Chemistry Crows

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Wilma Millette

Chemistry Crows concocting curious combinations of chemicals…

calculated or chaos?

The ephemera: Original Bill Heads and Notary Documents from the 1800s, photos of crows and raven, old chemistry lab illustrations.

The found objects: Antique stop watch parts, old pen nibs, tiny light bulbs, vintage microscope slide, tiny vintage keys, 1925 royal typewriter parts, vintage Celtic pendant.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches

QUEENS!

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Wilma Millette

The Queens were in their towers contemplating the ridiculous spectacle that the kings were making as they preened among the crowds below.

The ephemera: decorative papers; original ledger pages and receipts from the 1800s; natural history illustrations of owls.

The found objects: a rusty fleur de lys; three pen nibs; two stars and a button; 3 vintage lotto numbers.

Size: 4 inches by 12 inches.

Queen of Hearts

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Wilma Millette

“Bring out the Hounds” she cried! She loved those puppies. Was there nothing so joyous as a stride through the woods with these beauties.

A birthday request for a client.

The ephemera: vintage manuscript from 1845; image of a long ago queen; vintage images of hounds.

The found objects: tiny pewter star; small fleur de lys charm; tiny antique key; vintage glass beads; vintage heart charms, antique pen nibs; vintage typewriter parts; an antique escutcheon.

Size: 8 inches by 8 inches.

Winged Victory

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Wilma Millette

V for Victory they cried as they rallied round their headless leader.

SOLD 😁

The ephemera: Original Document from 1820; photo of Victory at Samothrace; natural history illustrations of humming birds.

Size : 10 inches by 10 inches

Diving In

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Wilma Millette

La Plongée

Sans souci, ils ont pris la plongée au coeur de Paris, le centre du monde.

Small Collage on Old Book Cover

The ephemera: Fly leaf and book cover of Plan de Paris from 1947; Original vintage map projection; small diving figures from vintage Larousse dictionary, original vintage airmail sticker.

Taking the Plunge

One after another they decided to take the plunge. The world was their oyster.

Collage on Old Book Cover 8 inches by 12 inches

The Ephemera: Vintage Book Cover from old Atlas; Original Receipt from Paris, 1902; Original map projection from Vintage Atlas, Diving figures from vintage Larousse dictionary; photos of poppy seed heads from my garden.

Confinement

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Wilma Millette

En confinement au fond du jardin pour une courte durée. Ils seront bientot libre de nouveau, a vivre leur vie pleinement.

SOLD 🙂

The ephemera: Original French Document from 1800s; photo of poppy seed cages from my garden; photos of crows.

Size: 7 inches by 7 inches.

Julien in the Lab

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Wilma Millette

Le directeur du laboratoire, M. Julien G. Éprouvette, disapru à Paris le 31 mai 1901. Un mystère jamais résolu.

Did he go back to the future to prevent the discovery of plastic?

Did he go back in time to find a power source that did not involve fossil fuels?

Did he go underground, hoping to find a way to prevent the Spanish Flu?

Perhaps we will never know.

NB Shhh! This is a cadeau for my son Julien about to start the last year of his Chemistry Degree. C’est un secret.

The ephemera: Vintage Periodic Table; vintage receipt from a Paris Chemical Laboratory, various old papers.

The found objects: Vintage Test tubes, typewriter parts from a 1920s Royal Typewriter; tiny vintage glass bottles, vintage light bulbs (that work!), vintage switch (that works too!) , ceramic insulator tubes, small antique school ink bottle, vintage vacuum tube, wire, vintage gage,vintage tart tin, vintage typewriter bell, vintage thermometer .

Credits: Merci à mon mari Michel who helped me with the wiring so that the vintage light bulb switches on using the vintage switch and a very modern battery hidden, from view.