tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80628573758908348422024-02-07T13:17:50.970+00:00Sheila Moxleysheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-23715412362019444452013-02-01T09:13:00.000+00:002013-02-01T09:13:59.271+00:00Regardez les Buvards!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't quite believe that its taken me so long to address the subject of the Buvard. The what?.... Let me explique - Buvard roughly translates from the French as blotter. From what I can gather buvards were publicity items which were made available in the bars and cafes of France. They originate from the days when everyone used a fountain pen and therefore would need something with which to blot. They sit nicely in scale between the ginormous posters and tiny matchbox designs of which I am so fond. The work of some of what are regarded as some of the great French poster artists of the 1950s, 60s and 70s can sometimes be found on them. I'm talking about artists like Raymond Savignac, Herve Morvan, Leo Kouper, Lefor Openo and although there is quite a large amount of dross, there's also some real gems. A lot were screen printed which makes them even more like little works of art. Here's some I particularly like.<br />
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<br />sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-51580290634520525862012-05-15T16:28:00.000+01:002012-05-15T16:28:29.395+01:00Going to the Zoo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Firstly, apologies for lack of blog action lately, no excuses really - various family stuff going on then my computer died so that had to be replaced . But every cloud has a silver lining ...Have been playing with a few bits and pieces including the letterpress app that I mentioned several posts ago. I will try and post a few results of my experiments with that at some point. Anyway enough ramblings... I am sure you would much rather feast your eyes upon this. Its a guide to London Zoo from days gone by and I thought the illustrations were great.</div>
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<br />sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-10349268954864280732012-02-07T10:30:00.000+00:002012-02-07T11:02:43.756+00:00The Cat Thief<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't quite remember if I found this book at a jumble sale, or car boot. Its called "The Cat Thief" and its illustrated by William Stobbs. (Written by Joan Cass.) To be honest, I'd never heard of William Stobbs, but if you do a quick bit of research you'll discover that in the 1950s, 60s and 70s he was a prolific and well respected illustrator who even won the prestigious <a href="http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway/">Kate Greenaway </a>medal back in 1959 for another title, "Kashtanka and a Bundle of Ballads". He also taught at Maidstone and the London College of Printing. Its seems to be harder and harder these days to find quality items at boot sales and the like, but I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for more William Stobbs. I'd particularly like to find "The Little White Hen" or "The Adventures of The Wuffle".<br />
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<br />sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-65041167540665155502012-01-18T19:10:00.000+00:002012-01-18T19:10:19.642+00:00Bubble HousesOne of my favourite TV programmes when I was a child was Barbapapa. And one of the best things about Barbapapa was the self-build Barbapapa house that they built after the squat they were living in got demolished. Anyone else remember that? I would have loved one of those houses then and still would, truth be told, but it wouldn't go down well with the planners,or so I'm led to believe.<br />
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Whist looking on t'internet the other day for cheapo accommodation in France I stumbled across this place - not particularly cheapo, mind you. Its called <a href="http://www.museumotel.com/concept.htm">museumotel</a> and its near Strasbourg.<br />
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Surely the Barbas must have had a hand in the design of this place! I'd love to go and stay here. Since finding this one, I've researched a few other bubble houses , the most famous is probably<a href="http://www.palaisbulles.com/"> Palais Bulles</a>. Think Barbapapa meets James Bond!<br />
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Well , Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a good time over the festive period. So its 2012, the year that London hosts the Olympics which is just about a good enough excuse in my book to post these rather attractive sporty stamps from yesteryear ( 1977, to be precise). Can you spot the odd one out?.... well I'm going to tell you - its squash which isn't in fact an Olympic sport, for reasons I can never really fathom. I wouldn't describe myself as someone who is all that sporty but at this time of the year the common theme is health and fitness. I do play a bit of racketball regularly which is a kind of squash lite and try and do a bit of running and swimming. I'm probably the odd one out round here as I haven't completed a marathon or done a mega swim. Anyway, I liked these stamps at the time and still do. I think they've stood the test of time pretty well - they look almost contemporary. Maybe one day they will put squash in the Olympics - in the meantime we can all look forward to next summer and settling down to watch the Greco-Roman wrestling!sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-13543479936177067022011-12-01T10:41:00.002+00:002012-02-07T10:35:46.222+00:00Veg Out!