Some more book covers I have designed / assembled

Crossing Paths by Debbie Robson
Mary Celeste Press

The Magical Publishing Pen
by M. Stefan Strozier
Mary Celeste Press

Second Row by M. Stefan Strozier
Mary Celeste Press

Audience Magazine, Spring 2012 Issue
World Audience Press

Sonnets: Darklight & Echoes by Michael V. Massari
World Audience Publishers

The Mental Performance Index by John F. Murray Ph.D
World Audience Publishers

Laman St. Figs Destruction - 7 Feb. 2012, Day 8 - Last Fig Felled

Last Tree Standing
The tall one to the right of the right
of the art gallery and to the left
of the crane.
HDR b&w photo, HTC camera.

All the Trees Are Gone
Looks like an old photo, doesn't it?
HDR b&w photo, HTC camera.

hope-less

hope - less

I took the photo on the left, of the yellow card heart, in August 2010. The Laman Street Figs had been adorned with toys and notes written on card, in this case in the shape of a heart.
 

The photo on the right, of the sawn-through Fig tree, was taken on the 4th February 2012, last weekend. 

I don't think it's the same tree, but I noticed that the sawn-through trunk looked heart-shaped, and actually, the angle of both card - held by my girlfriend Justine - and the sawn-through tree are almost the same (I wasn't consciously trying to replicate that). 

BTW, the NCC branding logo is my digital mischief.

Feel free to link to this page or download the image and put on your own Facebook page / blog.

Laman St. Figs Destruction - 4 Feb. 2012, Day 5

Day 5. The sun finally shone, but Novocastrians could see what the damage looked like in the light of day.

Laman St. Figs Destruction - 3 Feb. 2012, Day 4.

Day 4 was more pleasant, weather-wise, but the trees continued to be felled. In the afternoon, at 4:30pm,  more than a hundred pro-fig protesters made noise in the way of chants of SHAME COUNCIL SHAME!, bells, whistles, horns and pots and pans hit with spoons in a successful attempt to make more of a racket than that of the chainsaws and wood chipper. 

Liveable City Director was Frank Cordingly was seen hiding behind a column near the Art Gallery, admiring his work no doubt. Tree felling / cutting / chipping ceased around 5pm, allowing those attending the Gallery exhibition - including musical icon Kamahl - to be able to chat to each other without raising their voices. Here are some photos.

Dawson Street End.

Dawson Street End.

Darby Street End.

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Darby Street End.

Darby Street End. Joyce Foster with her Australian flag.

Darby Street End. Joyce Foster with her Australian flag.

Darby Street End.

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Darby Street End. Doug Lithgow wearing his Tam o'Shanter

Darby Street End.

Darby Street End. Down to the stump.

Darby Street End.

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Darby Street End. Joyce Foster with her Australian flag.

Darby Street End. Joyce Foster takes a well-earned drink.

Police camp. from Civic Park.