Some stencil designs from a 1910s era magazine that I'm in working on scanning. The magazine is The Modern Priscilla June 1912.
Parrots. This one is my favorite.
Seagulls
Tulip border.
Cosmos Border.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Sketches
A page from my sketch book. At the top a tiny island in a lake, an idea for a painting. Then some copies of Victorian aesthetic movement jewelry designs including a crane and a kingfisher. At the bottom a couple of ideas for pendants.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Edwardian Woman Pendant
A pendant of an Edwardian woman wearing a blue dress and hat. It is made
from polymer clay. The image is from a 1909 french fashion plate. The
pendant measures approximately .5" x 2.5" (13mm x 64mm). $10.00.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
1920s Family Photos
Family photos from the 1920s. You can see all of the photos at flickr.
My grandmother as a girl. I like the striped socks.
My grandmother with the family dog Lady.
At the Russian River.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Non Fiction Books Read in 2015
1. Elisabeth Vigee LeBrun by Gita May
2. Oudrey's Painted Menagerie: Portraits of Exotic Animals in 18th Century France Edited by Mary Morton
3. Kimono: A Modern History by Terry Satsuki Milhaupt
4. Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing by Mary C Beaudry
5. With Needle and Brush: Schoolgirl Embroidery from the Connecticut River Valley 1740 - 1840 - Carol & Stephen Huber, Susan Pschoelwer, Amy Kurtz Lansing
6. Blustockings Displayed: Portraiture, Performance and Patronage, 1730 - 1830 Edited by Elizabeth Eger
7. A Royal Experiment: The Private Life of King George III by Janice Hadlow
8. The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances by Mark Knowles
9. Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
10. The Making of the English Gardener by Margaret Willes
11. The Beau Monde by Hannah Greig
12. Policing the Victorian Town by David Taylor
13. Making Modern Japanese Style Painting by Chelsea Foxwell
14. London Clubland by Amy Milne-Smith
15. Charlotte and Leopold by James Chambers
16. Kyoto Gardens by Judith Clancy and Ben Simmons
17. Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth by Lee Jackson
18. The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World by Dane Kennedy
19. Walking Jane Austen's London by Louise Allen
20. Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916 - 1918 by James Barr
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