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About these links: I've included links here that I think you might enjoy or find valuable. Although in some cases I know the people who do the site, or have done business with them, that is not always true. For the most part I don't know any more about the owners of the sites than anyone else does, so please do not assume that by including links I am endorsing any product or service that they provide. Of course I have no control over the content of most of these sites and any one of them might change without notice. Thank you! I hope you enjoy them! Architecture / Art / ArchitectureThe Great Buildings Collection
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Ebsworth Park Frank Lloyd Wright House Price Tower Arts Center - Bartlesville, OK Lutheran Redeemer Church - another reason to visit Bartlesville, if the Price Tower is not enough! Built on Oil, Banking on Design - Article about architecture in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Friends of Kebyar - Bruce Goff and Organic Architecture Boston Avenue Methodist Church - I've only seen the outside so far, but even that blew my mind. Lost Tulsa - Dead, dying, or otherwise interesting structures in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Oral Roberts University - Campus Tour Arcosanti - Experimental town in Arizona A Digital Archive of American Architecture Pictures and movies of the St. Louis Arena implosion on the Spirtas Wrecking web site Landmarks Association of St. Louis DOCOMOMO - DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement
Ecology of Absence - documents the disease of abandonment of the built environment and its treatment
Articles about St. Louis Buildings ArtArtistsMary Ann Michna - Imagery of disappearing Americana. Cindy Royal - Mixed-media culmination of ground papier-mâché, fibers, and vestiges of an entertainment career. Geneviéve Esson - Surreal artist on canvas and paper. Craig Downs - Artist, Muralist, Sign Painter Neptune Arts: Home page of graphic designer Pam McClung. Includes card art, stamp art, and clay art. Magenta Raven - Desert inspired images to adorn your living spaces. Global Art Information: International monthly update of upcoming art competitions, juried exhibitions, art jobs, other art opportunities and events. Remember September Mail Art Project Stampington & Company Calls and Challenges Get Published in Vamp Stamp News Your Designs Rock - 2008 contest for the best creations made from Rings & Things products
Dragonhome's Place on the Web: Information on rubberstamps, scrapbooks, polymer clay, collage, altered books and more. Graphics.com Resources Directory Regional Arts Commission Public Art Directory - of the St. Louis Region Jas Felter's home page: A great place to do serious research on aritstamps (faux postage) and view examples of the art. Sybil Gibson In CyberSpace: Outsider Art 30 Year Retrospective Exhibition Missouri Botannical Garden Sculpture Guide
"Artpool is a non profit alternative art institution in Hungary, with the objective to register changes in art, to present and document the most interesting art experiments and to promote artistic communication." Creative Postcard Club - Professional designers, illustrators, design students and creatives set projects for themselves to exercise their creativity. The Art Therapy Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Critical Mass - Nonprofit, self-formed visual arts collaborative dedicated to promoting, enhancing and initiating contemporary visual art in the St. Louis region. Ruckus art web ring Northern Arts Council - Based in Ferguson, Missouri, and focused on North St. Louis County
Creativity Portal: A directory of instructional web sites Exploring Color Web Site for Creative Artists Teck Talk at the Artpaper web site. A guide to art materials from a supplier of archival art supplies. Art Mart - tips and projects page Athena Review: Journal of Archaeology, History, and Exploration Alexander Calder Foundation Rock Art Net: Mmmm, petroglyphs! Petroglyphs and Rock Art of South America Native Tech - Indigenous ethno-technology focusing on the arts of Eastern Woodland Indian Peoples, providing historical and contemporary background with instructional how-to's and references. Stone Pages - Stonehenge, stone circles, dolmens, ancient standing stones, cairns, barrows, hillforts and archaeology of megalithic Europe.