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZuM4jh8zzJSuQnFOw365kJnwCHnk_MQicNWitSSlC8MwFNWRpG7pN2in0YbuScZDtTOXHCDEzpkKSwvLqALw44oORSkcd0S4Ddwa8ANsPgDPNj-m2Wl8TIXPDRX1sLJCDXQKU3PMiX5J/s1600/ends.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681110675425205298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZuM4jh8zzJSuQnFOw365kJnwCHnk_MQicNWitSSlC8MwFNWRpG7pN2in0YbuScZDtTOXHCDEzpkKSwvLqALw44oORSkcd0S4Ddwa8ANsPgDPNj-m2Wl8TIXPDRX1sLJCDXQKU3PMiX5J/s400/ends.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 230px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Here's a sneak preview of the endpapers of the children's book I've been working on. Its called "Grandpa's Garden" and it will be out in the spring. I will of course remind everyone to rush out to the bookshop when it comes out! In the meantime, get down to your allotments and dig for victory!sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-50101640493200548652011-11-17T11:24:00.001+00:002012-02-07T10:44:59.642+00:00Pictures by Chinese Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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asked the same thing in 1970s <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">China you might have got rather different
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Maybe I should ask the kids
to do me picture of the Euro Zone debt crisis... could be interesting! I picked
up this book from a charity shop and it’s a catalogue from a 1970s exhibition
of Chinese childrens art. The images are a remarkable documentation of life in China at that time. The political propaganda is very evident throughout, and it’s
quite amusing to look at it now as it is so extreme it comes across as, well, a
little bit bonkers. The bottom picture has the title "We sing "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution is Fine." Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." There is of course a more serious aspect to all that
brainwashing, but I don’t want to get too heavy. Some of the pictures actually
makes me question whether they were by children at all, because although they
are admittedly done in a naïve style ,they have a sophistication that seems far
more adult. I suppose in a country as large as China you would get your fair
share of prodigies. Maybe the whole thing is part of the propaganda. I’m not
sure it really ultimately matters to me though, as I like them for what they
are regardless of the age of the person who did them.</span>sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-79246175199905247642011-11-02T11:51:00.000+00:002011-11-02T11:57:10.807+00:00All the Fun of the Fair<br />
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Since finishing my latest childrens' book (about 2 weeks ago), I've taken to frantic cushion-making.<br />
I got this fabric made up a little while ago using some of my fairground-inspired illustrations.<br />
I've finally got round to making it up into cushions, which I am hoping to sell in my shops.<br />
The whole cushion making process is perfect for when you feel like doing a fairly brainless manual task. (not sure I could do it all the time though.) I think they would go well in childrens' bedrooms, so if the little ones in your life are lacking somewhere comfy to park their posteriors you may want to invest! My Folksy shop is <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/owlsofdestiny">here</a> and the Etsy one <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/owlsofdestiny">here</a>.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-49354250555608035892011-10-14T11:33:00.000+01:002011-10-14T11:33:58.247+01:00Making an ImpressionIts surprising how many common expressions are derived from printing, and specifically letterpress terminology. For example " to quoin a phrase" "making an impression" "mind your Ps and Qs" (lower case ps and qs being quite similar and easy to get mixed up when setting the type which is done upside down.) Indeed, the terms "upper case" and lower case" are more examples, and refer to the locations of the trays in which the type was kept. "Getting the wrong end if the stick" is apparently another one as are "stereotype" and "out of sorts". I could probably go on... I wonder if its possible to get them all into one sentence ? Anyway, last weekend I attended a wedding up in Scotland, the invite of which was done by letterpress ( can you see a theme emerging?) It was a great weekend away despite the dampness of the weather. The following day we visited <a href="http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Robert-Smails-Printing-Works/">Robert Smail's print works</a> which is in Innerleithen near Peebles. It is a printing workshop and office which has been bought by the National Trust of Scotland to preserve it. It remains pretty much how it would have been in Victorian times, and as Robert Smail never threw anything away it has a fantastic archive of letterpress stuff. You can tour the works and have a look around, and even better do some actual printing. You get to make a bookmark. I'd recommend this place if you are in any way interested in printing. The tour is very interesting and informative and is free if you are in the National Trust - always a bonus.<br />
