Apologies for the brief interlude: sickness prevailed… Right, 1960s illustrations from March. It’s amazing how within one decade, the fashionable style can change so much. That illustration and the one in my last post both came from the same magazine: One of my friends suggested a while back that I probably had enough material with…
March Illustration: The ’60s
It’s a speed post tonight, I’m afraid, as I’m a bit bogged down with work, Masters and making tea! I’m trying to post something every day though, so here goes… For a story titled ‘I Love You’… seems to fit my mood tonight. Not that I love work or anything… That’s all you’re getting for…
Illustrators in March: Harris, Carter and Heseltine
There is a danger that my new found love of illustrators from time gone by is verging on becoming an obsession. I just can’t stop looking at the illustrations in my Woman’s Own magazines and researching the writers. Thankfully, I’ve found the amazing Today’s Inspiration blog (amongst others) to help me out. I’ve searched through…
Dümler & Breiden ‘Domino’ Glaze
One of our favourite pots from the last trip is this one: We found it in an antiques shop that was filled to the brim with West German Pottery; however, most of it was quite highly priced. Well, to be honest, it was probably fairly priced but in the context, it seemed quite expensive. This…
Lucia Lerner Illustration
I was reading about Lucia Lerner on Leif Peng’s fantastic Today’s Inspiration blog; a few days later I found this: The illustration isn’t signed by Lucia, but she is credited below the main story: Another good blog about illustration is the Female Illustrators of the Mid 20th Century. They’ve also got a lovely post about Lucia…
Busy Saturday
Yesterday was quite a busy Saturday, to say the least! We woke up at about seven, then I worked on research for my Masters until about 12.30. It was interesting actually; I’m looking at how poetry and Maths could be combined within the English classroom, and I stumbled across a few amazing blogs (what else?)…
Pretty Pink Dress from Woman’s Own
This time it appears to be me that inspired a dress from Woman’s Own: This is a picture from last year when my school won a big party from Vodafone. It wasn’t actually at Granada Studios, it was at some boutique hotel (the name of which escapes me now) in Manchester. Fabulous night and I…
Carstens ‘Ankara’ Pottery
One of my favourite pots from previous trips is my black Carstens Ankara. I was thrilled to find another one on the last trip in a different form: And with the original find: I love the bright, turquoise glaze inside. The Ankara glaze seems quite fragile on these vases. We’ve got a couple of the…
Balloon Vases: No Clowns Allowed
Yet another collection has been started as a result of the tripping to and fro from Deutschland: The Balloon Vases. The latest one is this: I wouldn’t recommend trying to tie these together on a piece of string, or popping them. However, you can try to make some good-looking displays: I did say try to…
Woman’s Own Illustrations: More Jon Whitcomb
Found another one whilst flicking through to search for pancake related paraphenalia. I want her dress, jewellery, matching lipstick, earrings and nails. I do not want the strangely orange tanned man! Related Articles Jon Whitcomb: Couples in Love (littleowlski.wordpress.com)
Some Scheurich Stunners
No words necessary (apart from these); just pretty pictures of perfectly proportioned pottery. Aidan tells me that one’s a high form number for Scheurich, so there’s potential for it to be a later-made form. That particular pot was amazing on the journey from Germany – it was like the ceramic equivalent of Mary Poppins’ carpet…
Happy Pancake Day!
I love pancakes. Simple as that. So, in honour of the day, I set out to try and find vintage adverts in my Woman’s Own magazines that would make up the ingredients for a pancake. I’ll be honest: I wasn’t very successful! I managed to find one for flour: But it’s more a cake picture…
Little Owl Ski 