Fairy tale in a glass (witch). Third Drawer Down.
Kersh plum and cream linen knit top.
Pietari Posti tea towel. Third Drawer Down.
What School Books Have Stuck With You?
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
a perfect storm
of events this past week resulted in blog entropy. But now I am back and prepared for the daunting task of catching up on all my favorite blogs...
Ha. So true.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
the case of the mysterious mirror
This fantastic photo by Coleen Yancy reminded me of one of the strangest things that I own...
a vintage mirror that has embedded within it an illustration of a woman leaping off a diving board. It was really hard getting a good photo of it. I had to photograph it at an angle, otherwise my face would be looming in it, which would kind of ruin the shot...
I have no idea where it's from, how old it is, or why the woman is diving while wearing a dress. It's just a cool little mystery.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
bits of my bedroom
I love the Nouveau style of this earring tree. I particularly love that it was only $5.
Porcelain rose necklace with suede ties. I never wear it...look how big it is!
I try it on from time to time, but then I picture myself getting tipsy and tripping and falling on my face, which would of course result in shards of rose petals being driven into my throat. Then my loved ones would have to explain that I was killed by a necklace.
A print by one of my favorite photographers, Sheila Metzner, and a framed Alphonse Mucha postcard of Sarah Bernhardt.
A closer look. The print is actually one of many pages that I tore out of a Metzner book when I was a (stupid) teenager. I then lost what was left of the book. Said book is long out of print and now costs $$$. Sigh.
Monday, February 9, 2009
some ephemera...
A 1907 leather postcard to a Miss Mildred Clemens of Portland, OR. Leather postcards were banned a few years later by the post office, as their new sorting machines couldn't handle the thickness of the leather...
Found photo. Loving the curly headed kid on the left, his sailor tie and the casual way he has his hand in his pocket...
An old photocopy of an old driver's license of mine. I keep it around because my hair during that era was so hilarious. Permed, dyed blonde and moussed. It all added up to me having an inadvertent resemblance to cheesy 80s hair bands...
And finally, a 1920s Chinese bath powder label. Love that long lost vintage Shanghai glamor...
Friday, February 6, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
inspiration from 1948
From a Living For Young Homemakers magazine:
A couple who moved to Santa Fe. Love the girl's style, which would work just as well today...
kids today
There is so much great art out there that depicts children and the haunted world that they inhabit. Our cultures are becoming less innocent and distinct, and we find ourselves increasingly removed from the traditions and stability of the past. Some of our best artists are incorporating these issues into their work. Their images have a beauty and sweetness to them, but often the sweetness is curdled with an air of menace, melancholy or isolation...
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