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By co-incidence, last week I discovered an app for the ipad or mac computer which is a kind of virtual letterpress thingy. Frustratingly though I can't use it as stone-age computers like ours are not supported. You can get it <a href="http://www.lettermpress.com/">here</a> (if you have the right equipment) By all accounts its quite good. But I will have to wait until our computer properly breaks before we have an excuse to get a new one. In the meantime I'll just have to make do with the old John Bull printing set.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-82545240372965911662011-10-04T09:30:00.007+01:002011-10-04T10:05:16.271+01:00Lucha Libre<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxMIrv2KeB4yqCBdEcifOtrjTiePoMiOrdFMhdheErMyjAc58rT7thk1E17pFKjOBSpfB2XOdMsAFVFBDZTZoapdryZxa-ZV2-QqI1zQups9MmntfJ04nhpGBHllDK-o073O6y-_JlRpZ/s1600/luchalibrepeterblake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxMIrv2KeB4yqCBdEcifOtrjTiePoMiOrdFMhdheErMyjAc58rT7thk1E17pFKjOBSpfB2XOdMsAFVFBDZTZoapdryZxa-ZV2-QqI1zQups9MmntfJ04nhpGBHllDK-o073O6y-_JlRpZ/s400/luchalibrepeterblake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659559383517291618" border="0" /></a>When I saw this postcard of lucha libre mexican wrestlers it reminded me of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Blake_%28artist%29">Peter Blake's</a> work. So I bought it and sent it to him. Hope he liked it! He seems to have a bit of a thing about wrestlers and the comic-book, super-hero-ish aesthetic was something I thought he would appreciate. I've liked Peter Blake's work for a long time and for several reasons.Not least because he's one of the few artists who has managed to cross the illustration/fine art divide successfully . He definitely has a foot in both camps. While I was at it I also got this wooden toy which is really a piece of folk art,in my opinion, but have kept that for myself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29pXgDJa1HUPAuEREv2TPiXApZWdac3lBsOmc0pnLFLuNy8j8-Q9xAlyi6vzVOQT1QMm1LKIw8zM8dPaN16zDm-RPpHKeEpn7k3Q9xKDayjPd9Rsf0W0DA3WM0C1lnqlLAUtzy447pCEv/s1600/IMG_2750.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29pXgDJa1HUPAuEREv2TPiXApZWdac3lBsOmc0pnLFLuNy8j8-Q9xAlyi6vzVOQT1QMm1LKIw8zM8dPaN16zDm-RPpHKeEpn7k3Q9xKDayjPd9Rsf0W0DA3WM0C1lnqlLAUtzy447pCEv/s400/IMG_2750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659559263665722930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBCw0qNuG1TWLs_awnk1M7J9UDRSM3hnCJGiiZ0OzT7iZsqXuy0Dmrx8lKREFEwCZdlG81uEBWzyHZr-GAUQAPDI0VzM-IOyp4ZuISWS6KDbrjSFEdkRIsndMzhMEliSQfjLDjuYd4sKh/s1600/IMG_2750.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljtWRZjov8gHdjzEvS662EW3rWFauuem_SEgJzZXXZACm2Rc-CmRa_Fbf-BOXDPO5zn_jmGz87T4puO29AKiv1TT0IIGkivlyaLyG6dmaEk3Qv4BISFZuTT8Rug2J1NDda6SF8ihKhyXS/s1600/IMG_2750.JPG"><br /></a>sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-42911248084988917632011-09-20T10:49:00.006+01:002011-09-20T11:40:16.883+01:00The Handy Shop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29IpxHmiiTcU3JVIGksvFj6UN0Nop0a7gpOeGO1E81jrpdTsxgAzhtHlxyGCe4vzhefx8_Hpo2g644uf64Ln6DfwxJHBAvJw673iUQM_4ZeazypJ0anxeBy9qHtWm2ybik0K-_hm3KwDy/s1600/1315669163841.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29IpxHmiiTcU3JVIGksvFj6UN0Nop0a7gpOeGO1E81jrpdTsxgAzhtHlxyGCe4vzhefx8_Hpo2g644uf64Ln6DfwxJHBAvJw673iUQM_4ZeazypJ0anxeBy9qHtWm2ybik0K-_hm3KwDy/s400/1315669163841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654388979076038578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92_KusNU84gf4a0HELPwfHC4nvfYUNM2JD9yh4oSxA1vSWZBkYLjhnMR8RDS_IeLefvtkrAHUHEHmtjRu9oExTgWnrlchwobzeeZicnFggi-lOT5D2B5ueLWxOdn60ojsELQxd00BwZHU/s1600/1315670978187.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92_KusNU84gf4a0HELPwfHC4nvfYUNM2JD9yh4oSxA1vSWZBkYLjhnMR8RDS_IeLefvtkrAHUHEHmtjRu9oExTgWnrlchwobzeeZicnFggi-lOT5D2B5ueLWxOdn60ojsELQxd00BwZHU/s400/1315670978187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654388973595342594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfsoiHUOyXxmYXCgSw_TaNVw9rdHbGcx_ePuUrspm5ZHjpAOmJzrCCdXgVe8a3lWbShom3prPLmqRqcYTix_eDMyhv7EkfEO2QoZJAK28SqzCh511HpYJyDgFKi_Q_Zh2H04MFOKoRVNL/s1600/1315671020935.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfsoiHUOyXxmYXCgSw_TaNVw9rdHbGcx_ePuUrspm5ZHjpAOmJzrCCdXgVe8a3lWbShom3prPLmqRqcYTix_eDMyhv7EkfEO2QoZJAK28SqzCh511HpYJyDgFKi_Q_Zh2H04MFOKoRVNL/s400/1315671020935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654388972612523906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AoBXh3NSrLcJ4BPV_SvBbKuKrHv6e-yplEn-uZ68x3sWc9qB4GPhUj1YF6oLMzQq2u1ajsnb7GJRARM4SZCpBL-7jmUz3O0u-WYBPMRdiLQoimLwq3wCOVW0LqIpqNbyMbC1yyjW4kEv/s1600/1315671052052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AoBXh3NSrLcJ4BPV_SvBbKuKrHv6e-yplEn-uZ68x3sWc9qB4GPhUj1YF6oLMzQq2u1ajsnb7GJRARM4SZCpBL-7jmUz3O0u-WYBPMRdiLQoimLwq3wCOVW0LqIpqNbyMbC1yyjW4kEv/s400/1315671052052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654388964944844402" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't decide whether to post this or not as I'm sure you've all got better things to do than read about what I had for tea, anyway on balance I decided to go for it as if anyone is ever in the vicinity of Helston, there is the slim chance they may remember and check out the delights of a little known tea emporium called the Handy Shop. Its at a village called Sithney. I must stress you must not go there if you are on a diet due to the copious amounts of clotted cream, lets just say they don't skimp. I hadn't been there for about 20 years and little had changed. I'm sure the lady who runs it is the very same one. She is Cornwall's answer to Mrs Doyle from Father Ted. The appeal of this tea room for me is that in many ways it is the antithesis of places like Costa and Starbucks. I don't think overpriced poncey latte was an option on the menu. (probably best to stick to the tea). The cream tea is the thing to go for. Fresh,warm scones, piles of cream and jam...yum. And that's not all - this place also has a small selection of second hand books and a very small model village and railway complete with gnome display. So a winner on several scores!sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-91529978289715627712011-08-06T20:24:00.008+01:002011-08-06T21:07:18.006+01:00As I was going to St.Ives....