Be prepared to be assaulted by ideas, peppered with puns.

Ned wearing Oriental dragon print shirt, standing in front of nightclub stage curtain pointing up, as if to make a point. The associated text is positioned above and below his image.

I warned you. 🙂

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Business card for imagiNed.com picturing Ned's head with a sight-gag arrow going through it and the words: You'd be amazed at what goes through my mind. — Click / Tap to Delve Deeply

You’d be amazed at what goes through my mind. I have my idiosyncratic way of seeing and saying things. Flights of fancy, works of whimsy, Ned’s nebulous (or notorious) notions. All that amazing stuff goes through my mind…

As much of it as possible I intend to publish here. There’s a lifetime’s worth of “Conceptual Artistry” to be shared and I’m just getting started.

What’s already here is worth your while, so explore with a sense of delight and anticipation for what is yet to come.

… and while you’re at it, why not …

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Handy subscribe forms also at the bottom of every page; I will not hound you with pop-ups. Why this site does not use pop-ups.

OK, that’s about all the orientation I think you need. Use the menus, the search bar, the archive pages to find what fascinates you. (Site usage tips here) I appreciate your leaving comments and encourage your sharing of any or all of my work.

During these days of COVID-19, we are all on alert for the lessons to be learned. Lessons can be learned best, I believe, with laughter, even in times of tears. Those little bits of laughter – I’ll do my best to bring them about. Join me on the journey if you wish. All are invited, all are welcomed.

Topical & Timely

News Headlines – Late October, 2020

A Divided Nation Agrees on One Thing: Many People Want a Gun

“Gun buyers say they are motivated by a new destabilizing sense that is pushing them to purchase weapons for the first time, or if they already have them, to buy more.”

This uniquely American modus operandi moved me to make a meme. So I did:

A dimly-lit gray-scale graphic with two large emojis, one above the other. The top emoji is the "alarm" expression, with the phrase "ARMAGEDDON?" arcing over the top; the lower emoji is the "glee" expression, with the phrase "IMMA-GETTA-GUN!" arcing underneath it.

Tasteful & Timeless

Picture a circle: at 11 o'clock the phrase, "Dance is Romance," arcs across the top. At 8 o'clock and 2 o'clock are two silhouettes. At 8 o'clock is a long-haired woman, in a wide-stance back bend, arms extended gracefully above and behind. At 2 o'clock is a lithe man, arms also extended, one towards the woman, airborne in a bent-leg ballet jete. Between the two silhouettes stretches the word, ~ between ~. Arcing underneath, in the 5 o'clock position, are the words, "Space and Time." This circle of expression floats against a backdrop of mist and above a mist-drenched tiled courtyard receding in visibility. In the foreground, a wet brown-brick plaza frames a central, fountain-like pedestal supporting a planter with a burst of pale red blossoms, the only color in this mist (and mystery?) shrouded image.

Imagine a circle: at eleven o’clock the phrase, “Dance is Romance,” arcs across the top. At eight o’clock and two o’clock are two silhouettes. At eight o’clock stands a long-haired woman in a wide-stance back bend, arms extended gracefully above and behind. From the two o’clock position leaps a lithe male dancer, airborne in a bent-leg ballet jeté, arms also extended, in front and behind.

Between the two silhouettes stretches the word, ~ between ~. The words, “Space and Time,” bend beneath like a chair-rocker at five of the clock to complete the circuit.

This circle of expression floats against a backdrop of mist and above a mist-drenched, tiled courtyard receding in visibility. In the foreground, a glistening cobblestone carriageway frames a stone pedestal planter with a dense spray of pale red blossoms, the only color in this mist (and mystery?) shrouded image.

NEW FOR SUMMER 2020:

The Quipsy-Quote Card Collection

Assortment of Quipsy-Quote Cards, some hard copy, some on various device screens laid out on a wooden table

Original witticisms
Imaginative twists on old adages
Willy-nilly and silly word play
Puns, from the awfully simple to the simply awful
Tautologies we were not taught in school
Ranging from fun ditties to profundities
Browse the entire Quipsy-Quote Card Collection

Accolades for the
Quipsy-Quote Card Collection

I love it! Clever, alliterative, brain and tongue twisting, inspirational, humorous and always filled with delightful surprises! Ned always delivers more than you could ever expect.

— Catherine Grillos, Singer & Entertainer

NEW FOR SPRING 2020:

Smartsy-Artsy Postcards

Not just “Artsy” but “Smartsy-Artsy”

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View all the Postcards in galleries below:

Smartsy-Artsy Postcards ~ Portrait Orientation

Smartsy-Artsy Postcards ~ Landscape Orientation

NEW FOR WINTER 2019:

Gallery of Favorite Flowers

40+ High-Res Photos from my Gardens
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ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES

Two mayonnaise jars side-by-side on a grocery shelf. One has the original label saying, "Best Foods - Bring Out the Best - REAL MAYONNAISE." The other has an altered label saying, "MAYO NASAL - Blow Out the Best - S'NOT MAYONNAISE." Next to the two jars in large white text is the admonition, "There are times when it's BEST to ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES."

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