Craft Alliance - University City, Missouri Masterpeace Studios - Kirkwood, Missouri the warhol: resources and lessons - Art lesson plans based on the work of Andy Warhol Art of Mexico - Lesson ideas Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum National Museum of American Illustration Tinkertown Museum - The life work of Folk Artist Ross Ward Garden of Eden Outsider Art Environment Grassroots Arts Center in Lucas, Kansas The Fonthill Museum - Concrete castle with handcrafted tiles by Henry Mercer. Moravian Pottery and Tile Works Museum of Bad Art: "Art too bad to be ignored!" Inuit: The center for Intuitive and Outsider art. ARTitude Zine: Assemblage, altered books, collage, rubber stamping and more. dog eared magazine - a journal of book arts Now What? - Quarterly online magazine with projects and ideas for the multi-media artist. Whatever . . .Whenever - free online newsletter Beads and JewelryAbout.com Jewelry Making Articles Rings and Things Jewelry Projects An Easy Jewelry Project: Optical Lens Necklace Wholesale Beads Glass and Silver Bead - Glass and gemstone beads, silver beads, metal beads, natural beads and pearls. Shrink Plastic Charms Bracelet Polymer ClayGlass Attic Polymer Clay Encyclopedia Rubber Stamping On Clay - from Limited Edition Rubberstamps Rubber Stamping on Polymer Clay - From Polymer Clay Central Fragments - How to make polymer clay faux pottery shards Faux Abalone Shell with Black Oxide Powder Faux Fossilized Agatized Coral Washi Paper and Clay Bracelets Polymer Clay How-To Desk - From Desiree's Desired Creations Lynelle's Index of Pages: Mainly Polymer Clay and weaving Prarie Craft Company features some general information on Polymer Clay and some projects as well. Book Arts and Paper ArtsArt and Craft Beginning Basics - from Stampington & Company Colophon Page Modern Illustrated and Fine Press Books CBBAG: Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild - Huge site with lots of information and links. The San Francisco Center for the Book Book Arts Web: Large site, lots to see. The Binding of this Book: A tutorial on sigle section bookbinding. Square Gift Box Template from Activity Village. Red Lead Paper Project Tutorials Artist Trading Cards Cutting Diagram ARTISTAMPS & PADS BY J & M SPECIALTY: They sell perforated gummed stamp sheets for making faux postage. Crafts and HobbiesMelt and Pour Soap Recipes - My own page of recipes and instructions for melt and pour soap crafting and related homemade bath items. Packaging ideas and links to other resources. Soap Wizards: How-to guide and supplies for sale. Meltandpour.com - Instructions and recipes for making your own soaps and toiletries at home. Camden-Grey's Handmade Toiletries Group - A forum to discuss the fine art of making all types of toiletries using the most natural raw materials possible. Activity Village: Activities and crafts for kids. Pattern Centre at Chatsco Distributions: Lots of craft ideas and patterns. Free Leather Craft Projects and Bead Patterns Simple Soy Wax Batik for Fabric Jacquard Forums - Discuss fabric dyeing, fabric paintings, and other techniques with Jacquard products. Pinata color Tips and Techniques Photo Frame with Decorative Papers Handpainted Ceramic Tile Coasters Craftown Crafter's Resource Center - Craft Lessons
Beginning Needlepoint (Part 1) Swappers and Collectors Pages: If you're passionate about collecting, you can find newsgroups, collectors' ads, and more to help fuel your obsession. The Railroad Paint Shop - Drawings of railroad locomotives, rolling stock, and lineside structures The International Machine Cancel Society - Dedicated to the study of Machine Postal Markings, the machine inventors, patents, and other related history Post Office in Paradise - Mail and postage stamps of 19th century Hawaii THE PLASTIC SPORK BLOG - DIY Site for projects involving plastic - home additions, aquariums, lighting, craft projects, more!
Clip Art, Animations and SoundsFree Image Downloads - from Dynamic Graphics Magazine Free Icons from Blue Vinyl Fonts
Absolute Sound Effects Archive Crop CirclesRubber StampingCarolyn's Stamp Store - My own line of rubber stamps. Dragonhome's Place for Rubberstamping, Scrapbooking and MUCH MORE! RubberStampMadness Fabulous Stamp Tips The Carving Consortium web site. The Carving Consortium's International Treasury of Eraser Carved Images: The Carving Consortium has another large site with lots of carved images for you to view. Turtle Man Frank's Casa has awesome carvings and a lot more! How to Make a Rubber Stamp by Der Mad Stamper Ruth Ann's Soft-Block Carving: How-to's, gallery, and links. Zum Gali Gali rubber stamp company. Includes a large stamping FAQ and an article on reduction block printing. Gingerwood's Links: Over 1,000 rubber stamping links. Acrylview.com acrylic rubber stamp mounts Ready Stamps - Create your own rubber stamp designs for use with polymer clay or paper. Stamping Tips from Lasting Impression stamps. PolyShrink Galleries - Shrink plastic samples, techniques, and projects. Embossed Shrink Plastic Charms DesignHere are some designers that I like. dwell - at home in the modern world
FontsFont Diner: Retro site design, retro fonts, some free. A lot of my favorites come from here. Blue Vinyl Fonts: Another favorite place to score retro fonts. Cool Archive: 950 Free Fonts DaFont: Free and Shareware Fonts 04: Bitmap Fonts US Highway Old Style shareware font Identifont: Tools for indentifying and finding fonts What the Font: Another font identification tool
GardeningThe Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory
