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Antique hand-coloured hummingbird engravings available on Etsy.
I am selling these plates on behalf of a local artist and collector.
They. Are. Stunning.
They are from the Naturalist's Library series, printed and painted by hand in the 1800s, and will display beautifully once framed.
The paper has aged to a soft cream but the painting remains crisp, fresh, and vibrant.
I am being very careful not to drool on them.
Enjoy!
xoxo
Ideas are never lacking.
Just time.
A perfect strand of opals will be incorporated into a necklace with faceted rubies, a French mourning pendant, and an antique silver monogram.
A hand-coloured engraving of an Hyloicus Pinastri, or Pine Hawk moth is one of a number of antique plates that will soon be available for purchase.
Bear with me.
Just time.
xoxo
Most of the engravings I work with are 19th century, usually mid-1800s or thereabouts.
These anatomie engravings are from the 1700s, highly detailed and beautifully printed.
And you just know those artists were up to their elbows in cadavers...
How else would they get the texture and placement of the tissues just so?
Grey days are hard to shake.
The animal parade continues while the rest of the world falls apart.
M. Buffon is a constant companion.
xoxo
Elements and engravings.
A few minutes free to play with old prints.
And then hours have gone by.
And the cast of characters takes on a life of its own.
Lilian and Mimi craned their necks outside of Grand Central Station.
They had heard about Sex and the City.
They wanted to drink cosmopolitans with those lovely pink cherries and swizzle sticks.
And wear Manolo Blahnik shoes.
Secretly, Lilian hoped to meet her own Mr. Big.
Pilons de paon?
Deux, s'il vous plaît.
Although it looks like there's only one.
xoxo
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