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoydKcJBfVt2xs5eZOt7A9FuCl5fPCHRfxpEW43Xn4Wj6ihSc-0wfuPSW768UAZS8IOgssqhaN7kWDBaqbxYOBVkKfyfZFRgoH5pONadVNnN6ZYSVXe60-p03iEkIGN9rWRGth7UE_VWce/s1600/Library+-+2894.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoydKcJBfVt2xs5eZOt7A9FuCl5fPCHRfxpEW43Xn4Wj6ihSc-0wfuPSW768UAZS8IOgssqhaN7kWDBaqbxYOBVkKfyfZFRgoH5pONadVNnN6ZYSVXe60-p03iEkIGN9rWRGth7UE_VWce/s400/Library+-+2894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637834166368124450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsCgdWynr9CmGxyin8tXo-6Fw2tC7YQGE-8CPIffojA7BH6RcprpDYNZEGtkaNUgFG6rQpZsNi6wLBz1zKCdYdPdXZ89A5OEqgelltxM00rjSGoPZfl9DtgwvNUihUE8YlUdecLFj0W6V/s1600/Library+-+2923.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0phyphenhyphen49J9gc9EYVZar2HLmLsNvOohwk-YTCYvq6FkBTA4ySG9th2vtCduC8F9FgD9zj98yFITQAV6EyhuvMUgitHLVTov4GWttmvYFuGs_ajmtm8zF5a8uY13ugWDdCH-OPqAEbmOYPQ4/s1600/Library+-+2898.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0phyphenhyphen49J9gc9EYVZar2HLmLsNvOohwk-YTCYvq6FkBTA4ySG9th2vtCduC8F9FgD9zj98yFITQAV6EyhuvMUgitHLVTov4GWttmvYFuGs_ajmtm8zF5a8uY13ugWDdCH-OPqAEbmOYPQ4/s400/Library+-+2898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637830191617146066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqELe0Gy3f2uuWII0tLJG9V-U4xiW9fO9h_0ocYEeRu6oQNSb8Wtb16IldB64y75xmXlfT769IgRjAW977UX_F-0Wimv3pLnqiNx1beZ034HEFvxG86aoiM5SZ1CQY65wXms-JCWokyGB/s1600/Library+-+2897.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fh4qg-UzctRv5oLnjWsFyjqDwhLl4MLSV7zA3DfBYafGt9iew47T-62huDB4JzyGPFbqc3FStepGyfihJ6Y_rqt45BAvOSx2CQwaKC1pMe5LbRfUtomxoO95C6f9LqLhx5tGnsxHtXVj/s1600/Library+-+2895.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Fh4qg-UzctRv5oLnjWsFyjqDwhLl4MLSV7zA3DfBYafGt9iew47T-62huDB4JzyGPFbqc3FStepGyfihJ6Y_rqt45BAvOSx2CQwaKC1pMe5LbRfUtomxoO95C6f9LqLhx5tGnsxHtXVj/s400/Library+-+2895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637830186818677250" border="0" /></a><br />...I thought I would pop into the Tate. There's an interesting installation by<a href="http://www.martincreed.com/"> Martin Creed</a> there at the moment. He has filled a large area with white balloons ( about 10feet deep).When you go in to the area you are surrounded in all directions by them. Before you go in they ask if you suffer from claustrophobia or similar. Yeah, Yeah, health and safety gone mad I thought, and plunged in. I have to say, it really was quite an experience! You get disorientated very quickly as everything looks the same. Its quite hard to find your way out and you have to fumble around until you reach a wall to get any idea of orientation. On top of that all the static makes your hair stand on end and you emerge looking like a crazed loony! Oh and the beach there's not bad once you've done the balloons.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-14111090886139891612011-08-01T17:02:00.009+01:002011-08-01T17:33:10.343+01:00Map Competition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BWxHQQ8TTO2FeZ473kkc_SkfHMwWAlQynSHKFkH3NlMzZYJ9YiVGqb24-dp8WONoBA9qpkEBc2peLHWQstjcOG3uM2odpPZI9uzwzxvCxt5aKtJdJlGQyHQwy6dz67w1bAZPhERigrdu/s1600/falmouthmap.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BWxHQQ8TTO2FeZ473kkc_SkfHMwWAlQynSHKFkH3NlMzZYJ9YiVGqb24-dp8WONoBA9qpkEBc2peLHWQstjcOG3uM2odpPZI9uzwzxvCxt5aKtJdJlGQyHQwy6dz67w1bAZPhERigrdu/s400/falmouthmap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635923845908845490" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a map I rustled up for an illustration competition on a site I stumbled on called <a href="http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/">"They Draw and Travel"</a> I didn't have much time to do it as I only found out about it a couple of days before the competition ended . It didn't win - they had over 200 entries, but it was fun to do despite involving some late nights. There's a real variety of maps from all over the world - so if you fancy a browse take a look at their site.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-89835133787983518742011-07-22T12:08:00.005+01:002011-07-22T12:22:48.265+01:00Happy Holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Uzs7dfmXV13R_W1ulOWMaYYiRwaRE4IpuhZE0Vqc_J4XwSJy7dFrMZQPEfxNeNROw16n-WO-HKFpWhoHphjqFiuhGc6D-p6bjFk8vqJOh4QdrF5gG5oaluyM7f__Um-1Dvc7bPrvERnO/s1600/morvantahiti.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Uzs7dfmXV13R_W1ulOWMaYYiRwaRE4IpuhZE0Vqc_J4XwSJy7dFrMZQPEfxNeNROw16n-WO-HKFpWhoHphjqFiuhGc6D-p6bjFk8vqJOh4QdrF5gG5oaluyM7f__Um-1Dvc7bPrvERnO/s400/morvantahiti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632135103886693570" border="0" /></a><br />I thought I would post this travel poster by Herve Morvan as it seemed appropriate as we launch ourselves into holiday mode. Ok, so we're not going to Tahiti, we'll have to make do with a weekend of camping near Penzance. We do have plenty of great beaches and have even got palm trees what with the sub-tropical climate n'all. Lets hope it doesn't do the monsoon thing this time....sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-47249062241617477392011-07-06T18:22:00.004+01:002011-07-06T18:39:18.844+01:00University Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOs5X6oC-yMnvLrbfWsegRLtd_pk1zt7FzN_QuzsFa3shIAjJ7kb_SR_tqOaBEmWed5tavQxK7is9Yyo3QKJubBNMwQeNFUi60yZVWY4arfADFszn-h046bvnK7eMXz2DwtZb9wUxyDhH/s1600/stamps.