For my beautiful sister Sandra. It was always my wish for you and at the end it came true.
Love you always.
The ephemera: original antique papers and maps.
Size 24 inches by 24 inches
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Parrots Parrots Parrots
‘Can one tire of the beauty of parrots do think Pip? ‘ she sighed.
‘ I don’t see how Ariadne old thing, they are just too damned decorative don’t you know? ‘ Pip remarked jauntily.
Parrots in the Conservatory
Parrots in the Greenhouse
Parrots in the Garden
The ephemera: original vintage documents from the 1800s; original vintage calligraphy practice; decorative papers; high quality reproductions of antique natural history illustrations of parrots and budgerigars
The Size: 8 inches by 8 inches
Nature’s Treasures
Featuring beautiful Papers with a nod to Nature.
Stones and Ripples
Shards and feather
Moths and feather : SOLD 🙂
The Ephemera: decorative papers, hand made mulberry paper from Hanoi, original antique manuscripts from the 1800s, vintage receipt vintage calligraphy, vintage graphs, vintage stamp.
The Found Objects: vintage microscope slide, pottery shards from France, stones, vintage silk thread, feathers
Size: 7 inches by 7 inches
And Now for Something Completely Different…
Channelling my inner Monty Python. Interactive Collage art on tiny three inch blocks. Vintage Anatomy illustrations on antique papers collaged on four sides of the blocks.
SOLD 😁
Click on images for close up view.
The ephemera: original vintage papers: ledgers, charts, letters, receipts, manuscripts, plans; high quality reproductions of antique anatomy illustrations.
Size: 3 inches by 3 inches by 1.5 inches.
NESTING AMONGST THE POPPIES
As the weather turned colder the nesting instinct took over. It was time to hunker down for the long winter months to come.
SOLD
The ephemera: Original French documents from the 1800s; photos of crows, photos of poppy seed heads from my garden, reproductions of antique nest illustrations.
Size: 8 inches by 8 inches
Night Sail
As night fell and twilight slowly darkened the waves, they set sail for new adventures.
The ephemera: Original vintage atlas maps; original antique letter and stamps; original vintage night time map of the earth
The found objects: tiny antique cloth flag; tiny vintage map pin
Size: 12 inches square on wooden cradle
Joséphine
Joséphine was always “à la une” with the latest trends of fashion, but had she gone too far this time.
SOLD 🙂
The ephemera: Original document from 1800s; handmade scrap-booking paper; high quality reproduction of vintage portrait.
The found objects: antique key; antique typewriter key; vintage pen nib; antique key hole; royal typewriter parts
Size : 7 inches square
Mechanical Pink
He was fully functional, keyed up and ready for his first Autonomous Adventure as an Automaton. No Droguerie necessary. SOLD 🙂
The ephemera: original French billhead from 1900; High quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a fish.
The found objects: vintage fish tackle; tiny antique key; antique typewriter and watch parts.
Size: 6 inches square on wooden substrate.
Jutra Japon Papillon
Jutra Japon petit papillon, fluttering amongst the beautiful purple script carefully put to page by Marie-Hélène in 1889.
The ephemera: Original page from Marie-Hélène’s copy book dated 1889; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a beautiful butterfly.
The found objects: vintage watch face; various parts of watches and an antique royal typewriter.
Size: 6 inches square on wooden block
P comme Papillon
P comme papillon. Papillon automatique, qui vole et virevolte sans effort et sans cesse, butinant des milliers de fleurs en un rien de temps.
The ephemera: Original French document from 1848; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
The found objects: bits from a vintage royal typewriter; a vintage wooden chess piece; to small vintage heart charms.
Size: 6 inches square
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