Abstract: A radially slitted holder having a central membrane with two access holes one of which is intersected by at least one radial slit. A radially slitted holder may be deployed using the method and facilitating apparatus of the invention, which employ a rod having a channeled portion therein.

Abstract: A disc shaped holder device with an expandable center hole wherein the invention has a circular bead around its circumference and an internal centrally located access hole of convenient diameter, and an internal membrane completely filling the area between the bead and the central access hole, and wherein the membrane is cut radially from the access hole to, but not through, the bead causing the membrane to be shaped into truncated pie shaped panels; wherein the invention is used singlely for securing plastic bags and the like in a reuseable fashion, and wherein the invention can be used in rows in a multiple configuration as a tool or utensil holder, or wire and cable separators; and wherein the device can be incorporated into a three dimensional body such as a sphere or ellipsoid and used for ornaments; and wherein the device can be incorporated into a lid or cover for a variety of bodies to form miniature greenhouses or frost and insect protectors.

Abstract: A device for use by artists and others to aid in freehand sketching, comprising generally a base, a transparent sketching surface in an upright position and a chin rest less than an arm's length away from the sketching surface, said base being supported by nesting folding legs, or being supported by the artists' knees, when the artist is in a sitting position, wherein the artist views the object to be sketched through the sketching surface and sketches directly on the sketching surface.