-my Alison Angel Collection- File

Title: -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION-

After years of collecting, I finally have my Alison Angel display just the way I want it. 🌸

For those who don’t know—Alison Angel dolls (by Robert Tonner) capture that late ‘90s/early 2000s pinup-meets-fashion-doll aesthetic. Silky rooted hair, delicate faces, and outfits that scream retro glam.

In this collection:

Would love to see other Alison Angel displays! Reply with a pic of yours 🖤


Title: Why I Created “-MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION-”

Content: Everyone has a guardian story. For me, Alison represents that quiet voice that says “you’re never alone.” -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION-

This collection isn’t just about fashion or decor—it’s about remembrance. It’s about honoring the angels we’ve loved (named Alison or not) and the celestial energy that guides us.

Each piece in -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION- carries a symbol of protection:
🪽 Feathers for freedom
✨ Stars for hope
💫 Mirrors for self-reflection

Thank you for letting me share this heaven-sent journey with you. Title: -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION- After years of


Building -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION- has required travel, stealth, and occasional heartbreak.

The Basel Heist: At Art Basel 2023, a Swiss collector outbid me on the Falling Woman triptych. I watched the hammer drop, and my stomach turned to lead. I cried in a taxi. But the art world is small. Six months later, that same Swiss collector defaulted on a loan. I got a call. The triptych is now mine, hanging three inches apart, as Angel intended.

The Garage Sale Miracle: Never skip estate sales. I found a proof sheet from the Broken Doll series underneath a stack of Reader’s Digests in a converted barn in Vermont. The man selling it thought it was "just some artsy photos." I paid $40. It is insured for $4,000. Would love to see other Alison Angel displays

Date of Report: [Insert Date]
Prepared by: [Your Name]
Collection Status: Active / Completed / For Review

Options

Customise the signature functionality through additional settings.

Different colours:

$('#coloursSignature').signature({background: 'blue', color: '#ffffff'});

Line thickness:

$('#thicknessSignature').signature({thickness: 4});

Add a guideline:

$('#guidelineSignature').signature({guideline: true});

Customise guideline:

$('#guideline2Signature').signature({guideline: true,
	guidelineOffset: 25, guidelineIndent: 20, guidelineColor: '#ff0000'});

Via metadata:

<div id="metadataSignature" class="{signature: {guideline: true, guidelineColor: '#008000'}}"></div>
$('#metadataSignature').signature();

Using metadata for configuration may require adding the jquery.metadata.js plugin to your page.

Events

You can be notified when the signature has changed via the change setting. And you can erase the signature with the clear command and test for any content via the isEmpty command.

When changed:

 

$('#whenChangedSignature').signature({
	change: function(event, ui) {
		alert('Signature changed');
	}});

$('#clearButton').click(function() {
	$('#whenChangedSignature').signature('clear');
});

$('#isEmptyButton').click(function() {
	alert('Is empty? ' + $('#whenChangedSignature').signature('isEmpty'));
});

Save/Restore

Extract the signature as a JSON value, and later re-draw it from that value. Alternately you can generate the signature as SVG, or as a data URL in PNG or JPEG format.

Capture signature:

  As ( )

$('#captureSignature').signature({syncField: '#signatureJSON'});

$('#clear2Button').click(function() {
	$('#captureSignature').signature('clear');
});

$('input[name="syncFormat"]').change(function() {
var saved = $('#signatureJSON').val()
    var syncFormat = $('input[name="syncFormat"]:checked').val();
	$('#captureSignature').signature('option', 'syncFormat', syncFormat);
	$('#captureSignature').signature('draw', saved)
});

$('#svgStyles').change(function() {
	$('#captureSignature').signature('option', 'svgStyles', $(this).is(':checked'));
});

Signature Output:

 

Re-draw signature:

$('#redrawButton').click(function() {
	$('#redrawSignature').signature('enable').
		signature('draw', $('#signatureJSON').val()).
		signature('disable');
});

$('#redrawSignature').signature({disabled: true});

Title: -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION-

After years of collecting, I finally have my Alison Angel display just the way I want it. 🌸

For those who don’t know—Alison Angel dolls (by Robert Tonner) capture that late ‘90s/early 2000s pinup-meets-fashion-doll aesthetic. Silky rooted hair, delicate faces, and outfits that scream retro glam.

In this collection:

Would love to see other Alison Angel displays! Reply with a pic of yours 🖤


Title: Why I Created “-MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION-”

Content: Everyone has a guardian story. For me, Alison represents that quiet voice that says “you’re never alone.”

This collection isn’t just about fashion or decor—it’s about remembrance. It’s about honoring the angels we’ve loved (named Alison or not) and the celestial energy that guides us.

Each piece in -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION- carries a symbol of protection:
🪽 Feathers for freedom
✨ Stars for hope
💫 Mirrors for self-reflection

Thank you for letting me share this heaven-sent journey with you.


Building -MY ALISON ANGEL COLLECTION- has required travel, stealth, and occasional heartbreak.

