Tom was many things, but cartooning was the love of his life. When he found that the market for cartoons drawn on paper and published in magazines was declining in the early 1960s, he started cartooning in clay and his … Continue reading →
In my recent post on the MB button, I ended on a note about the rarity of the “TB” button. Well, I found one – on a character plaque owned by a person here in Homestead. A close up of … Continue reading →
On January 5, 2014, I gave a PowerPoint presentation in the Pioneer Room of the First National Bank in Homestead about the history behind Mary Blakley Ceramics. It was sponsored by the Homestead Center for the Arts. Many people collect … Continue reading →
In the last six months, I’ve become aware that there are many collectors of the work of Mary Blakley Ceramics who believe that if their piece has an “mb” button on it, similar in appearance to this photograph, that the … Continue reading →