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOs5X6oC-yMnvLrbfWsegRLtd_pk1zt7FzN_QuzsFa3shIAjJ7kb_SR_tqOaBEmWed5tavQxK7is9Yyo3QKJubBNMwQeNFUi60yZVWY4arfADFszn-h046bvnK7eMXz2DwtZb9wUxyDhH/s400/stamps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626294621964653442" border="0" /></a><br />The question is ...why do I like these stamps from the 70s celebrating university buildings? Possibly I'm missing some urban grit, there's not many tower blocks here in Cornwall - the nearest thing to any kind of high-rise is a lighthouse! Maybe its the screenprinty quality of the images?Perhaps .Maybe living with an architect all these years has fostered some kind of appreciation for modern architecture ...not sure. Hang on a minute, I know what it is - its the price! Bargain.. 3p to post a letter! Those were the days...I wonder how these building have fared over the years. Are they still standing?sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-38410179635705272372011-05-16T17:52:00.001+01:002011-05-16T17:55:06.588+01:00Jammy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIIqW9_Re14EpqMaZlHdKo7JhnRzGg8tSxcBKbH7ZVj6yfAQBCnZpnDvJw1_4WckX3tazzJUrjvJ5SlNL3ClXUEuTFOy-2qtgC2QEWGXlQQs0m31EcsVIs3pefg7Q1NToq44XpYt2Z_Wp/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIIqW9_Re14EpqMaZlHdKo7JhnRzGg8tSxcBKbH7ZVj6yfAQBCnZpnDvJw1_4WckX3tazzJUrjvJ5SlNL3ClXUEuTFOy-2qtgC2QEWGXlQQs0m31EcsVIs3pefg7Q1NToq44XpYt2Z_Wp/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607358494485810994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWaJb50bOwRHeSnK8vurVEdVnZsE9ODmt2ylEaGL5mfQvHiFWzkEM7HwZPezfeZJzLGs0_7ic8j3KMMOrvRoJjUEN17p8sn0Wq3feyqw3jqcVJO6pHBZZnTSNtsBCcFPMT7MZhzOB7gji/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWaJb50bOwRHeSnK8vurVEdVnZsE9ODmt2ylEaGL5mfQvHiFWzkEM7HwZPezfeZJzLGs0_7ic8j3KMMOrvRoJjUEN17p8sn0Wq3feyqw3jqcVJO6pHBZZnTSNtsBCcFPMT7MZhzOB7gji/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607358489052686082" border="0" /></a><br />Few things in life remain the same forever, but one exception appears to be the iconic label of Tiptree jam. The design of this label must be one of the oldest on the supermarket shelves. It hasn't significantly changed in the last 125 years. Ironically, the plainess of the label now makes it stand out more. A few weeks ago, we made the pilgrimage to the factory which unsurprisingly is in Tiptree, Essex. ( I have to point out we were in the area anyway- we're not quite insane enough to make a special journey from Cornwall.) It was a shame that you couldn't go round the actual factory, but there was a museum which was (jam) packed with related artefacts . They also had a very informative film and of course, a tearoom . The jam, by the way, is mighty fine - it was my granny's favourite. As well as good old strawberry they have more obscure jams such as quince, medlar, and damson . They've also branched out into sauces. I've only tried the brown sauce so far, which is yummy! Anyway, I'd be interested to hear if anyone can recommend any other factory tours as I do like that sort of thing.<br /> <span class="post-author vcard"></span>sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-42189684946297688872011-05-01T21:31:00.004+01:002011-05-01T21:51:18.780+01:00Here Comes The Bride...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RLVReywTDtuOhYHH4SzE2-nU4LgvTyh5L2g24lqMFzL0qLbIRUw8H7RUEYs46or5F_mfru4ofo_W76MgykHFOarmFlLLkcvi8G3L1xy8M6445kIAIYFq30XFO4_l-R16qJ19309S01Jp/s1600/wedding.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RLVReywTDtuOhYHH4SzE2-nU4LgvTyh5L2g24lqMFzL0qLbIRUw8H7RUEYs46or5F_mfru4ofo_W76MgykHFOarmFlLLkcvi8G3L1xy8M6445kIAIYFq30XFO4_l-R16qJ19309S01Jp/s400/wedding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601849975079547410" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a picture of the royal wedding. Not the one just taken place, you understand. No, this is perhaps the oldest surviving piece of artwork done by myself. And I'm not even going to tell you which wedding its of, for fear of revealing myself to be a complete old fogey. All I am prepared to divulge is that I was 7 when I drew it. I can actually remember doing this and feeling like I'd spoilt it by not colouring in the union jack properly.