THE KOOKABURRA SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME MORE POPULAR IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Were there federation kookaburras? Or did their "laugh at anything attitude" fit better with courage in the face of … [Read more...]
Ephemera friends/experts
THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY'S GOALS INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION OF EPHEMERA and luckily we have members and friends to assist with this. On this occasion we acknowledge Cheryl Ridge, who we knew was an … [Read more...]
Look pleasant please
TIDYING UP, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE - I CAME ACROSS THE VERSO OF A POSTCARD - I WAS FOCUSED ON THE KOOKABURRA TALKING WHEN I WAS SCANNING. This happens to be number 1 in a series of 36. The … [Read more...]
Next Show & Tell – 16 June 2023
PENCIL IN FRIDAY 16 JUNE 2023, 6-8PM, AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM. All welcome, friendly chat with about 10 others about 5+ of your recently collected or material on a theme or of current … [Read more...]
Bloomin’ kookaburras
KOOKABURRAS, BEEN TRYING TO SPOT THEM LATELY with preparations in full swing to finalise the kookaburra issue of The Ephemera Journal. Older badges with a rousing Australian theme come from … [Read more...]
Kookaburras wanted
THE NEXT EPHEMERA JOURNAL WILL BE A VISUAL SPECIAL DEVOTED TO THE KOOKABURRA. Inspired by Michael A's zoom presentation on his two dimensional laughing jackasses, Mimmo Cozzolino will be photographing … [Read more...]
Missing kookaburras
IN PREPARATION FOR THE ZOOM SESSION THIS MONDAY 11 JULY 2022 7.30PM, Micheal A extracted a series of interesting and sometimes charming images of kookaburras and the war effort. Right now, since … [Read more...]
Artists, kookaburras & ephemera
THE ZOOM SESSION ON MONDAY 11 JULY AT 7.30PM, TOOK US THROUGH VARIOUS TYPES OF EPHEMERA AND APPROACHES TO ILLUSTRATING. There is the work of nature artists and of women artists whose subjects include … [Read more...]
Rare flock of kookaburras
PAST EVENT MONDAY 11 JULY 2022, 7.30PM, join Michael via ZOOM for a curated tour through examples of kookaburra ephemera, from 1880s to 2000. Here is the invitation: Join Zoom … [Read more...]