PAINTINGS MORPH INTO CARDS AND CALENDARS. We showed you Marg Whyte's Christmas cards early in December. Here is another byproduct of her work - calendars based loosely around themes of bush life. We … [Read more...]
Swann sale of advertising, children’s books etc 22 January 2015
22/1/2015- HERE IS A NICE ONLINE 3D CATALOGUE TO VIEW - I would love to go to a Swann auction one day - this catalogue is a pretty good substitute. On offer are: advertising; children's … [Read more...]
National Library of Australia’s ephemera captures nation’s values
The Canberra times has run a story about ephemera collecting at the National Library - speaking to Catherine Aldersey who many will remember from the 2014 symposium. The journalist, John Thisleton, … [Read more...]
End of school year
END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR - SPEECH NIGHT, NO MORE UNIFORM, THROW AWAY THE TEXTBOOKS. We thought that recordings of the achievements of the little darlings in a play, dancing, singing or at speech … [Read more...]
New year’s resolutions – learn to sing
HERE IS A WAY TO START A NEW HOBBY WITHOUT SCARING THE NEIGHBOURS - start singing in the shower - best way to loosen the under-utilised vocal cords. This booklet, with waterproof plastic … [Read more...]