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-34933363942542890472011-04-01T09:25:00.009+01:002011-04-01T10:37:58.990+01:00Signs of the Times<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GjQ4loIRb7PIsJALKmaphhH1UD5Mum9AUEN6wCPVYvskIhqOymxDF22o6TMU2pt3azp8Q2lZ9rdb5WGyq6O7vmzleThzagx41IWDw-BEmBn9XcWSBhd8hudHtxKocNHQfGn0q1ylws3K/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GjQ4loIRb7PIsJALKmaphhH1UD5Mum9AUEN6wCPVYvskIhqOymxDF22o6TMU2pt3azp8Q2lZ9rdb5WGyq6O7vmzleThzagx41IWDw-BEmBn9XcWSBhd8hudHtxKocNHQfGn0q1ylws3K/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590546087755922930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8-QOGh1MgCY6o_3agG5dkHxyitc08qf2U1BZOClXS4rUFgjN8CpIbtu4gKPfPTIjRstG8GdXtDp1zKQjO0plshbM8B0EUYaVD9fTyVjTd29b3M4SlSloVLx4YzwXj-bvaZOSuZ02HuRJ/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkmqnk1nYR3t8P65nZA8kcJVLcwYXlOa7w4Hj-wZ-NE7vUuUYOC7rYFhyegoz_6XrnUjGdSdaoMBEchU0dfQvAnLh3ZTluDotuP0KoYfUtyAtNMOP4cE3siBH_vSNGkGBm3HGLkrriF0B/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590538709786277426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl0ShBE8GNinfTgL-lOgzuojycqKveMCyjof67-cNCPD8lSJK_wnay6EFo5HEAX5BUA7dVG3azBOGIn6FKHOSTNyobP3Skbt1Yg5sjrpr2OcYpK4SzZ4w-lAAhm2FrQ-kGsDZ9T7boRRa/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl0ShBE8GNinfTgL-lOgzuojycqKveMCyjof67-cNCPD8lSJK_wnay6EFo5HEAX5BUA7dVG3azBOGIn6FKHOSTNyobP3Skbt1Yg5sjrpr2OcYpK4SzZ4w-lAAhm2FrQ-kGsDZ9T7boRRa/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590538708177529202" border="0" /></a><br />One of the benefits of living almost on the doorstep of an art college is that I can sneak into some of the events and talks that they have on. Last week I was quite excited to see that Bob and Roberta Smith was giving a talk. Bob and Roberta are, in fact, one person. I have been familiar with some of his/their work for a while as it sometimes would be visible in the environs of Hackney. I'm sure there used to be a bit of his work up near the junction of Hackney Road and Bethnal Green Road. Anyway,the work appeals to me as it doesn't take itself too seriously- it has a sense of humour and also because I just happen to like hand painted signs and typography. I hadn't realised that his work crosses boundaries into other areas such as performance, installation and music. The talk was entertaining and at times perhaps a little "random".It included elements of audience participation.For example,one student played the tune of three blind mice on a toy xylophone whilst the rest of the lecture theatre was divided into halves, pantomine style, for a sing-song on the theme of fruit and vegetables! Meanwhile a film featuring Bob going on a bike ride wearing a chain-mail outfit played on a screen in the background. All part of life's rich tapestry...sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-13484076482492374152011-03-22T18:23:00.004+00:002011-04-03T18:06:15.094+01:00Strange and Beautiful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_LykyvwGiBQTGLu6WjRfyCYRjaWUvENgT1pSW-2ensrRwqaaJruJhjxoQbu_mjgHJxdJq_PiBRAdhIfltKjOTgQkixhNKd7iq24YUvLlRfUh_pk-0t3o8KrKrySPfWKhWauVZaFAMxlF/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_LykyvwGiBQTGLu6WjRfyCYRjaWUvENgT1pSW-2ensrRwqaaJruJhjxoQbu_mjgHJxdJq_PiBRAdhIfltKjOTgQkixhNKd7iq24YUvLlRfUh_pk-0t3o8KrKrySPfWKhWauVZaFAMxlF/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586978789936561250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6KedCg4niLiOCPB4kgZz7N6Wc0I2sdn8Tl-jHLAir3yofjgkfVcPBkN0q8NxIaE19NFnXTZeSyXkMega_SK2lZ2qN-1Yb2FiePBrV2lswX4Ip2gj-vdMIF7Zg60ObegfpJSZ9A2i6nQJ/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6KedCg4niLiOCPB4kgZz7N6Wc0I2sdn8Tl-jHLAir3yofjgkfVcPBkN0q8NxIaE19NFnXTZeSyXkMega_SK2lZ2qN-1Yb2FiePBrV2lswX4Ip2gj-vdMIF7Zg60ObegfpJSZ9A2i6nQJ/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586978778580582674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrS4lJ5LHLf_Sl_x-Bb5nipaar7RA1yHCVLFtGYnzJqVMLKn3qldflAKE0SnFOMtiyuNv2opltRhHptb6HWdx3wfDcalTmyLxJxrJVW3NLFcXHJMU7KKWOHyz_OrNupLwQVs8AGC22fP8/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrS4lJ5LHLf_Sl_x-Bb5nipaar7RA1yHCVLFtGYnzJqVMLKn3qldflAKE0SnFOMtiyuNv2opltRhHptb6HWdx3wfDcalTmyLxJxrJVW3NLFcXHJMU7KKWOHyz_OrNupLwQVs8AGC22fP8/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586978774127749634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh6o8bNcENSlOL0jirBl2CA9t_78R7PoihgTGBcTfQMP0wR8Zj3ZWaKU-RPwozB_o6jhg9jZ6LXfxG_sAnbM9Dnrh5owqsXBA3RwDrleLIXXwPnR-6wbYQTRQLAGzy6JsgCB0HQraA5Fv/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh6o8bNcENSlOL0jirBl2CA9t_78R7PoihgTGBcTfQMP0wR8Zj3ZWaKU-RPwozB_o6jhg9jZ6LXfxG_sAnbM9Dnrh5owqsXBA3RwDrleLIXXwPnR-6wbYQTRQLAGzy6JsgCB0HQraA5Fv/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586978761285629346" border="0" /></a><br />I've become a bit obsessed lately with the paintings of Jeremy Miranda. Who he? you may ask.<br />Well, I found his work when he was a featured seller on Etsy. The quality of the painting is incredible and I particularly like it when the paintings become narrative. The central theme to quite a lot of the work seems to deal with the relationship we humans have with nature and how we attempt to contain, tame and take ownership of it. He tends to work on series of paintings reworking them several times. The floating greenhouse is so strange and beautiful I can't stop staring at it. I have to warn you that visiting his <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeremymiranda?ref=pr_shop">shop</a> may result in separation from your cash! The paintings are however very reasonably priced - so you can buy 4 like I did!sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-30706689464275224652011-03-07T11:21:00.012+00:002011-03-07T11:55:39.244+00:00Soviet Matchbox labels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvKGfx_1USZb6XL35IKnZ6sM5rMDowiGUmA_2f1QoBx93dIeOxJ1G4WP393gPIGzaDdj3uDn7JDyhiXLlN66H50jNzzB_umghchZe7ahj4zZtz4DHtqyiE-nBrmVd0oEG81Cg10M4_mvi/s1600/chickens.