Friday

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'Snow-White' by Catrin Welz-Stein


 Inspired by the Grimm's Fairy Tail Snow-White and Rose-Red

Catrin Welz-Stein's blog

Claudia Dell, 1935


Thanks for the photoDsata

...and more polar bear rugs...


Asta Nørregaard: 'Portrait of Elisabeth Fearnley', 1892


 George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1921): 'Glasgerion', 1892
 link


'Eisbär-Dresseuse' by Willy Geiger


 Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1904-05

'Polar Bear' by Thomas Hellström


 Thomas Hellström for Swedish Nittsjö


Thursday

'Three Craws' by Howard Towll, 2004


Three block Woodcut 2004 

Early one morning Howard Towll saw three crows 
sitting on the drystane dyke below his house. It reminded 
him of a song they used to sing at primary school:
 

Howard Towll's website

Amanda Colville and 'Mangle Prints'

This print was inspired by Amanda Colville's fascination 
of crows and ravens. Hand printed on heavy weight cartridge 
 paper and numbered as part of a limited edition of 50 prints. 
Printed in black and mustard yellow oil based inks. 
 The print also comes in blue

Shop here: Mangle Prints, Etsy
 ...and Amanda Colville's blog

  

An original Moths Lino Cut print, drawing from the beautiful 
patterns found in the natural world. Hand printed in light green, teal 
and black oil based printing inks on heavy weight cartridge paper


This print was inspired by a beautiful bumble bee that 
wandered into Amanda Colville's studio recently. Printed on 
heavy weight cartridge paper in black ink - you can also 
purchase the bumble bee print in pale blue and black

An Edwardian bumble bee brooch


An Edwardian Essex crystal bee brooch, the circular brooch 
depicting the image of a large bumble bee within a crystal dome, 
set to a yellow gold beaded mount and closed backed reverse, 
with brooch fitting, measuring approximately 26mm in 
diameter, gross weight 8.8 grams, circa 1900

John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902)


A Summer Day, 1900


Summer Afternoon, 1900-02

Wednesday

Stanisław Masłowski (1853–1926)


Artist's Wife Portrait, 1897

Van Briggle art pottery vase


 Van Briggle art pottery vase, 'Lorelei', in a Ming blue glaze.
Established in 1899, Van Briggle Pottery & Tile is one of the oldest 
active art potteries in the United States, and has been considered 
one of the great American potteries for over a century

 For sale here:





Poppy seed pot earrings


 Asymmetrical ear studs: A long and a short earring.
The earrings inspired by nature is a modern contemporary design. 
They are made from oxidized sterling silver and 
buffed to a warm matte finish.

 Apple named D, Etsy


G. Petzold


Morning and Evening’ by G. Petzold
Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben
11.1906, Band 1 (Nr. 1-26)


G. Petzold for 'Jugend' magazine, 1904

One Summer...


 This lovely greeting card is printed onto heavyweight 
stock (280gsm) and comes with a recycled Kraft envelope 
sealed in a bio-degradable cellophane bag

Freya Art, Etsy

'A Young Woman in a Garden', ca. 1920


by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)




...just colours...


Antonio Carneiro (1872-1930): 'Symphony Blue', 1920
link
 

Hippolyte Henri P. 'Dubois: Joan of Arc', 1873
link


'Tales from Shakespeare', 1923
ill. by Artuš Scheiner (1863-1938)
link


 Sulamith Wülfing: 'Meadowland'
link


Amde Joyau (1872-1913):
'La Sardinerie' (Les Sables d’Olonne), 1905

Monday

Erté: 'Summer Breeze'


Design for a bathing caps, 1932


H. Th. Wijdveld. Design for a bathing caps, 1932


Dutch country cottages/summer cottages


Architects: A. Eibink and J.A. Snellebrand

I found the photos here:
They are taken in the first half of the twentieth century


The Mansion Middenduin. Architect: A.H. van Rood 


The Mansion Middenduin. The entrance. 
Architect: A.H. van Rood


The Mansion Muienveld 
Architects: A. Eibink and J.A. Snellebrand


The Mansion Muienveld 
Architects: A. Eibink and J.A. Snellebrand