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Not Peter Piper

January 19, 2010

Tags: pixelated, pixies, pink and purple pants, peperoni pizza, port

Pixelated pixies in pink and purple pants partied with peperoni pizza and port. If pixelated pixies in pink and purple pants partied with perperoni pizza and port, what would be their resolution? See answer in Comments.

Avatar, Movie

January 13, 2010

Tags: Avatar, blue monkey people, Na'Vi, Native Americans, James Cameron, Wes Studi

I was dazzled by the 3D, special effects, and concepts of this movie. Writer-Director James Cameron has created a unique world in which gravity is low, spirituality is high, and the plants and animals are beautiful and fierce. I especially liked the plants that looked like coral and the seeds that looked like jelly (more…)

Reprint Cover, The Indian Captivity of Oliver Spencer

January 13, 2010

Tags: reprint, Oliver Spencer, Ohio map

I'm creating some artwork for a cover for a reprint of The Indian Captivity of O.M. Spencer. I want an old map look of the Ohio region with the rivers, primarily. In the past I created a line drawing map of the state of Ohio in 150 dpi (dots per inch), but I need 300 dpi. I created (more…)

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Children's Historical Fiction
The African Mask
"Vivid recreation of 11th-century Africa." Kirkus Review
Narrative non-fiction