Sunday 25 December 2011

remember



only achievable if we learn how to deal with warriors' frustration


Sunday 18 December 2011

Homage to women painters III




Olga Rozanova

Elaine de Kooning


Hermine David

Fanny Fleury


Joanna Bauck


Zinaida Serebryakova


Maria Cosway


Vanessa Bell

Paula Modersohn-Becker


Frida Kahlo

Lee Krassner

Maruja Mayo

Marietta Robusti



Rose Bonheur




that's all for today. To be continued.







Reflection of the day

postmodernism? Wouldn't we be better off with a re-rennaissance?

Did you know...










... that there is an Old Master known as "the Master of the female half-lengths"?
Presumably from the Netherlands, first half of the XVI century.




Quote





The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.


Goethe

Sunday 11 December 2011

This made me smile today









I found it on the blog this is glamorous







Bad times for poetry, but thank the gods for powerful zooms I









from the National Gallery website, where you can see their whole collection, amazing.

Wish list





Berthe Morisot: The woman impressionist


From 15 November 2011 to 12 February 2012

At the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Madrid



Find of the day





















This page on worldlabel.com with lovely and free vintage labels to print
They come originally from Suzee Que's flickr album. Thanks Suzee!
And you'll find more of these, as well as other vintage ephemera on Lunagirl Images at www.lunagirl.com







Tuesday 6 December 2011

Ancient tapestries

Is it just me, or these are fascinating. I'm so glad that my small camera managed to capture the colours of these.





 

 
Courtiers playing at rural life, Netherlands, 1500-1520


 


Practical alternatives to expensive bags, coming soon


@Victoria and Albert Museum, London


Accessorize




Desigual













I love the patterns in skirts and dresses from the Spanish shop Desigual
These are from the spring summer 2011 collection