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EYE CANDY

Posted on January 4, 2023 by marty

In this New Year we reflect and share on a dozen of our most beautiful designs. Some are sold and some are still available. With the 2023 Tucson Gem Mineral and Fossil show soon to begin, Alisha and I anticipate unearthing … Continue reading →

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The Family that Paints Together

Posted on January 12, 2022 by marty

              The Mexican desert meets the Sea of Cortez in Zacatitos, Baja California. This is a place our family gathers  to recharge and for inspiration and when we are short on canvas, we paint plywood … Continue reading →

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The Crowell – Eakins Farm in Avondale Pennsylvania

Posted on August 20, 2020 by marty

A few days ago, I received a call from Ken Mammarella, a freelance writer on assignment for Landenberg Life Magazine. He is writing an article about the preservation of Sunset Farms, property originally purchased in 1878  by my great grandfather, William … Continue reading →

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Captive Design Time

Posted on April 21, 2020 by marty

Alisha and I are each designing in our separate home studios. It’s hard to tell if we have more or less creative time during the sheltering at home orders. Alisha wears the extra responsibility of home schooling both her kids … Continue reading →

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Sheltering in our Home Studios

Posted on March 30, 2020 by marty

Marty Magic is fortunate to have an in home studio and in spite of the challenging times, both Alisha and I are happy and healthy and staying productive. It’s been nearly three weeks since Alisha has come to work  at … Continue reading →

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2020 – Always Amazed at the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Shows!

Posted on February 23, 2020 by marty

I look forward to the Tucson show each year.  The various venues  take over much of Tucson and this year, Alisha, John and I go together. Three sets of trained eyes are an asset when ticking off  the gemstones and … Continue reading →

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Star Trek – The Next Generation – Angel One

Posted on September 2, 2019 by marty

My Star Trek connection was not a happy one because I was never compensated for the several pairs of ear wraps that the were used in the filming of the Next Generation, Angel One episodes. This is the story: For … Continue reading →

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Studio Pets

Posted on January 27, 2019 by marty

Nowadays, three sets of paws come to work with three humans to begin the Marty Magic day. Alisha arrives with Luna, Jackie with Bonzi and Avira with Ellie-Bean. As we humans pour our first cups of coffee, the dogs frolic … Continue reading →

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John Mawurndjul – ‘I am the old and the new’

Posted on August 31, 2018 by marty

Alisha and I recently returned from Australia. At Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art we were captivate by the work of aboriginal artist John Mawurndjul one of Arnhem Land’s experimental bark artists. The expansive exhibit features the stringy bark paintings by … Continue reading →

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Allegoria Della Scoperta dell’ America

Posted on July 24, 2016 by marty

Just last week, I returned from a trip to Italy, Croatia and Amsterdam. As artists, our focus was the art and we visited some of the finest museums in the world.  The Vatican Museum, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and … Continue reading →

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