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Bye-bye Wilko
I rather wish I hadn’t given a shout-out to Wilko when demonstrating how a print looks in a frame, as I now have loads of items to...
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Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Now and then
I'm frequently quite sad when I sell a print I've been particularly keen on because I know the chances of seeing it again are remote. But...
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Oct 20, 20231 min read
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The perfect Christmas present
It's never too early to get your sock presents sorted. These are from the Interwoven Stocking Company, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Mind...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
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New HS2 train to Manchester
Punch, 1945
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
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American chic
These rare fashion studies were produced by the André Studio for American designers by Pearl Levy Alexander in 1939 and 1940. The André...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
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Fun and games with alt-text
I'm trying to get into the habit of writing descriptions of my prints, to make them more accessible. It's surprisingly hard. For example,...
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Sep 14, 20231 min read
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See how nice they look!
My customers are always telling me how nice the prints look on their wall and I'm always asking them to send me a picture. Mostly they...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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Getting the colours right
I like to do the best I can for my pictures, so I've mounted these in a subtle mixture of dove grey, silver grey, wedgwood and cream....
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
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From my bathroom wall
I've got a few of these chromolithographs by Thomas Crane (brother of the more famous Walter Crane), so while they sell, they can sit on...
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Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Hullo, kiddies
Is it me, or would it have been rare for a man to come home with the shopping?
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Aug 10, 20231 min read
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Do you like your vintage prints pristine?
You see, I love this picture - such style. But there's no getting away from it, it has damp splodges on it. Apart from the occasional use...
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Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Who wants a mustard bath?
I had a look and can't see that Colman's still does mustard specifically for the bath, but there are a number of providers that do, and...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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Glamour in the sun
Just thought this was an appropriate pic for July - although not here in the UK, as we keep getting rained on and windblown, but in...
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Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Mabel Lucie Attwell
Just mounting up some rather sweet Mabel Lucie Attwell prints from Peter Pan and Wendy by J M Barrie (retold by May Byron, for some...
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Jun 29, 20231 min read
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This shouldn't happen
Having watched Springwatch for the first time last night (and very interesting it was), and seeing a gamekeeper bashing a buzzard to...
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Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Women at war
Drawn by Joyce Dennys, these illustrations show how women stepped out of the house to help the war effort during World War 1. There are...
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May 12, 20231 min read
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A clutch of Emetts
I love Emett. I did have more but I keep selling them. Of course, I may get more again.
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Apr 14, 20231 min read
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Mar 30, 20230 min read
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How to get your man
Right, girls, just remember this: if we are quiet and demure, doing womanly things like knitting, we will in time entice all the men away...
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
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Beautiful
Such beautiful material that was used for this Edwardian evening gown - not so sure about the "visiting dress", but the handbag's nice....
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Mar 22, 20231 min read
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