The Dreaded Kreativ Blogger Award
on Nov 17, 2009 in Awards Artist William Bezek Fellow blogger Linda Fleming found my post about Lakeview Cemetery worthy of an award. I am thankful for the thoughtful gesture, but here we are...dreaded "Kreativ Blogger Award"...face to face. If you know me at all, it won't surprise you that the c...

Once Upon A Time: I won a golden ticket
on Nov 7, 2009 in Awards Roald Dahl Grace Slick 1970's Artist William Bezek It is an odd sensation when you look back at some events in your seemingly little life and realize that they are quite extraordinary indeed.I was always "art boy" in school, it was my thing, it's what I did. Danny Rosenburg was known for how many boo...

Further Adventures in French Cooking...Dammit Julia!
on Nov 5, 2009 in Artist William Bezek Paris French Cooking Artist William Bezek's Cleveland Home It's addictive...I freely admit it. All that butter and cream (yum). I have always made it a goal to cook a healthy diet but that big blue cookbook keeps calling. I used to be a real veggie chef, but now I see some lovely Russian Red Kale at Whole Fo...

Rotten Pumpkins litter the Deathly Hallows
on Nov 2, 2009 in Pink Floyd Jesus Halloween The last vintage Jack O'Lantern has been boxed away and I have that familiar old feeling...All Hallows Blues. Most people just won't feel this way for another 2 months, when they pack away all that Jesus stuff that they covet. But this was always my...

I prefer Hallowe'en circa 1904
on Oct 30, 2009 in Film Halloween Meet Me In St Louis I am a self admitted Halloween Freak...with a capital F. But I just don't get all this blood and guts-slasher-stalker-psycho stuff that has slowly emerged to the forefront of our beloved holiday over the past 3 decades. Maybe I was just born way too...

Frolicking with the Dead
on Oct 27, 2009 in Cleveland Ohio Cemetery Hercules Halloween 80's music A beautiful Fall day is perfect for a visit to one of my favorite places...Cleveland's Lakeview Cemetery, a glorious 285 acre park established in 1869 that is home to over 102,000 corpses!Hercules and I wandered the tombs, crypts, and monuments while...

My Little French Kitchen
on Oct 23, 2009 in Artist William Bezek Paris French Cooking Artist William Bezek's Cleveland Home Hercules and I LOVE France. When talking of the future, we like to see ourselves semi retired in Provence or Paris. Some of our most memorable meals were eaten leisurely with amazing bottles of wine in quaint sidewalk cafes along the Seine and high a...

OCTOBER IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS: photos from the Stratford House
on Oct 20, 2009 in Halloween Artist William Bezek's Cleveland Home DANG! I am going to have soooo many leaves to rake!

Haunting the House
on Oct 12, 2009 in Halloween Decorations Halloween Artist William Bezek's Cleveland Home I have been enjoying my October in the North East immensely. Most of the decorations have been unpacked and arranged about the house. There is a definite Fall chill to the air as the first of the leaves flutter lazily down while I decorate the Hallow...

What to do?
on Oct 7, 2009I have been asked by an American company to design some Halloween pieces for reproduction. While this is flattering and validating as an artist, it does pose some problems for me ethically. The up side is that I would have a few pieces available in h...