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvKGfx_1USZb6XL35IKnZ6sM5rMDowiGUmA_2f1QoBx93dIeOxJ1G4WP393gPIGzaDdj3uDn7JDyhiXLlN66H50jNzzB_umghchZe7ahj4zZtz4DHtqyiE-nBrmVd0oEG81Cg10M4_mvi/s400/chickens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581301580698692034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGB65AY4SkEYjSwDLdYCZPN2W00OVFpFeliIgVWzK7m6xsusprk38_M1Sz3NS-5xSUZ1tVkyxWKHxwQmp5v6ya0XjsGYKXJmrnmc4M4GY67jyO_Gb6oHtbTu0SxdmXj9R_VK9vguLRzUZ/s1600/soldiers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB7-KaknmrwflxdkQFtwealKKLk8ihJPI0GSuXHuOTTkLHolCMfiyNpTFP9KQ5QnHXLaIhEomlUpu6LBoT1q9VNcOxqb0Zy5Sp5wNy6HjJycmE_2mLLCObO7Fg-_Bf2P1c-kq7Ey7cknN/s400/Untitled-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581298397239393586" border="0" /></a><br />I have really posted this in response to <a href="http://roddyandginger.blogspot.com/2011/03/perfect-companions.html">Roddy and Ginger's blog post</a>. These labels which I got on ebay bear an uncanny resemblance to the folk art pottery she has managed to locate at her local charity shop-lucky her!<br />These are without doubt soviet in origin since they all have USSR on them. I'm sure someone out there must know more... Some of them are really more than a little odd- in particular the multi-headed horses! I have quite a few more - so let me know if you'd like to see them!<br />I've just had a quick look on google and found out that they are called <a href="http://www.artrusse.ca/dymkovo_en.htm">Dymkovo toys</a><br /><h5 id="subject_2681"><a href="http://ruadventures.com/forum/index.php/topic,243.msg2681.html#msg2681" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></h5><h5 id="subject_2681"><a href="http://ruadventures.com/forum/index.php/topic,243.msg2681.html#msg2681" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></h5>sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-53940420785214432922011-03-06T14:39:00.006+00:002011-03-07T12:40:08.334+00:00Mapping it Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AnBR6TqBD7LfDeM5ColfSVT4NAN37crpHieKWEVQnbq-gUDlmKL89GNtl7t7VtxKe3lNthyphenhyphenvAGvJqSdgn_g0jDDak5KAYctqOkz6uTvLUJc8OO5_5MD6Mf33esxqF7qPhmVbnywjpTbS/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AnBR6TqBD7LfDeM5ColfSVT4NAN37crpHieKWEVQnbq-gUDlmKL89GNtl7t7VtxKe3lNthyphenhyphenvAGvJqSdgn_g0jDDak5KAYctqOkz6uTvLUJc8OO5_5MD6Mf33esxqF7qPhmVbnywjpTbS/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580986056106619442" border="0" /></a><br />I am trying to get to grips with all the features of Etsy, some of which I can't quite get my head around. I've had an <a href="http://owlsofdestiny.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a> for ages but have listed things only sporadically and they keep changing the features, so I can't keep up! One of the gadgets they have is the "treasury" where you curate other people's items into collections. Anyway, I've come up a collection of items on the theme of maps.Its called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d736b6a0d186d91dd5d5907/mapping-it-out?ref=pr_treasury">Mapping it Out</a> . It was good fun doing this actually, so I'll probably be doing some more as and when.<br />Its kind of like pretending you're the editor of a fancy magazine.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-36170774200189357072011-02-28T09:25:00.004+00:002011-02-28T09:49:09.172+00:00Fab Fabric<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpqwYWFpRHxfBaIelBNVon3oMvUMOdORGL5XNyAcKj8IOlOC78iDrpy2BT_MzXkvNaisPyD_Dp8TAS922pbkZHM-UWRKKlRy5qva9V26RRQYhfdhwIxNjHU0RfrJc3pyVRs_L6TSFIwie/s1600/IMG_2254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpqwYWFpRHxfBaIelBNVon3oMvUMOdORGL5XNyAcKj8IOlOC78iDrpy2BT_MzXkvNaisPyD_Dp8TAS922pbkZHM-UWRKKlRy5qva9V26RRQYhfdhwIxNjHU0RfrJc3pyVRs_L6TSFIwie/s400/IMG_2254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578673756867596098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQ85RW4-qVeu8yGISt1lAOKOLcVnCSRd0rsbeM3KqExPHNHvY1888Qvu9fD-H6VQC0ZBDacgHyR-TSyjLKA-eheQjSouFRgLKLIFpJMkE5G3STfbSANmARpTFTm2Hv6zbG0ymLdEvCGcR/s1600/IMG_2258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQ85RW4-qVeu8yGISt1lAOKOLcVnCSRd0rsbeM3KqExPHNHvY1888Qvu9fD-H6VQC0ZBDacgHyR-TSyjLKA-eheQjSouFRgLKLIFpJMkE5G3STfbSANmARpTFTm2Hv6zbG0ymLdEvCGcR/s400/IMG_2258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578673754133166050" border="0" /></a><br />Since the arrival of my sewing machine at Christmas, I have become a bit of a fabric junkie. I cannot stop buying the stuff and will quite happily spend hours trawling the internet for "finds".<br />Lord knows, we'll be drowning in cushions soon, if it continues. Anyway my latest fabric fix came in the form of these 1950s style fabrics . I even visited a real shop to get them when in London last weekend. I think they are actual 50s designs which have been re-released by John Lewis.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-7208916870265215082011-02-21T21:39:00.005+00:002011-02-21T23:06:34.213+00:00Big Smoke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdAQA9i0CKWs3vv6oI96ih5xVvBTr1MZv8EaVeI4iFAWqa77pRJaMtYXmJhAZ1rPDC5ORvwKL8ktdB2VEOuqjw-MW8CENicfAAy-N3yZnuAQIbh6zgnfyzS2Vhty2tQQqorULLAzj-CeX/s1600/riotact_lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdAQA9i0CKWs3vv6oI96ih5xVvBTr1MZv8EaVeI4iFAWqa77pRJaMtYXmJhAZ1rPDC5ORvwKL8ktdB2VEOuqjw-MW8CENicfAAy-N3yZnuAQIbh6zgnfyzS2Vhty2tQQqorULLAzj-CeX/s400/riotact_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576271267645474306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jmAWN-igYQBWYymdfhF0Krs3y0kxdm-bZTuq2pFAWkweEnnIbpm0YRGHC4gEGkjE7wMQXo2aqRODADhj2CflywrcUFeBZmWcQcGK9ABzEiHvjaaFH8YZ-PkboeywSBkZIqtQ3BwOOdyw/s1600/PD39836528_Naylor__1762320i.