Wildflowers & Weeds - Identification of wild flowers, plus weed control alternatives. Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects SeedMessenger - Community of gardeners who are dedicated to sharing and exchanging seeds amongst fellow enthusiasts around the world. American Horticultural Therapy Association Wild Ones - A national not-for-profit organization to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound landscaping. Historic Iris Preservation Society Killerplants.com - Online Source for Knowledge Botanical What's That Thing? Slime Molds
CookingFun With Food - My own recipe page, a mixture of recipes original with me and some of my favorites from other sources. Beef Recipes from KTRS and the Missouri Beef Council. Cheese Recipes from Hautly Cheese. Heart-Healthy Recipes from Zorba Paster On Your Health. Yogurt Recipes from Stonyfield Farms. Deep Fried Kudzu - An ezine with lots of recipes plus crafts, travel, and other aspects of Southern living. Recipes for Cooking with Herbs Indiaparenting Cooking Club - Recipes from different regions of India, plus Thai, Chinese, American and more. Hodgson Mill’s recipe collection Bread Recipes from Panera Bread PhotographyiStockphoto.com: Inexpensive source of stock photos for your projects. My photos are here. Route66photographs.com - Featuring roadside images by Jim Ross and Shellee Graham. Comprehensive Archaeological Photos and News - Browse an extensive catalogue of rare Archaeological photography, read archaeological news and learn about new topics in the archaeology knowledge center. Download royalty free archaeology photos. Basic Photography Guide by Robert Slade Gravestone Photo Project - Gravestone photo repository. Keziah Originals - Gallery of digital photography by Jim Massey and leather-tooled art by Carol Massey: fine art prints, framed leather art, note cards available.
Retro
Jetset Design for Modern Living Space Age City: Home of Googie Architecture On-line Minneapolis Museum of Art guide to modernism deco-echoes.com: modern design for modern living Land+Living - Modern Lifestyle + Design Roadside Peek: A Yesterworld on the Web - Dig the crazy architecture and signage. America's Landmark Under the Orange Roof - fan site for Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges and Restaurants Melinamade - Retro design reproduction fabric, wallpaper and home furnishing accessories.
Inventing the "Jet Age" in America - Great quote: "...the curved trajectories of the "Jet Age" did not crash with Vietnam and Nixon - they simply continued underground before resurfacing in the Internet Age." Route 66 and Road TrippingThe Route 66 Association of Missouri Route 66 Re-Commissioning Initiative - A proposal to make Route 66 an official highway again John's Modern Cabins News - Historic preservation efforts on Route 66 Crocodile Lile - Route 66 biker accessories, Route 66 jewelry, custom clocks and leather care products. Friends of the Mother Road - a volunteer organization dedicated to preservation and education along Route 66 in Missouri 2007 Route 66 Festival - in Clinton, Oklahoma Route 66 Motels - the best mom-and-pop motels the Mother Road has to offer. Historic Route 66 Huge link collection. Motel Americana: Exploring classic roadside architecture since 1995. USA Yesterday and Today: Old Sites along the roads of the USA Roadsideamerica.com: Your online guide to offbeat tourist attractions. The American Highway Project: Photographic Documentation of America's Vanishing Roadside Culture. 6t6kix Home: Lots of Route 66 photos. Official World's Largest Catsup Bottle Web Site and Fan Club Official Route 66 Festival '08 - Litchfield, Illinois Society for Commercial Archaeology Mock Turtle Press - Publishers of travel books and the magazine American Road National Historic Route 66 Federation - Nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Route 66 across the country. Historic Route 66 - Free information for those who want to learn more about Route 66. Postmark Art - by Ken Turmel 66postcards.com - An on-line collection of postcards from "The Mother Road" Route 66 Lost and Found - Ruins and Relics Revisited Route 66 Preservation Foundation - Our mission is to develop resources for the preservation and benefit of the Route 66 corridor and its community. Route 66 Pulse - News, events, and happenings along America's Mother Road, Historic Route 66. Route 66 Today TV - Route 66 video clips featuring the people that live work and travel along Historic Route 66 Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum Googie - Things to do in Los Angeles Railroad Museums accessible by deviating from Route 66
TravelMakanda, Illinois Vulture Fest Metropolis Downtown Architectural Walking Tours Historic St. Charles, Missouri Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites Boone's Lick State Historic Site Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Desert Wonderland - Stimulating yet restful desert environment where indoor and outdoor osmosis expands your exposure to the desert. ExitHere.net - "The real adventure is on the back roads, and we take you there: Route 66, roadside attractions, and MORE."
Santa Fe Trail The Interactive Santa Fe Trail Fort Larned National Historic Site Official Oklahoma Tourism web site Pecos National Historical Park My Tiny Vegas - About Las Vegas, New Mexico Historic Shuler Theater - in Raton, New Mexico Yellowstone Trail Outdoor Fun
History
Digital Scriptorium Projects - Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University Digital Clendening - Rare texts and images University of Florida Digital Collections U.S. Government Photos and Multimedia Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection California Academy of Sciences Antropology Collections "Powerful Grace Lies in Herbs and Plants" - Historic illustrations and uses of plants. Visual Collections - Images of art, history, and culture. Digital Past - Photographs, postcards, diaries, oral histories, documents, movies, interpretive exhibits, and other historical materials from libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural venues throughout Illinois.
