Banjo World

I can't even begin to describe the goodies on this website.

BANJO WORLD

Etchings as Illustrations 1922

I like these. They are illustrations by Stefan Eggeler for a 1922 edition of Gustav Meyrink's Walpurgisnacht. From the collection of Richard Sica.

Read more at A JOURNEY ROUND MY SKULL blog. Thanks, Will.

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Virtual Museum of Creative Design (Spain)

My friend Valerie in Barcelona, who loves vintage illustrations and packaging design like I do, sent me this great link to a virtual museum the other day : LINK The two images above are from the 1930s (Spain). Gotta love the European clowns with the pointy hats. Bellhop outfits are rad, too.

Valerie has started her own flickr stream of images from Spain that she finds and scans herself. They are wonderful and unusual. Please have a look: Valeshel on flickr.

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Two pierrots in a studio

Two pierrots in a studio
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon

Cool Pop Music from 1960s Malaysia

Help Xeni's brother get to Malaysia to research and archive psychedelic '60s pop.

Boingboing LINK , kickstarter link

My Dirty Blond Banjo-uke (Crehore)

Click on image to enlarge. Original design by Amy Crehore.

This vintage banjo-uke still needs some varnish, tuners, tailpiece and strings. But, here's a direct scan of my original painting, because I couldn't wait to show you. (The scan has some glare, but you can get the idea.) It's called "Dirty Blond" and it's a Slingerland from the 1920s with birdseye maple veneer on the sides. It's in excellent shape, restored to a natural shine by the luthier. I will take slides when it's all done. Stay tuned....I also have some slides coming of two new canvases.

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This uke is on boingboing.net!

(Huge thanks to A. Barrett of CA for the generous uke donation.)

See more of my ukes here: flickr

Plus, Tickler #2 Uke built from scratch.

Julie's New Boy Paintings

Self Portrait as Boy in Flight 2010, oil on canvas, 52 x 68 inches by Julie Heffernan

Julie Heffernan is painting herself as a boy now and I quite like them. Her works are ambitious and visionary. There's a nice sense of order to her dream-chaos. She's got the painting chops to pull off complicated imagery such as the one above - from her "Boy, Oh Boy" exhibit which opens April 29-June 5, 2010 at PPOW Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, Room 301, NYC. Here's a LINK to the gallery and a few more images.

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