January 17 of this year was a bad day for Houston book lovers. Half Price Books closed their Westheimer location. They had closed their University Village location earlier. The closure of these two locations of the venerable used bookstore removed two large bookstores from inside the 610 Loop. I had been buying books from both for decades.
Thanks! I will visit this store after I feel better from my two vaccinations yesterday. As for scanners, there's a lot you can do with just a phone now, just like I used to make slides of Polaroids and paintings with a 35mm camera. Hardest part of using a camera is the lighting, but this guy is on his way with a semitransparent box... https://youtu.be/-4pF1lW2-7w (I'd probably use a bigger box for magazines and some black paper on the top to avoid reflections and glair, but then I'd probably start with whatever cardboard boxes I can find too.)
Robert, thanks so much for the kind words. It was great to meet you. I've just read through your enlightening George Sugarman posts, thank you for sharing your research and documentation of his work. It is indeed a rather sad story, the sculptures dismemberment and separation, but I'm thankful that we are in proximity, and can appreciate, the bits that remain.
Thanks! I will visit this store after I feel better from my two vaccinations yesterday. As for scanners, there's a lot you can do with just a phone now, just like I used to make slides of Polaroids and paintings with a 35mm camera. Hardest part of using a camera is the lighting, but this guy is on his way with a semitransparent box... https://youtu.be/-4pF1lW2-7w (I'd probably use a bigger box for magazines and some black paper on the top to avoid reflections and glair, but then I'd probably start with whatever cardboard boxes I can find too.)
Robert, thanks so much for the kind words. It was great to meet you. I've just read through your enlightening George Sugarman posts, thank you for sharing your research and documentation of his work. It is indeed a rather sad story, the sculptures dismemberment and separation, but I'm thankful that we are in proximity, and can appreciate, the bits that remain.