Linda Hall Library - Digital Services and Collections TWAlive - Remembering Trans World Airlines The Airchive - The Webseum of Commercial Aviation History's Time Portal to Old St. Louis The Great New Madrid Earthquake Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax
Mark Chirnside's Reception Room - Olympic, Titanic, Britannic, Majestic, Aquitania and other liners of the past. Penny Postcards - Historic images from all over the US 90th Infantry Division Preservation Group Arizona Mohave Museum of History and Arts
ScienceStrange Science - A collection of misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and dishonest mistakes about dinosaurs, mammals, sea monsters and prehistoric beasts. Modern Myths Taught As Science Heavens-Above - information to help you observe satellites in your area Moon Base Clavius - The Apollo program and its manned exploration of the moon Phytoremediation - Biological remediation of environmental problems using plants. AquariumsFish in the .Net - online community of aquarists of all types, old and new, beginner and expert. FishGeeks - Information on aquarium fish, tropical fish, pond fish, saltwater fish and aquariums. Natural Aquariums - Information on simple lo to no tech planted aquariums, and the aquarium plants, fish, and invertebrates that live in them. Bristol Aquarists Society - information about the different fancy goldfish varieties, how to keep them, and how to breed them. How to Make a Goldfish Live for Decades PlecoFanatics.com - Loricariidae and Plecostomus Community Pet Fish Talk - weekly internet talk show about keeping pet fish in aquariums, fish bowls, and ponds. MASIFishHeads - official mailing list for the Missouri Aquarium Society, Inc. (MASI) Piranha Realm - Public Aquarium in St. Louis County Habitatitude - how to avoid introducing aquatic invasive species to the natural environment. Voting HelpHas the vituperativeness (if that's a word) and planned confusion that surrounds our politcal process discouraged you? Don't despair. First of all, it's nothing new, we've survived it before and we will again. Secondly, resources do exist to help you figure out what is going on, and despite what some people think, you probably ARE smart enough to figure it out. The right to vote - if it's important to you, vote in every election. That's the best way to make sure you'll always be able to. Don't let dead people speak for you! (If you're from the St. Louis area you know what I'm talking about!) Write Your Representative - Find out who your representative is and how to contact him or her. St. Louis County Board of Election Comissioners The Missouri Bar - Contains voter's information on judges Internal Revenue Service - Research political organization funding Radio550 KTRS - St. Louis 97.1 FM Talk - St. Louis Radio-Locator - Your Electronic Guide to Radio Stations around the World HeartsART RADIO - Mixed media arts
MyNorthwest.com - Home of Seattle's 710KIRO, B97.3 and 770KTTH WGN Radio - News/Talk 720, WGN, The Voice of Chicago. 850 KOA - Denver WOR 710 - New York Cool Sites of the Week
Friends
Shellee Graham: Books, exhibits and photos of Route 66 Kathryn - Gettin' My Kicks, Adventures On and Off the Road Rich's Blog - Beatles, music, and other interests. Road Trip Memories: Lots of photos and notes. Titanic Research and Modeling Association: A friend of mine's site that grew from a few pictures of his model to a worldwide organization. Other ResourcesU.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 Code Look-up Urban Legends Reference Pages - We've all made dorks of ourselves by forwarding emails about things that never happened. This site helps us all avoid that unfortunate situation. Truth Or Fiction - Email reality check Give.org - BBB Wise Giving Alliance The Breast Cancer Site - Fund free mammograms St. Louis County Office of Waste Managment - Recycling info for St. Louis County Residents St. Louis Teachers Recycling Center Freecycle St. Louis - For all who want to recycle that special something rather than throw it away. St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Basilica of St. Louis, King of France
Metropolis St. Louis Wine Club St. Louis Web Developers Organization St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA) Ed Kleiman's Small Cloud Prayer Ministries - Christian prayer site for prayer requests, online resources and handouts offered without cost. Webs Dot Com - Your One Stop Website Shop
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Carolyn's Stamp Store Rubber art stamps designed by Carolyn Hasenfratz for your creative craft projects. Many Route 66 designs available. www.carolynsstampstore.com |
Carolyn Hasenfratz Design Award-winning web design and development, Flash animation, presentations and slide shows, and graphic design. www.chasenfratz.com |
The John's Modern Cabins News Chronicles historic preservation efforts on Route 66, the Main Street of America. www.jmcnews.com |