Secret Beauty Hats: Fine Millinery
312-857-4287
Wednesday 11-3
Thursday and Friday 11-4
In retirement Bill Franz bought a camera, learned how to use it, and became a volunteer photographer. He has done photo projects for the Humane Society of Greater Dayton and for almost two dozen other local organizations.
In 2013 Bill started a project of his own – photographing people at work. Since then he has photographed hundreds of workers, from butchers and bakers and candy makers to clowns and sculptors and fire eaters. The photos have appeared in solo and group art exhibitions and also in less traditional venues such as hospitals, retail stores, nature centers and breweries. They have been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Profits from photo sales go to Dayton area nonprofits.
By Bill Franz
Secret Beauty Hats: Fine Millinery
Talbot Tower
131 N. Ludlow St, Set 27.
Dayton, OH 45402
312-857-4287
Wednesday 11-3
Thursday and Friday 11-4
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
Yesterday my wife helped me hang “Jobs from A to Z” which will be in the 2nd floor gallery at @DaytonMetroLibrary until November 5th.
I started this series because the memory loss of my father-in-law Wally Willaman was making our time together difficult. I hoped that we could avoid discussions of the past by having fun working on a project in the present. It worked. We had a ball.
I told Wally that when we finished our art would be in an exhibition, thinking that would keep him interested in the project. But I knew it was likely that we never would make it to the end. Wally is 101, and I knew the project would take at least six months.
Well six months later we’ve made it all the way to “Z is for Zookeeper” and Wally’s still going strong. And the work will be exhibited twice. Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor has an active arts in healthcare program. They will display “Jobs from A to Z” from March 11 to May 31, 2024 in a gallery where thousands of people will walk by it each day.
But Ann Arbor is too far for Wally to travel, so Jayne Klose, the library’s Community Engagement Manager, helped us out. She invited us to exhibit at Dayton Metro Library.
Wally and I hope people have as much fun viewing this art as we did making it.
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
Sat Aug 5th, Noon – 1:45pm
Adult Sewing Basics – Get to Know Your Sewing Machine
Sun Aug 20th, 11am – 1:15pm
Quilting 101 – Beginner quilting class
By Bill Franz
Visited K & R Pretzel Bakery recently. It’s run by the sister and brother team of Pattie and Jim Glaze. Their parents started the business in 1967.
Their set up is a bit different than the one at Smales Pretzel Bakery because their oven has a conveyer belt. They sold me one that had just dropped off the conveyer belt. It was amazing. They also sell assorted novelty candies, circus peanuts and bottled sodas.
1700 Flesher Ave
Kettering, OH 45420
Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 4.
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz
Before I met Stephanie Beiser Ceramics I had no idea that Cornell Studio Supply was such a cool place. They have hosted workshops by some of the country’s top ceramic artists.
By Bill Franz
By Bill Franz