lambs to the slaughter

More books waiting to be made into, hopefully, desirable sculptural pieces.
When asked what I am doing at present, I am constantly amazed by the immediate response people have to books. 
Conversations invariably lead to revelations of fondness for books as objects of familiarity and comfort and also despondency at the possibility of books becoming obsolete through the use of computers.

Venetian Red Napthalene

Rescued from the skip - a 1915 book entitled Venetian Red by P.M. Pasinetti.  

The bottle, which is now embedded in the book,  bears a vintage chemist label from the times when phone numbers had 2 letters and 4 digits.  

The label bears the text: 

NAPTHALENE   

J.C. KILBURN, M.P.S 

CHEMIST

Cor. CLOVELLY ROAD & ARDEN ST 

PHONE ML 1077               CLOVELLY

Not sure if it's a finished project yet, or not.

Vinyl Creatures

 

Yes, I know, I'm having a vinyl toy moment!  

Problem is, we have just switched computers and I haven't transferred over my photo files - so I am having to use photo's I have taken in the last couple of days.

Bear with me, I'll be back to books shortly!

Dunny Series - Vinyl Toys

 

Herewith some more vinyl, this time from the Dunny Series 5 collection.

Kathie Olivas - Vinyl Toys

 

Three of my Kathie Olivas "The Scavengers" vinyl toys.

"Winston" with the black and white party hat and octopus legs is from Series I.

"Daisey" with the pink and red pom-pomed party hat and the zippered brown jumpsuit is from Series II.

"Dexter" with the nice little red zippered jump suit and blue and white party hat is also from Series I.

See more Kathie Olivas images here at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathieolivas/

Songs of Nature Calendar Illustrations

These sweet illustrations, on buff coloured card, are from a little "Songs of Nature" 2010 desk calendar I purchased in the Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku,  Tokyo. Totally kawaii!

Annotated Mother Goose

Ex library book of nursery rhymes.  Unfortunately the front page was ripped where they'd taken off the old borrowing pocket, but I suppose this adds character, since borrowing pockets are a thing of the past now.  Remember the old card catalogues?
My, how things have changed.

Old Family Photo's

 

I am the youngest of five siblings and generally I am happier moving forward than looking back but as a Christmas present a couple of years back, my parents gave myself and my siblings USB's containing images of old slides they'd copied.  

Nice and yellowed with age, full of a lot of forgotten moments and family folklore.

Winter Flowers

 

The magnolia tree has once again burst into flower in my front yard.  

The tree is now as tall as the roof and about 2-3 metres across, bearing these beautiful, lightly scented flowers, white with the slightest hint of a blush.

Birds

 

More backyard bird photo's: Scaley Breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), Sulphur Crested Cocaktoo (Cacatua galerita) and Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus).  

All taken with my trusty little Canon Powershot S2IS.  Best little compact zoom lens ever!