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- Sandy Chidester
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- note: This image is a hand drawn ANSI rendition of a detail of a Frazetta painting. I am married (Gary) and we have a son (John). I make artisan soap & bread. I am also currently studying / learning bookbinding.
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- spartasoap @ artfire
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- me @ flickr
- MAX Graphics
- Robert E. Howard home in Cross Plains, TX
- Frazetta
- Ernest Thesiger @ myspace
- gary's blog 57 chevy + more
- gary @ myspace
- spartasoap @ etsy
- Sparta Soap - where luxury is a work of art
- spartasoap @ ebay
- Postsecret
- gary & me @ youtube
- The Beat Page
- If I CouLD Set MY SoUL FrEE
- Medicine Beads Jewerly
- print labels with paypal
- outworldarts.com
- Artisan Bakers
- East End Brewing Company - Pgh
- Church Brew Works - Pgh
- Out Of Binding
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books - currently reading
- Volume I Non-Adhesive Binding: Books Without Paste or Glue - Keith Smith
- Volume IV Non-Adhesive Binding: Smith's Sewing Single Sheets - Keith Smith
- The Road to Madness - HP Lovecraft
- Almuric - Robert E Howard (not reading yet, but soon)
copper
verdigris is my favorite color
books - finished recently
- Shadowrealm: The Twilight War Book III (The Twilight War)
- Ham On Rye - Charles Bukowski
- The Haunting - Shirley Jackson
- Shadowstorm (Forgotten Realms: The Twilight War, Book 2) - Paul S Kemp
- Shadowbred (The Twilight War, Book 1) - Paul S Kemp
- Midnight's Mask (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy, Book 3) - Paul S Kemp
- Dawn of Night (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy Book 2) - Paul S Kemp <- I am really enjoying this series.
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
- Survivor: A Novel - Chuck Palahniuk
- Twilight Falling (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy Book 1) - Paul S Kemp <- I really loved this book.
- Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk
- The October Country - Ray Bradbury
- Post Office - Charles Bukowski
- Choke - Chuck Palahniuk
- The Star Rover - Jack London - This book was fantastic!
- The Lottery and Other Stories - Shirley Jackson - I love these stories.
- Drink Entire: Against the Madness of Crowds - Ray Bradbury - one of my favorite short stories
- The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - H.P. Lovecraft - so engrossing and otherworldly
- Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard - Mark Finn
- War All the Time - Charles Bukowski
- Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk - his books are somehow heavy and light at the same time
soldiers
Baghdad
my current listening pleasure
The Bride of Frankenstein
2001: A Space Odyssey
Jay
Klaus Kinski at shooting of "Nosferatu" (1979)
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olive & leaves soap stamp
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I carved the stamp with borrowed tools.
As you can see, I am no woodworker. I do like the impression it leaves on the soap. It looks a little different on each bar. |
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| soap pictured is rosemary tea thyme |
books , etc.
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard| Quick Leather Bindings: Non-Adhesive Binding Volume 5
| Headbands, How to Work Them | Ham on Rye: A Novel
| Shadowbred (The Twilight War, Book 1)
| Shadowstorm (Forgotten Realms: The Twilight War, Book 2)
| Shadowrealm: The Twilight War Book III (The Twilight War)
| How to Build & Modify High-Performance Manual Transmissions (S-A Design) (Sa Design)
| To Kill a Mockingbird
| Dawn of Night (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy)
| Midnight's Mask (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy, Book 3)
| Volume I Non-Adhesive Binding: Books Without Paste or Glue | Volume II Non-Adhesive Binding: 1-2- & 3-Section Sewings | Volume III Non-Adhesive Binding: Exposed Spine Sewings | Volume IV Non-Adhesive Binding: Smith's Sewing Single Sheets | Almuric
| Twilight Falling (Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy)
| Survivor: A Novel
| Dreams of Terror and Death: The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft
| The Star Rover (Literary Classics)
| Fight Club: A Novel
| The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
| The Lottery and Other Stories
| The October Country
| Sketching Your Favorite Subjects in Pen & Ink
| The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Stories, Plays, Poems, and Essays
| The Road to Madness
| Choke
| Invisible Monsters
| Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
| The Craft of Bookbinding
| Painting Weathered Buildings in Pen Ink & Watercolor (Artist's Photo Reference)
| Making Natural Liquid Soaps: Herbal Shower Gels / Conditioning Shampoos / Moisturizing Hand Soaps
| Equus 3620 Vacuum Gauge
| Equus 3130 Innova Diagnostic Code Scanner with Live, Record and Playback Data Capability for OBDII (Post-1996) Vehicles
| War All the Time: Poems, 1981-1984
| A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book
| General Motors: Chevrolet Malibu (1997 thru 2003) Oldsmobile Alero (1999 thru 2003) Oldsmobile Cutlass (1997-2000) Pontiac Grand Am (1999 thru 2003) (Haynes Manuals)
| Catalog of Chevy V8 Engine Casting Numbers 1955-93 and Stamped Numbers (Matching Numbers Series)
| The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics)
| post office: A Novel
| Love Is A Dog From Hell. Poems 1974-1977
| Sketchbook-Hunter Green Blank Book 5 1/2 x 8 1/4"
| Kodak EasyShare SV-710 7-Inch Digital Picture Frame
| Where Is My Mind?
| CONAN Red Nails "The Authorized Edition"
| Pigeons from Hell
| Sketchbook Black cover 8 1/4 x 11"
| The Road
| The Illustrated Man (Grand Master Editions)
| Freaks
| Sketchbook-Black Blank Book-5 1/2 x 8 1/4"
| Ultimate Film Noir Collection (6pc)
| ADVENTURES IN EMBROIDERY
| Robert E. Howard's Weird Works Volume 4: Wings in the Night (Weird Works of Robert E. Howard)
| Graveyard Rats and Others
| The Complete Action Stories
| Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient (The Works of Robert E. Howard)
| Robert E. Howard's Treasures Of Tartary
| Final Fantasy XII
| The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
| The Conquering Sword of Conan (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 3)
| Cyberpl@y: Communicating Online (New Technologies/New Cultures Series)
| Boxing Stories (The Works of Robert E. Howard)
| Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard
| Fire and Ice (2-Disc Limited Edition)
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SF Hall of Fame)
| Conan the Barbarian
| The Bride of Frankenstein
| Bulfinch's Mythology - Deluxe Edition
| In the Court of the Crimson King
| The Chronicles of Riddick - Pitch Black (Unrated Director's Cut) [HD DVD]
| How to Rebuild Your Small-Block Chevy
| John Lingenfelter on Modifying SB Chevy Engines
| The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian: The Original Adventures of the Greatest Sword and Sorcery Hero of All Time!
| The Bloody Crown of Conan (Conan of Cimmeria, Book 2)
| W.B. Yeats: Selected Poems
| Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
| Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, Book 2)
| Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 3)
| God Emperor of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 4)
| Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 5)
| Chapterhouse Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 6)
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