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Vintage Valentine

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:12:29 PST

Shane McAdams - Ball point pen paintings

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:31:13 PST

Brooklyn-based artist Shane McAdams uses ink extracted from ballpoint pens to create paintings. His images on paper are created by extracting ink from pen barrels, heating the liquid, mixing it with solvents and then applying to paper, allowing gravity, wind and other physical forces to dictate the movement of the ink.

Vintage pictures - Paris Florence and Potsdam

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:10 PST

Note to self: must visit Potsdam!

Giraf Raffie

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:05:02 PST

I love giraffes, they always look so vulnerable with their long necks and long legs. In animations and illustrations giraffes always look sweet with their long eye lashes, but they usually look a bit pitiful as well. So does the giraffe in this book.

New vintage tin cans

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:40:33 PST

Liebster blog award

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:03:41 PST

Tineke Meierink (the wonderful stop:watch illustrator) gave me the Liebster blog award a few weeks ago.
Thanks so much Tineke! It means a lot to me, Im a big fan of your work!

Tineke awarded my other blog (My absent mind). I thought it would be best to move the award over to Turning Pages 'cause I have more visitors here. This award can each time be given to 5 blogs which have up to 200 followers.
These 5 blogs are worth your visit, I'd like to see each of them grow in number of followers!

1001 faces by Anja Brunt. Many of you know the blog but she still has got enough followers!

Anja has a second blog where she shows her other work and inspiration

(Anja is on holiday right now, surprise her with a new face in het followers list)

A stamp a day by Gertie Jacquet. Very inspirational!

Knoopjes by Saskia. A delightful blog with wonderful collections and great thrift treasures.

Newem by Darja Charapova. I can finally award her beautiful artwork!

T-A-K by Marieke Tol. Marieke is a friend of my friend Yvette. I haven't met her yet but I'm inspired by her creativity! She is a driving force behind Jaszak Schatten as well.

London Undergrond map

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:38:14 PST

I've blogged this one before. It actually was one of my first posts. But I thought I'd do a reblog. The first time I was in London - at the age of 16 - fell in love with the London Underground; the trains, stations, the roundel, the way signing, the typography and the font by Edward Johnston. But my special interest goes out to the London Undergrond map, the schematic diagram of lines. Information design at its best.

The map I have is from 1978 and if you're a little familiar with the map it's quite easy to see the style of the map hasn't changed much.

The first diagrammatic map of London's tube was designed in 1931 by Harry Beck, an engineer. It was an uncommissioned spare-time project for him. His diagrammatic approach was groundbreaking and his design concept has been widely adopted for other network maps around the world.

Cote d'Or trading cards

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:28 PST

I love Cote d'Or chocolate, so I was delighted to come across these trading cards from Belgium.

Folklore Belgium was the book to collect them in.

Yeondoo Jung - Wonderland

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:41:55 PST

The other day we received a mailing from a paper supplier at the office. It showed Wonderland project by Korean artist Yeondoo Jung. I was very taken by the idea to use the framework of children’s drawings. In this series, the artist takes a literal approach in translating information between actual children’s drawings and staged photographs. Space and distance are distorted as the artist’s photographs offer a mix of reality and fantasy in the interpretation of a child’s view of the world.

The photos are very colourful and vibrant. Such a simple, yet wonderful idea!

Jonathan Hare

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:37:47 PST

Sometimes I come across the most wonderful vintage children books in local thriftshops. One of my latest finds is this gorgeous book about Jonathan Hare (Hippie het Haasje) from 1964. The beautiful illustrations are by Czech artist Josef Kábrt.

Vintage holiday pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:33:55 PST

Vintage biscuits

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:34:18 PST

I bought these vintage cookie packaging the other day in Belgium. I loved the design of these!

Tournai, Flanders & Stoos

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:12:31 PST

Holiday snapshots

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:58:40 PST

Latest additions to my new collection. I'll show them more elaborate in another post.

Needlework from grandmother's youth

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:03:03 PST

This book is vintage but not as old as it looks. It is a reprint from collected antique women's magazines such as these. It's a wonderful book though!

Plumes Ballon

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:43:24 PST

Very small vintage tin can with 7 dip pens.

Collecting cheese

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:24:39 PST

I bought these vintage images in a shop in Gent, Belgium. On the backside of it is the name of a cheese brand (Franco-Suisse) so these must have been collecting cards. Maybe some of you recognize them?

Family photos

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:11:39 PST

My mother was updating the family album and gave me these pictures. They show my mother's aunts, uncles and nieces.

Lille and Amsterdam

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:01:34 PST

Two new additions to my collection.

Crazy animals

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:05:21 PST

I bought this little book at a flea market, so cute! The book is from 1968, quite vintage.

Patti Backer - whimsical art

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:28:12 PST

I came across artist and illustrator Patti Backer (Patricia Monkey) on Instagram. I loved her drawings and paintings of the big-eyed creatures. So when she posted a photo of some postcards and asked whether anyone wanted some, I jumped at the chance! I had almost forgotten about it when about a week later my kids picked up an illustrated envelope from the doormat. In it were these wonderful cards!

Thanks ever so much Patti! Hope to see much more of you and your work on Instagram :-))

Next to her website, Patti has a blog as well.

Colour towers

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:40:35 PST

Colour game for the youngest.

Bonne année - Gelukkig nieuwjaar

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:15:47 PST

Wishing you a wonderful, inspirational, creative, healthy, joyful and of course,

a happy 2012!

Reading material

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:31:23 PST

I found this one on a flea market. It's definately vintage, although I couldn't say what year it's from.

I guess the seventies. We call it a 'leesplankje', I've posted another one here.

Holiday greetings!

noreply@blogger.com (Ellen) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:22:11 PST

My personal wish for you:

And for all the vintage lovers one more: