Willceau Illo News

Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Twenty Four

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Tina Garceau

Two hundred and twenty four in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

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The End of the Adobe Era: Reclaiming My Creative Life with Vintage Macs

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been a Photoshop user since the early 1990s.

My roommate at that time scraped together enough cash to buy a used Macintosh IIci. He owned this magnificent 40-by-60-inch drafting table, which he lowered completely flat to make room for the computer, monitor, scanner, printer, and a writhing nest of cables that snaked between them all.

Little did we realize how prescient that simple act would be: by leveling the table parallel to the floor, he was quietly signaling the end of an era. The surface would never tilt upward again for sketching, drafting, or any hands-on analog work. It would never serve as a drafting board ever again. From that day forward, it became nothing more than an expensive pedestal for very expensive beige boxes. Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Computers, Curious Clutter, Joe's Garage | Tagged 1990s computing, Adobe, Adobe subscription, analog to digital, beige box, cancel Adobe, Creative Cloud, creative freedom, death by a thousand cuts, digital minimalism, drafting table, future proofing, Mac Mini, Mac nostalgia, Macintosh IIci, old Mac, old software, Photoshop, Photoshop CS4, Power Mac, pre-subscription Photoshop, retro computing, subscription fatigue, vintage Mac | 2 Comments

Minestrone Soup

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Tina Garceau

This minestrone soup is loaded with vegetables, beans, and pasta in a delicious garlicky tomato broth. It’s ridiculously good for you, and makes amazing leftovers. It’s even easy enough to whip up on a weeknight! Continue reading →

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven | Tagged bean, minestrone, soup, soup is good food | 1 Comment

Caturday

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Tina Garceau

Posted in Caturday, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged Caturday, South Philly, window cats | 1 Comment

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been playing around with this scanned negative in the free, cross platform, Photoshop alternative GIMP!

Posted in Computers, photo manipulation, Photography, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch | Tagged analog, bienvenue, digital, GIMP, photography, Photoshop, Tina Garceau, USA, welcome!, Willkommen | 2 Comments

It Wasn’t the Worst Little Sketchbook

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Joe

I wasn’t crazy about this discounted discount sketchbook when I first got it, but now that it’s gone, I realize it wasn’t that bad after all!

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Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, comics, horror, humor, Illustration, Monkey and Bird, punk, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA | 2 Comments

Chocolate Coated Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Tina Garceau

These cookies are a bit high maintenance to make – but are so worth it! They’re made with cake and bread flour and have a crispy, chewy texture, and a chocolate dipped bottom. Yum! Continue reading →