Peace,
Bekka
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Illustration of Eggs, by Adolphe Millot (1857-1921), 1897-1904. From _Nouveau Larousse Illustre_ (Vol 6, pg 473). From Wikipedia Commons.
This is an illustration made between 1897 and 1904 by Adolphe Millot (1857-1921) for a French encyclopedia entitled Nouveau Larousse Illustre. The caption on Wikipedia Commons, where I got this, says it is from Vol. 6, page 473.
Click to see it / download it full-sized.
Enjoy, and peace,
Bekka
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Peace,
Bekka
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'Easter Lily', Lilium longiflorum, Victorian engraving from a drawing by Priscilla Susan Bury (1793-1869). From Wikipedia Commons.
Peace,
Bekka
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This postcard is from 1910, and reads ‘Easter Greetings’ in fancy gold lettering in the bottom right hand corner. The artist is unknown. I found this little gem on Wikipedia Commons. I think it would make a great image for the front of an Easter greeting card. Click to view it / download it full-sized.
Peace,
Bekka
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The Nursery was a magazine that contained poetry and prose aimed at children. The stories were short and basic, and were accompanied by some wonderful black and white illustrations. A lot of them depict Victorian children and families, or rural scenes. No specific author or illustrator is credited in the magazine, so I can’t give credit to whoever drew this proud little chick. He’s full-size, so click on him to save him.
This chick is really tiny, so I thought I would toss him out as well. He’s also as big as he gets, so just click on him to save him. He comes from a different issue of The Nursery. [August 1873, Project Gutenberg eBook #24939.]Peace,
Bekka
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Medieval bracelet / armlet depicting the Resurrection of Christ, 1170-1180, Rhine-Meuse area. Photo from Wikipedia commons and released to public domain by photographer.
This particular depiction is an enameled armlet – much like a large cuff bracelet. It was religious artwork meant to be worn. It follows the medieval pattern. Notice the soldiers are wearing chainmaille, like Normans. It was made in the late 12th c. and is a beautiful piece of work. I found it fascinating both as an artwork and as a piece of jewelry. I found it on Wikipedia Commons, where the photographer had released it to the public domain. Click to view it / download it full-sized.
Peace,
Bekka
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An Easter postcard with a rabbit holding a pussywillow branch, 1907. Caption reads 'Loving Easter Greeting'. From Wikipedia Commons.
Peace,
Bekka
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I come from a family of recyclers. Thirty years ago, when it wasn’t fashionable, my family recycled what we could (newspapers, cardboard, glass bottles and metal cans). My parent’s recycling bin is still in the same place in the house I grew up in as it was when I was 10. Thanks to someone my husband knows at work, we are able to recycle much more than we would just with the regular pick up – his community recycles all plastics from codes 1 to 7 (ours only does a couple of numbers), cardboard (ours only does writing/printing paper and newspaper), and steel cans (ours only does aluminum). This means I find myself recycling the plastic trays our meat comes in, the styrofoam cartons our eggs come in, and the plastic wrapper from our toilet paper; in addition, of course, to our soda cans, newspapers, and no-longer-needed kids’ school papers.
I also like to ‘recycle’ things as found objects for assemblage. Some of the more interesting found objects end up in my collage grab boxes or embellishment treasure bags. But mostly I keep them for myself or my children to use in art (or, as is sometimes the case, transforming into a 1/12 scale miniature something.)
Well, now, I’m going to try and increase the ‘green-ness’ of Tidbits Trinkets. I already recycle print outs I don’t need, as well as print on both sides of the paper if it is not say, a packing slip or invoice for a customer. From today on, I am going to add reusing shipping boxes and packing materials that things I order from my suppliers come in. This means if you order something from me, you may get a box that has been used before. Please don’t be offended!. I’m trying to further their usefulness before they get sent to be recycled. It saves energy (even recycling uses energy to remake things into new items). Please reuse the box yourself if you have the means to do so, or recycle it properly if you don’t.
On the subject of recycling, another idea that has been floating around in my head is reusing junk mail reply envelopes. For personal correspondence with friends and family, consider collaging / decorating over the printing on them (make sure to cover the ‘no postage necessary’ notice if it has one, at least with a stamp). You would then be both recycling AND sending your friend or relative a little bit of art as well!
And finally, not on the subject of recycling, please feel free to leave comments on my blog! There will be a delay before they show up because I have to approve them. This is not for censorship, but rather to prevent spammers. I am still occasionally finding ‘Viagra’ advertisements masquerading as comments, in spite of my ‘WP-SpamFree’ widget. As long as you aren’t spamming me, or using foul language, it’ll show up within the next 24 hours.
Peace,
Bekka
Tags: going green, recycling, Store News, Tidbits Trinkets
My children have discovered Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the (in)famous British comedy show. Perhaps you have seen it’s most recent decendent, Monty Python’s Spamalot!. My eldest daughter, Anastasia, who is 13, is particularly found of the show. [She also loved Spamalot!.]
One of the ‘hidden’ members of Monty Python was Terry Gilliam, who did the animations for the show. [He is also, for you trivia buffs, the only Python not born in Britain, though he became a British citizen in 1968.] He later went on to direct films like Time Bandits, 12 Monkeys, Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Brothers Grimm. and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. You can read more about him in his Wikipedia bio.
I, however, am currently enamoured of his animation for Monty Python’s Flying Circus. It usually involved taking old photographs and illustrations (often Victorian) and combining them with new things. It is hysterically irreverent. It makes me want to take a ton of old Victorian images and be equally irreverent!
For those of you unfamiliar with his animation, here is a YouTube clip of some of his animation from the first Monty Python episode:
In a word – funny!
Peace,
Bekka
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Ad for Monarch Bicycles, from the magazine 'Birds Illustrated By Color Photography', March 1897. From Project Gutenberg etext.
This ad for Monarch bicycles, which states that ‘The King can do no wrong’ and ‘Monarch Bicycles Are Faultless’, appeared in the March 1897 issue of the magazine Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [Yes, there really was a magazine called that.] This graphic is from the Project Gutenberg etext.
Click on this royal lion to see him / download him full sized.
Peace,
Bekka
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