of prominence…
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Typographer and Illustrator, Jessica Hische, has set out to create “an illustrative initial every day,” and she is sharing her beautiful work through a website dedicated to her efforts: dailydropcap.com. She is currently on letter “N.”

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Thanks to all the staff at Gamil, Gamila, The Visual Art Exchange, Artspace and many many more, SPARKcon had a huge weekend to promote local creativity of the Triangle.
Lots of people ask why we do it and what we’re trying to create. We consistently work from the values established in the original SPARKcon Comment -which [...]

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