Still Life by Olivia

Suburbs of the Imagination

Imagine living at the center of this development . . .

The illustrations of Rima Staines

Her website

Interview

Look into my eyes

Amusing images from the Library of Congress.

Dig For Plenty

WWII posters from the UK's National Archive

Captain Tentacles

A happy scourge of the seven seas


- by Olivia

Botanical prints

James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator working in the late 1700s and early 1800s. His collaboration with botanist William Curtis led to a number of printed works about plants and geology.

I have 9 hand-colored engravings that appear to have been removed from a Sowerby/Curtis publication at some point in the last 200 years.

A detail of one engraving is shown here and is available on cards and other printed items in my store, Botanica Prints. I'll add a new image each month. To see all the Sowerby engravings, look at the vertical wall calendar (note that three images appear twice).

トトロ

Still from My Neighbor Totoro and a few illustrations inspired by the film . . .

Nyet

McCall's Magazine, 1953

'An Early ripe Apple and good in taste'

John Tradescant (~1570-1632) and his son, also named John (1608-1662), were gardeners to the nobility and royalty of England and both travelled widely collecting botanical specimens. Between them they introduced a large number of foreign species (including many of the fruits depicted) that remain prevalent in the average English gardens of today. From Bibliodyssey.

Louis Wain

Louis Wain (1860-1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. See some examples of his work here.