April 19th, 2012
A new page has been published in the story The Lair of the Clockwork Book, at Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual.
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April 17th, 2012

There’s just something about assemblage sculpture of robots, in which the artist picks from the cast-off streamlined spare parts of yesterday and makes something entirely original – though not entirely new – out of those old gauges, speaker grilles, canisters and vacuum tubes. Like I say, there’s just something about them and that something never fails to make me smile.
So thanks to Dark Roasted Blend I’ve been smiling this morning.
These are just a couple of pictures of Mike Rivamonte’s assemblage sculptures. My favorite listed component (so far!) is "Australian drive-in speaker". Because the dedicated roboticist will go straight to the Antipodes for his diodes.
There are also rockets, including some resin-cast versions, listed on Rivamonte’s home page, and for those of us with more appreciation than ready cash there are some awfully nice prints, too. Wonderful stuff!
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April 16th, 2012
A new page has been published in the story The Lair of the Clockwork Book, at Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual.
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April 15th, 2012

It’s always Buck Rogers day here in the Secret Laboratory, but I don’t always have anything to show for it. Therefore, let’s take a moment to admire Teresa N. Fischer’s painting of vintage Buck Rogers toys arranged in a still life, complete with a hanging backdrop of the starriest stars imaginable.
This 20" by 20" oil is currently on display at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, California through May 3rd.
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April 12th, 2012
A new page has been published in the story The Lair of the Clockwork Book, at Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual.
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