Another serpentine stone piece by Masaya, called Possessed Headman. Matombo Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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“Widower.” Matombo Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Factory Acts poster, 1908, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.
“They have a cheek I’ve never been ask” (Not sure about the grammar on this — shouldn’t it be “They have a cheek; I’ve never been asked”?)
From my previously reference box of free cards (there’s a lot of them, so stay tuned!): “In the 19th century, factory legislation restricting women’s working lives had been passed without any reference to the women themselves. This poster makes the point that Parliament had to be made accountable to the female electorate.” Published by the Museum of London.
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Awesome art card showing the Sincere Department Store in Nanjing, China, on Nanjing East Road. This is an offical Postcrossing card — lovely!
You can see the store online, here: http://www.sincere.com.hk/s-index.html.
Don’t you just love the web?!?
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This card is one of a bunch of cards I picked up in a box marked “free cards.” On the back: “Notre Dame’s Memorial Library is one of the largest on any university campus in the world and is noted for its 11-story mural, “The Word of Life.” Christ as teacher is surrounded by his apostles and an assembly of saints and scholars who have contributed to knowledge throughout the ages. The 14-story building was completed in 1964 and contains more than 1.5-million volumes.” Published by Notre Dame Book Store, Notre Dame, Indiana.
There is much for me to like about this card: the artwork, the One the artwork represents, the university, the library! It’s a great card all around!
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Another treasure from my “free” box of cards, this one with a black and white drawing showing early iron workers in Zimbabwe. From the back: “From Early Zimbabwe. M. White, B. Strachan and P. Garlake, 1982. Printed by Mambo Press, Gweru, Zimbabwe.”
Awesome!
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Yes, a card from Namibia! This was among the box of “free cards” I was fortunate enough to pick up a while ago. The back says, “Beautiful scenes of NAMIBIA: many a ship stranded at NAMIBIA’S inhospitable coast. Thousands of seals inhabit the shores of the Namib.” Photo and published by H.W. Theiss, Windhoek, Namibia.
From Wiki, I learned that Namibia was under South African control until 1990, when it gained independence. It is located to above and to the northwest of South Africa on a map, with its coast along the Atlantic Ocean.
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Acacia Erioloba by Christine Marais, Namibia, originally uploaded by CarolinaRen.The card says nothing more than POST CARD and the text on the title, plus published by Gamsberg MacMillam Ltd Windhoek.
A little research shows that Acacia Erioloba is a plant found in Namibia … Christine Marais is a well-known artist from Namibia … and Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. I think then, that I can say with assurance, that this lovely art card is from Namibia!
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This PowerPoint presentation is being passed around the Internets, so I hope the author and photographer don’t mind my sharing these wonderful images here on my blog! These aerial photographs of various European locations are WONDERFUL! Now I want to visit Europe more than ever!
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When it arrived, this very thick and colorful, cheerful card brightened my day — and it has brought smiles to my face many times since!
It is an official postcrossing card from Germany. The sender writes on the back: “First I bought a postcard with my hometown Frankfurt on it, but as you have children, I thought they might like a more colorful postcard.”
She was right! They DID like it–as did I! It is among my absolute favorites 🙂 I liked it so much that I looked up the artist online to see what I could find. The name is Turnowsky–and he (?) seems to be somewhat of a mystery. I am not sure if this is children’s art published by Turnowsky, or if it is actually art by Turnowsky. I did find the website turnowsky.com, but it does not seem updated and provides little information. The most I could find is that Turnowsky is in Israel, and this, on a Turnowsky vendor’s site: “Publishers of exclusive fine paper products, widely acclaimed for the originality and refinement of their designs, and unique printing techniques. The large ranges, all created at Turnowsky’s own studio, include a great variety of art cards in different sizes and styles, gift wrap, gift bags, notebooks and bookmarks. Turnowsky’s lines are seasonal and inspired by prevalent trends and colours. The rich collections are exported to more than 20 countries.”
I know this: I will be looking for more Turnowsky! 🙂 Thank you again, kind sender!
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