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jmAWN-igYQBWYymdfhF0Krs3y0kxdm-bZTuq2pFAWkweEnnIbpm0YRGHC4gEGkjE7wMQXo2aqRODADhj2CflywrcUFeBZmWcQcGK9ABzEiHvjaaFH8YZ-PkboeywSBkZIqtQ3BwOOdyw/s400/PD39836528_Naylor__1762320i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576271267581129522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ab1LI869KSG1-vCs20-z2i2ZIMf2PKmSt_7JaqGgz-bJV-kGj8LD3exl34Rp-A9tNpDtsmsTAdSvYMfyuenZeI4lTS7VLempSu6N4CmEVIX8pEthf9o0HI5WIG6CyMHwQ-Kx16Zf8myn/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ab1LI869KSG1-vCs20-z2i2ZIMf2PKmSt_7JaqGgz-bJV-kGj8LD3exl34Rp-A9tNpDtsmsTAdSvYMfyuenZeI4lTS7VLempSu6N4CmEVIX8pEthf9o0HI5WIG6CyMHwQ-Kx16Zf8myn/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576271264588101698" border="0" /></a><br />At the weekend I went up (or possibly more sideways really) to London to meet up with some old friends. Needless to say, I had a great time and would have liked to cram in a few more things. Amongst other things, we went to the British Library and whizzed around the <a href="http://www.bl.uk/evolvingenglish/">Evolving English </a>exhibition that is on there. I'd never been into the British Library before - from the outside the building is a bit ugly, rather like an overgrown Tesco's . However, the inside of it is definitely worth a visit and it has a good cafe (always a bonus). Here are a couple of items from the exhibition which caught my eye. The riot act one could catch on in a "Keep Calm and Carry On" sort of way. We could certainly do with it in this house at mealtimes! On the other poster, the Skeleton man in a kilt made me laugh. Unfortunately, the spectacle of a Fat Child these days isn't such an oddity. And "Giant Rat" - is it really a crowd puller? Obviously, the poster dates from the days before we had freak shows (ooops, sorry. I mean Channel 4 documentaries!) on telly.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-49062795666629926932011-02-14T10:24:00.005+00:002011-02-14T10:41:26.441+00:00Pretty Flamingos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0i9X1A41tHhkb0rzHXhXNxuFTYHhcZHvjhxxdATCKpzkzgCrZ3mfs4Hgi_9jQM3cl-7YQuG1Kux4aqz8XorlXJ0WS__rN6oPM6DUPog4pto2MwE_bTb56AWNPZ4NP3V5cHfWb0zF_m0po/s1600/flamingos2web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0i9X1A41tHhkb0rzHXhXNxuFTYHhcZHvjhxxdATCKpzkzgCrZ3mfs4Hgi_9jQM3cl-7YQuG1Kux4aqz8XorlXJ0WS__rN6oPM6DUPog4pto2MwE_bTb56AWNPZ4NP3V5cHfWb0zF_m0po/s400/flamingos2web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573490005787391954" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a design I did for a Valentine's card. I think it was subconsciously inspired by some old 1950ish wallpaper my sister found in their bathroom when they redcorated it! We saw some Flamingos yesterday when we went to Paradise Park in Hayle. They were even more pink than in my illustration. Virtually flourescent they were!sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062857375890834842.post-90805192120678863502011-02-01T18:14:00.009+00:002011-04-03T18:08:15.089+01:00Brideshead Revisited- Revisited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrjCCT-zZuPurP59STIuOZFj3RvyBWmWt6OV5-6tWbQdPUMY61KYK_u2DaGoxzBLpE3E8AxOwyqY_WY8xg8ojC6gGhFyA-bOwEH6bg-45mWSGl4Mhhz8qT3cPmOf2IhnYv6H3bHR09uLU/s1600/waugh3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrjCCT-zZuPurP59STIuOZFj3RvyBWmWt6OV5-6tWbQdPUMY61KYK_u2DaGoxzBLpE3E8AxOwyqY_WY8xg8ojC6gGhFyA-bOwEH6bg-45mWSGl4Mhhz8qT3cPmOf2IhnYv6H3bHR09uLU/s400/waugh3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568832145407317074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb07oztAvKHxheJ4URsTxH7anUcMGRVLtGKPCNmr6ieURHgTJ8yxXnKQ3j4dQRPeMoobDJZCKH4Y8-2vRdLLb224rdzrfUICmOUcH1gtfLNshiJzJ6VQ7Z4teOvf8jcFzYaHlp-BF0RHk/s1600/waugh2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb07oztAvKHxheJ4URsTxH7anUcMGRVLtGKPCNmr6ieURHgTJ8yxXnKQ3j4dQRPeMoobDJZCKH4Y8-2vRdLLb224rdzrfUICmOUcH1gtfLNshiJzJ6VQ7Z4teOvf8jcFzYaHlp-BF0RHk/s400/waugh2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568832140581223826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC3stH7O6e8SJCXCYrexPPRnNpi0La1CZhvkIJfVPMCkv5dq16OCxZMnbhUiRWbAL2mxJ6Nw762_N9n5xhqMrSrVE1LrxSZ8xQiC-DdJ6189ORWdLHf6h2oWL2Bg6gH4_Dv0NE0aKhjs4/s1600/waugh1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC3stH7O6e8SJCXCYrexPPRnNpi0La1CZhvkIJfVPMCkv5dq16OCxZMnbhUiRWbAL2mxJ6Nw762_N9n5xhqMrSrVE1LrxSZ8xQiC-DdJ6189ORWdLHf6h2oWL2Bg6gH4_Dv0NE0aKhjs4/s400/waugh1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568831984175913234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPg5XQ_xglJMmvzftK1p0GELIuQnkB8qrsVYirp5ngknTkgvaYhmS8PMRZEEO9VDiYYitcRROO1ncM9zG_RTHz7OgNuT0MoCgDdn9_nGuQnDSe8jFG3FbmtaTzaV6v30oc_hHCTa5w2rf8/s1600/brideshead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPg5XQ_xglJMmvzftK1p0GELIuQnkB8qrsVYirp5ngknTkgvaYhmS8PMRZEEO9VDiYYitcRROO1ncM9zG_RTHz7OgNuT0MoCgDdn9_nGuQnDSe8jFG3FbmtaTzaV6v30oc_hHCTa5w2rf8/s400/brideshead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568828790003287842" border="0" /></a><br />We have been watching the ITV 1980s production of Brideshead Revisited, which makes for good viewing. It is also something of a tweed-fest. Regular readers of this blog will know we are currently undergoing a tweed craze in this house. I say "we" but really mean the other half, as I haven't quite gone down the Miss Jean Brodie route myself! (yet) . The series inspired me to pick up the 1970s copies of Evelyn Waugh's novels that we have and I was reminded of how great these covers are. The cover design is credited as Bentley/Farrell/Burnett . I also did a couple of little drawings myself of the Brideshead characters.sheila moxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525724026153387103noreply@blogger.com0