The Basel Heist: At Art Basel 2023, a Swiss collector outbid me on the Falling Woman triptych. I watched the hammer drop, and my stomach turned to lead. I cried in a taxi. But the art world is small. Six months later, that same Swiss collector defaulted on a loan. I got a call. The triptych is now mine, hanging three inches apart, as Angel intended.

The Garage Sale Miracle: Never skip estate sales. I found a proof sheet from the Broken Doll series underneath a stack of Reader’s Digests in a converted barn in Vermont. The man selling it thought it was "just some artsy photos." I paid $40. It is insured for $4,000.

Date of Report: [Insert Date]
Prepared by: [Your Name]
Collection Status: Active / Completed / For Review

C# Rendering

You can render an image from the signature JSON text on the server. The following shows how to do this in .NET 4.5 C#, thanks to Daniel Knight. You would call this code as follows and it returns a base64 encoded byte array as a string:

GetBase64Png(jsonEncoding, width, height);
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Web.Http;

public class GraphicsController : ApiController
{
	[HttpGet]
	[ActionName("GetBase64Png")]
	public string GetBase64Png([FromUri] string linesGraphicJSON, [FromUri] int width, [FromUri] int height)
	{
		return Draw2DLineGraphic(new JavaScriptSerializer().Deserialize<Signature>(linesGraphicJSON), width, height);
	}

	private string Draw2DLineGraphic(I2DLineGraphic lineGraphic, int width, int height)
	{
		//The png's bytes
		byte[] png = null;

		//Create the Bitmap set Width and height
		using (Bitmap b = new Bitmap(width, height))
		{
			using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(b))
			{
				//Make sure the image is drawn Smoothly (this makes the pen lines look smoother)
				g.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;

				//Set the background to white
				g.Clear(Color.White);

				//Create a pen to draw the signature with
				Pen pen = new Pen(Color.Black, 2);

				//Smooth out the pen, making it rounded
				pen.DashCap = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.DashCap.Round;

				//Last point a line finished at
				Point LastPoint = new Point();
				bool hasLastPoint = false;

				//Draw the signature on the bitmap
				foreach (List<List<double>> line in lineGraphic.lines)
				{
					foreach (List<double> point in line)
					{
						var x = (int)Math.Round(point[0]);
						var y = (int)Math.Round(point[1]);

						if (hasLastPoint)
						{
							g.DrawLine(pen, LastPoint, new Point(x, y));
						}

						LastPoint.X = x;
						LastPoint.Y = y;
						hasLastPoint = true;
					}
					hasLastPoint = false;
				}
			}

			//Convert the image to a png in memory
			using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())
			{
				b.Save(stream, ImageFormat.Png);
				png = stream.ToArray();
			}
		}
		return Convert.ToBase64String(png);
	}

	public class Signature : I2DLineGraphic
	{
		public List<List<List<double>>> lines { get; set; }
	}

	interface I2DLineGraphic
	{
		List<List<List<double>>> lines { get; set; }
	}
}

In the Wild

This tab highlights examples of this plugin in use "in the wild".

To add another example, please contact me (kbwood.au{at}gmail.com) and provide the plugin name, the URL of your site, its title, and a short description of its purpose and where/how the plugin is used.

Quick Reference

A full list of all possible settings is shown below. Note that not all would apply in all cases. For more detail see the documentation reference page.

$(selector).signature({
	background: '#ffffff', // Colour of the background
	color: '#000000', // Colour of the signature
	thickness: 2, // Thickness of the lines
	guideline: false, // Add a guide line or not?
	guidelineColor: '#a0a0a0', // Guide line colour
	guidelineOffset: 25, // Guide line offset from the bottom
	guidelineIndent: 10, // Guide line indent from the edges
	// Error message when no canvas
	notAvailable: 'Your browser doesn\'t support signing',
	scale: 1, // A scaling factor for rendering the signature (only applies to redraws).
	syncField: null, // Selector for synchronised text field
	syncFormat: 'JSON', // The output respresentation: 'JSON' (default), 'SVG', 'PNG', 'JPEG'
	svgStyles: false, // True to use style attribute in SVG
	change: null // Callback when signature changed
});

$.kbw.signature.options // Access settings for all instances

$(selector).signature('option', settings) // Change the instance settings
$(selector).signature('option', name, value) // Change an instance setting

$(selector).signature('option') // Retrieve the instance settings
$(selector).signature('option', name) // Retrieve an instance setting

$(selector).signature('enable') // Enable the signature functionality
$(selector).signature('disable') // Disable the signature functionality

$(selector).signature('destroy') // Remove the signature functionality

$(selector).signature('clear') // Erase any signature
$(selector).signature('isEmpty') // Determine if there is no signature
$(selector).signature('toDataURL') // Convert the signature to an image in a data: URL
$(selector).signature('toJSON') // Convert the signature to JSON
$(selector).signature('toSVG') // Convert the signature to SVG
$(selector).signature('draw', sig) // Re-draw the signature from JSON, SVG, or a data: URL