The whole ball of wax   Also, the whole enchilada or shooting match or shebang. Everything, all the elements, the entire affair.  Not all the allusions in these slangy terms are clear.  Ball of wax may refer to a 17th-century English legal practice whereby land was divided among heirs by covering scraps of paper representing portions of land with wax, rolling each into a ball, and drawing the balls from a hat.  For synonyms, see whole kit and caboodle ; whole megillah.  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/the-whole-ball-of-wax   

A relief is a wall-mounted sculpture in which the three-dimensional elements are raised from a flat base.  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/r/relief   

Mark and Michael Kersey are identical twins who work under the pseudonym MR. ATOMIC.  The artists themselves are as colorful and original as their artwork. They have an interesting collaborative approach to painting; as identical twins they share a unique creative perspective and process.  Their vibrant surrealistic paintings are distinguished by the brother’s quirky humor, and ability to use color as a standalone, expressive element in their work.  The artists have dubbed their painting style as “narrative pop surrealism”.  The Kersey’s began their art career in New York working in the 70’s for Abkco/Apple Records as freelance artists under Al Brownstein.  Mark worked for Marvel Comics alongside the late Dan Adkins. After many years as commercial artists they decided to open their own studio gallery at Common Space in their hometown, Toledo Ohio and have been full time artists since 1992.  See pictures at https://mratomicartstudio.com/about/

I have a Mr. Atomic flat wall sculpture of tulips in my dining room.    

GOETTA Meat, oats and spices  Ready In:  3hrs 5mins  Serves:  10  https://www.food.com/recipe/goetta-17357    

TRADITIONAL PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SCRAPPLE  If you're not familiar, scrapple, (also known as pannhaas) is a sort of Pennsylvania Dutch specialty with a cult following from the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.  Undoubtedly born of the pork harvest like its grain-laden cousin black sausage, scrapple is one of the kings of offal.  https://foragerchef.com/scrapple/    

Genre painting, painting of scenes from everyday life, of ordinary people in work or recreation, depicted in a generally realistic manner.  Genre art contrasts with that of landscape, portraiture, still life, religious themes, historic events, or any kind of traditionally idealized subject matter.   Intimate scenes from daily life are almost invariably the subject of genre painting.  The elimination of imaginative content and of idealization focuses attention upon the shrewd observation of types, costumes, and settings.  The term arose in 18th-century France to describe painters specializing in one kind (genre) of picture, such as flowers or animals or middle-class life, and was originally used derogatively by advocates of the ideal or grand manner in art.  https://www.britannica.com/art/genre-painting  

Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn.  The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the Brooklyn Bridge on the north, Cadman Plaza West on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the East River on the west.  Adjacent neighborhoods are Dumbo to the north,  Downtown Brooklyn to the east, and Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill to the south.  Originally referred to as Brooklyn Village, it has been a prominent area of Brooklyn since 1834.  The neighborhood is noted for its low-rise architecture and its many brownstone rowhouses, most of them built prior to the Civil War.  It also has an abundance of notable churches and other religious institutions.  Brooklyn's first art gallery, the Brooklyn Arts Gallery, was opened in Brooklyn Heights in 1958.  In 1965, a large part of Brooklyn Heights was protected from unchecked development by the creation of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the first such district in New York City.  The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Heights    

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