Ephemera
Musty, dusty bits of paper, photos, magazines and other exciting finds
Finders Keepers
I’ve just finished working on a poster & postcard design for The Finders Keepers’ Melbourne Art & Design Market being held in April. As sometimes happens, the direction I initially took was shelved, in this case it was in favour of a collage-based design… Read the full story…
From the Archives: Mirror Writing
I thought you might like to see this fabulous example of mirror writing on a postcard I have from 1908. People used to find ingenious ways to make their correspondence difficult for the postman to take a peek at, including writing backwards… Read the full story…
My Vintage Postcard Collection #1
I have a big collection of Victorian & Edwardian postcards, mainly collected in the ’80s when they were cheap & plentiful. They’re so pretty! I keep them in vintage postcard albums & nice boxes & take them out of the cupboard every so often… Read the full story…
I Haven’t Been Swindling Your Paper – Honest!
Can you believe it? It was in July that I started the Paper Chase! Some of you may have been wondering if I was ever going to make & send the promised collages, or that maybe I’d skipped town with all that paper. Well, fear not, I’m still here… Read the full story…
Quick! Where are My Scissors & Glue?!
Trips to the post office are not normally this thrilling… The response to the Paper Chase has been huge – 19 parcels of paper so far, & more to come. Hooray! Here’s what I picked up this morning…it was like Christmas Day… Read the full story…
Still Chasing Paper…
I am absolutely floored by the response I’ve had to The Paper Chase. I’ve already received 6 packages – 5 of them arriving super-fast from the US. This project means so much to me, not just because I love paper… Read the full story…
Who Knew Paper Could Be This Exciting?
Well, actually, I knew…& I’m not the only one out there with a serious paper fetish. I’ve kind of lost count, but we’re up to over 50 participants in The Paper Chase now (from 7 different countries), with over 10 people already… Read the full story…
Paper Chase Continued…
Wow!!! The Paper Chase Project has exceeded my wildest expectations – not that I actually had any expectations really, it was kind of a spur of the moment thing. So far, I have 44 people (from 5 different countries)… Read the full story…
More Bits of Dusty Ol’ Paper
Look at all the paper goodies my friend Mark bought back from a secondhand market for me! I can’t wait to draw & paint on it & snip it all up & make collages. Is it weird to get so excited about bits of old paper? In other news… Read the full story…
My Passionate Love Affair…
…with paper continues… I’ve just given myself blisters from cutting hundreds of little paper shapes for a new collage I’m making. Someone needs to invent scissors with fur-lined handles. Fake fur of course… Read the full story…
Brimful of Interest, Excitement & Skill
Look at this great board game my friend Mark brought home for me from a secondhand market a few weeks ago. You’re all invited to come around to my place on a rainy Sunday afternoon & we can sit on the floor & play Fairyland… Read the full story…
End of Summer Already?!
Yep, one more week & we’re into autumn…it feels like only yesterday that I was “celebrating” the New Year with a poorly-timed bout of the flu (is there a good time to get the flu?) Anyway, I thought I’d better dust off my blog… Read the full story…
A Collage a Day
In an effort to kick start my creativity for the new year, I’m committing to making a collage a day for at least two weeks. Take a look at my enticing box of papery goodness…old letters, receipts, maps, books… Read the full story…
I Love Paper
10mm wide strips of vintage paper, waiting to be collaged. My friend’s comment when he saw me painstakingly cutting them: “You’re insane”.
Little Things
When I was a kid, I used to collect little treasures such as toys from cereal boxes, Christmas crackers & vending machines, & keep them in a tin toffee box which I called my ‘Little Things Box’. I’d spend hours… Read the full story…