Category Archives: nostalgia

Apples of Temptation are Bonza!

Posted on March 10, 2018 by

Above are some great examples of Apple Case Art and Australiana. Labels began to appear in large numbers on wooden crates around 1920 and were only superseded in the 1960s by cardboard cartons. Although the designs were for the most part basic, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Edible Art, Illustrations, nostalgia | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From Backstage Girl To Lucky In Love

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

Pulp Fiction paperback publishing did not only happen in America. In the second half of the 20th Century an Australian pulp scene burned brightly with tales of jaded gunshoes, valiant servicemen and women, daring spies, violent youth gangs and bikies. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cover Art, Erotic Art, Illustrations, nostalgia | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Bathroom Blues? Let Freddie the Frog Come to the Rescue On Demand

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

Arkie by Brett Whiteley (1967) oil mixed media on canvas on board (Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria). Australian Avant-garde artist Brett Whiteley (born Sydney,  7 April 1939 – died 15 June 1992) is well represented in many Australian galleries and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Collectibles, Gallery Art, nostalgia, Paintings, QuestionableArt | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

Above is the cover design for Japanese ‘Rainbow’ Ne-Ne stationery note-paper designed ca. 1969. Japan has a plethora of smart pieces of stationery with both practical and sophisticated design elements. Japan is the design stationery capital of the world. Stationery … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cover Art, Illustrations, nostalgia | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

How To Create Some Very Angry Penguins

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

Editors of an Australian mid-century literary and artistic avant-garde magazine ‘Angry Penguins’ were devoted to the cause of Modernism which was based on the movements of Surrealism and Expressionism. From its humble beginnings in Adelaide, South Australia, through to its … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cover Art, nostalgia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This Berrie Fine Glaswegian Lass Must Not Be Extinguished

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

Above: University Cafe (2011) 24 x 19 cm from a series of drawings of Glasgow cafes. Scottish illustrator Christine Berrie is a born and bred Glaswegian, living in the town of Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. The daughter of a draftsman for … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, Paintings, StillLife | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Lest We Forget Our Trench Art

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day has been celebrated annually in Australia on 25 April. since 1916. ANZAC Day commemorates the combined participation of all soldiers and those associated with the military forces throughout all wars since 1914 including … Continue reading →

Posted in nostalgia | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

There’s a Bear Out There… and What The Steiff Would I Know!

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Above: Teddy Bear by Steiff (ca 1912) 48cm. German designer  Richard Steiff  was born on February 7, 1877 in the German city of Giengen. In 1897 at the age of 20, Steiff joined his aunt Margarete’s toy making enterprise. While … Continue reading →

Posted in #Games&Toys, Collectibles, nostalgia | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

This is what’s left of the “Sons of Gwalia”

Posted on March 20, 2015 by

Still to this day in West Australia, there are goldfields remnants of the gold rush days. After the gold boom years from 1897-1923 came the bad years of decay; when the gold beneath the ground petered out and the people … Continue reading →

Posted in DarkArt, Furniture & Furnishings, nostalgia, QuestionableArt, StillLife, TheGood | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

when you’ve lived like I have, you’ve done it all

Posted on February 12, 2015 by

Australian bohemian, visionary artist, dancer, and muse of the 1950s and 1960s, Vali Myers was born in Canterbury, Sydney, on 2nd August, 1930.  Her mother was a violinist and her father was a marine wireless operator.  Vali’s penchant for art … Continue reading →

Posted in Gallery Art, Illustrations, nostalgia | Leave a comment

Which do you prefer – Still life or distilled life?

Posted on December 7, 2014 by

So what does alcohol and art have in common? Well, in some cases, some people may need enough alcohol to appreciate art, but in this case, I saw the absolute opposite. Within the walls of the museum of Locke’s distillery, … Continue reading →

Posted in nostalgia, QuestionableArt | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Beware of the nightly Tengu

Posted on November 30, 2014 by

The Tengu – are Japanese mythological human sized, bird-like creatures who are alleged to be dangerous but not always ill-willed spirits of the wilderness, who fly mostly at night. There are two kinds of Tengu: Karasu-Tengu with a short thick bird’s … Continue reading →

Posted in #Menus, Collectibles, Cover Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, Oriental Art | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

For Cleopatra … I may be waxing lyrical

Posted on November 25, 2014 by

I remember as a very young child going to see the Kings Cross Wax Works  at the Village Centre, Kings Cross, Sydney. The Village Centre, which is long gone, was between Springfield Plaza and Llankelly Place.  The Waxworks museum, although … Continue reading →

Posted in nostalgia, QuestionableArt, StreetArt | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Prior evidence proves that early goldfield memorabilia is important

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

Ben Prior’s Open Air Museum is located in Bayley Street, Coolgardie, in the heart of the the goldfields district of Western Australia.  Coolgardie was the site of an initial gold rush in the early 1890s, prior to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder gold rush. This collection was … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, nostalgia, QuestionableArt, StreetArt, StreetFurniture, TheGood | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ruffling the fur on Hello Kitty

Posted on August 31, 2014 by

There has been much ‘to do’ this week which is enough to ruffle your fur. In case you haven’t caught up with the latest, it appears that the  “Hello Kitty” cartoon depiction we are all used to seeing, is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Collectibles, nostalgia, QuestionableArt, StreetArt | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment