tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91917714705336577072024-03-12T16:27:48.882-07:00The BowerbirdLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-36706755135078305972016-12-21T03:17:00.000-08:002016-12-21T03:23:54.397-08:00New Blue Willow tea towel range.... and a new home for my ramblings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My last blog post was two years ago! Hard to believe two years has passed, in some ways it feels like five minutes ago - and other times it feels like a lifetime. <br />
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It has been incredibly hard trying to maintain a small business involving commercial freelance design work for clients, with my own product range, and having two small children! A few things have had to slide in order to remain sane and not be too overwhelmed and swamped with life - one of which has been this blog.<br />
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So, for now I'm using <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lucykingdesign" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lucykingdesign/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to communicate and share work and a few personal things I'm involved with. I've loved writing this blog and connecting with people, and hope that some of you might pop over and say "Hello" over there! <br />
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I'm leaving with some images of my latest 'Blue Willow' tea towel range. Launched a few months ago in October 2016, it's the culmination of a years work in between a baby growing into a toddler, a toddler growing into a pre-schooler, new clients and freelance projects - and that big thing that gets in the way called life!!<br />
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Based on my inky illustrations of the famous Willow pattern, and all taken from my own collection of Willow dinner plates, side plates, jugs and teacups etc. You can head over to my <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/" target="_blank">online shop</a> to see more information and images.<br />
<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-85819449788465187502014-11-21T18:11:00.000-08:002014-11-21T18:11:12.877-08:00Blue Urchin Gallery, Trentham I'm finally back on-line after 8 weeks with a new baby! Little Miss D arrived 2 days early and she has settled into family life quite nicely. There's not much time to do a lot these days between her and a very busy Mr J, but I have had time to get my other baby (my tea towels) into a couple of local shops in the lead up to Christmas. <br />
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I've been lucky enough to have my tea towel collection, along with my greetings cards and the Me Old China range of jewellery selected to be a part of the work showcased at the newly opened <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blueurchingallery" target="_blank">Blue Urchin Gallery</a> in Trentham. </div>
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The gallery space run by Tina Lee, houses work by local and Australian artists, and is a really lovely curated selection of ceramics and ceramic-inspired products. It's lovely to have the Me Old China range of jewellery back out on show, as it's all been boxed away since we moved house two years ago! <br />
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In the gallery cushions with teapots sit alongside hand-thrown ceramic vessles and decorative plates, painted artwork and stoneware pots filled with herbs hang from walls, with hand-made jewellery items and children's ranges of ceramic pieces are found amongst the collection. </div>
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Tina also runs after-school children's ceramic workshops from the studio space at the back of the gallery, including the use of pottery wheels (takes me back to ceramic lessons at school where everyone loved trying their hand on the pottery wheel - with lots of mess and without much success) great fun!<br />
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The Blue Urchin Gallery: 37 high Street, Trentham<br />
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I'm delighted to be supported by independant and local retailers, and <span class="userContent">I'm super chuffed that Kyneton's beautiful boutique store Rundell & Rundell are now also stocking my tea towel collection, alongside their selection of hand-made and tradtionally crafted goods. The first order sold out in two weeks, but more has been added to the shop! </span><br />
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<span class="userContent"></span>I've posted about the <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/rundell-rundell-workshop.html" target="_blank">Rundell & Rundell woodwork workshops</a> previously, and you can see an article about the very cute shop Glen and Lisa Rundell run on <a href="http://thecountryphiles.com/2013/05/20/the-chairman-the-bag-lady/" target="_blank">The Countryfiles</a>. <br />
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<span class="userContent">Rundell & Rundell: 29 Piper Street, Kyneton</span> Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-53183315553021540322014-09-23T19:57:00.000-07:002014-09-23T19:57:44.631-07:00Tea towel collection on-line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I'm very excited to <em>finally </em>get my little tea towel collection loaded onto my <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/" target="_blank">on-line shop</a>. The new baby is due any day now, and it's been a goal to get the tea towels into my shop before the little bundle of chaos arrives!<br />
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The collection comprises of 5 tea towel designs all featuring my hand-painted watercolour illustrations. <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/product/afternoon-tea" target="_blank">Afternoon Tea</a> and <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/product/tea-party-tea-towel" target="_blank">Tea Party</a> depict my own collection of vintage teacups and china plates, <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/product/audrey-tea-towel" target="_blank">Audrey</a> is a bright overscaled floral design, and <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/product/polly-red" target="_blank">Polly Red</a> and <a href="http://www.shop.lucykingdesign.com/product/polly-blue" target="_blank">Polly Blue</a> are fun polka-dots that are cute on their own, or coordinate with the other designs. <br />
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The tea towels are 100% cotton, digitally printed and machine washable up to 40C (although cool wash and line dry is recommended) and made in England. Perfect as a light-weight gift to send to friends or relatives in Australia or overseas! <br />
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Big, big thanks again to Amelia from <a href="http://simpleprovisions.com.au/" target="_blank">Simple Provisions</a> for her lovely photo's and Pete from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cirkashair" target="_blank">Cirkus Hair</a> for the loan of the studio space. <br />
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Wish me luck for my new arrival, and I hope I remember what to do with a new baby! It might be a bit on the quiet side around here whilst I juggle a demanding toddler and wrangle with a new-born!<br />
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<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-41772883037342689892014-09-08T18:49:00.000-07:002014-09-08T18:49:58.213-07:00Tea towel range photo shoot <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago I received all of my tea towel designs, hot off the printing press from the UK! I was very excited to receive the designs and to have them here pre-baby - phew! I'd been tinkering with simple packaging ideas for the tea towels but the next step was to get them photographed in order to load onto my little on-line shop, and contact potential retailers. </div>
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I had some difficulties finding a photographer to help get the tea towels photographed, with most of the local photographers concentrating mainly on portraits and wedding photography. Plus when dealing with a tea towel that will retail for $25, a budget for a professional photographer on top of all the other costs and expenses involved with manufacturing a small range, was pretty minimal. <br />
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However, I was lucky enough to have an offer of help from the super-talented and very lovely Amelia from <a href="http://simpleprovisions.com.au/" target="_blank">Simple Provisions</a> to help me out with the styling and photography. Plus, we were able to use the studio from my local hairdressers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cirkashair" target="_blank">Cirkus Hair</a> to do the photoshoot - gotta love living in a small country town with help like this! <br />
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It was a really fun day getting the tea towels photographed, and great working with someone else who had fresh eyes and ideas for the styling of the tea towels. I'm aiming to get the tea towels loaded into my shop before the baby arrives in two weeks time (eek!). Big, big heartfelt "Thank You's" go to Amelia and Pete for all their help, support and time to help me out at the last minute. Do checkout Amelia's <a href="http://simpleprovisions.com.au/" target="_blank">Simple Provisions</a> blog / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simpleprovisionsblog" target="_blank">facebook</a> page as she has some really delicious recipes and delightful photography. Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-21013530116206308942014-08-19T22:19:00.000-07:002014-08-19T22:30:15.711-07:00The Mother Goose Treasury - by Raymond Briggs <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I picked up this wonderful vintage children's book a few weeks ago at a local garage sale, and it's gone straight to the top as one of my favourite childrens illustration books! It's a bit old and worn, but the pages are clean and undamaged and feature the most fabulous illustrations by British illustrator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Briggs" target="_blank">Raymond Briggs</a>. <br />
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The Mother Goose Treasury (first published in 1966, with my version published in 1973) is packed full of children's nursery rhymes, accompanied by Raymond Briggs' whimsical and witty illustrations. <br />
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There are some classic nursery rhymes such as The Grand Old Duke of York, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep etc - but there are also hundreds of ditty's and nursery rhymes I've never heard of - including some very strange ones. <br />
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The lively illustrations are a mix of black and white sketches created with an ink pen by the look of it, and colourful painterly pieces, perhaps with watercolour? <br />
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Raymond Briggs is probably most famous for his children's classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snowman" target="_blank">'The Snowman'</a>. First published in 1978 it's a picture book without words, that was made into an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9KpobX9J8" target="_blank">animated film in 1982</a>. <br />
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The illustrations and the animation of The Snowman is fabulous, all hand-drawn with pastels and crayons without any digital or fancy effects, and whilst the film contains no words the music describes the scenes perfectly, and you almost don't notice there isn't any commentary. <br />
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The story is about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve. The snowman comes alive at midnight and the two share a delightful adventure before the snowman takes the boy on a magical trip to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. <br />
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If you have a spare 25 minutes it's worth watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9KpobX9J8" target="_blank">The Snowman on You Tube</a> for the animation, and also a beautiful video to watch with children - it so reminds me of my childhood as this was played every Christmas. Just seeing the snow and the excitment of the little boy takes me back to snowy winters in England a very long time ago! Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-17875746884762329832014-08-11T03:16:00.000-07:002014-08-11T03:16:40.853-07:00Watercolour teacup illustrations <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago I posted about some <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/teacup-artwork.html" target="_blank">teacup artwork</a> I had been comissioned to work on. I'd been asked to create a watercolour piece for a 40th birthday gift, featuring some of the recipients vintage teacups and saucers handed down from her Grandmother. It's been a really lovely project to work on, and very special that it was a for a significant birthday gift as well as the really personal element with the family heirloom china. </div>
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After selecting the chinaware to use and placing it into a suitable arrangement, I started the illustration by sketching out the individual pieces directly onto Arches Smooth 185gsm Watercolour paper. I then initially applied light washes of grey hues to the teacups, gradually building up the layers to create the shape, form and shadows of each teacup.</div>
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Once the shading was completed I started to paint the gold rims of each cup, followed by the detail of each cups pattern over the top of the grey shadows. Again this was done with washes of colour, starting quite lightly and free and gradually building up to the finer details and intricate patterns. </div>
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This is the finished illustration featuring four teacups and two saucers. I was really pleased with the artwork, and despite being a little intimidated about painting a piece to be a framed picture and not being able to correct any mistakes on the computer, I thought it turned out quite well! <br />
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-85305026607537133852014-07-22T20:13:00.000-07:002014-07-22T20:13:02.385-07:00The North Wind & The Sun - Illustrations by Brian Wildsmith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was really pleased to come across this book at the local op-shop, because it features the wonderful lively and quirky illustrations of one of my favourite illustrators, <a href="http://www.brianwildsmith.com/" target="_blank">Brian Wildsmith</a>, who I've blogged about previously with his books <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/the-owl-and-woodpecker.html" target="_blank">The Owl and the Woodpecker</a> and <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2010/06/pythons-party.html" target="_blank">Python's Party</a>. <br />
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The book is called "The North Wind and The Sun" and is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable" target="_blank">fable</a> by La Fontaine, first published in 1964. The fable centres around the Northwind and the Sun, and how they compete by different methods to get the horseman to remove his new cloak. <br />
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The fable has a great moral lesson (see below) but it's the whimsical and playful illustrations that transform this story into a delightful book to look at and read. Using a multi-media approach Wildsmith's imagery mixes gouache, some kind of crayon or oil pastel (I imagine the latter), collage and inks to create his trademark expressive illustrative style full of energy and movement. <br />
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"The North Wind and The Sun" - A Fable by La Fontaine:<br />
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<em>One morning the North Wind and The Sun saw a horseman wearing a new cloak. </em><br />
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<em>"That young man looks very pleased with his new cloak" said the North Wind. "But I could easily blow it off his back if I wanted to"</em><br />
<em>"I don't think you could" said the Sun. "But let us both try to do it. You can try first."</em><br />
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<em>The North Wind began to blow and blow and blow. People had to chase after their hats. Leaves were blown from the trees. All the animals were fightened. The ships in the harbour were sunk. The North Wind blew with all his might, but it was no use, for the horseman just pulled his cloak more tightly around him.</em><br />
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<em>"My turn now," cried the Sun.</em><br />
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<em>And as he gave out his gentle heat, insects hummed and flowers opened. The birds began to sing. The animals lay down to sleep. And the people came out to gossip. The horseman began to feel very hot, and when he came to a river he took off his clothes and went for a swim.</em><br />
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<em>So the Sun was able to acheive by warmth and gentleness what the North Wind in all his strength and fury could not do.</em><br />
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A great lesson for us all I think!Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-17672442018727599502014-07-07T19:24:00.000-07:002014-07-07T19:24:48.341-07:00Recycled paper baby bunting <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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3 years ago I wrote about making some <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/home-made-recycled-baby-bunting.html" target="_blank">bunting out of recycled fabrics</a>, in preparation for our first baby...... well, the time has now come to make some more bunting in preparation for our second baby (eek!) but this time I've made the bunting above out of recycled paper.</div>
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The inspiration for the paper bunting came after a visit to one of our favourite cafes <a href="http://www.redbeardbakery.com.au/" target="_blank">Red Beard Bakery</a> in Trentham. Red Beard had some paper bunting which had been made from old books, and I thought it was a great idea and a perfect way to use some of the collection of second-hand Little Golden Books I'd been collecting. <br />
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The illustrations from the books have been perfect to make the bunting and I love the vintage feel it captures. I also like the way the mix of stories and images used aren't specifically 'girl' or 'boy' but a nice mix of various illustrations and themes. <br />
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Here's how I made the paper bunting:<br />
1. Drew a triangular shape onto an old piece of cardboard - making sure the triangle would fit onto the Little Golden Books I was going to use for the bunting. I also added on a 2cm rectangular top section to the triangle shape so I had some excess to fold over and secure to the ribbon. <br />
2. Cut out the triangle to make a template.<br />
3. Selected the Little Golden Books and tore out all the pages and illustrations I wanted to use for the bunting. <br />
4. Used the triangle template to trace the shape onto the torn pages, and then carefully cut each page.<br />
5. Folded the rectangular top section of the triangle in half (so 1cm was above the triangle and 1cm folded to sit over the ribbon) and stuck double sided tape to the back of it. <br />
6. Select the ribbon to use (I used 3 different patterns, or you could use string) and hook the folded part of the bunting over the ribbon and stick to the double sided tape to secure. I also added some sticky-tape on the back as well to fully secure in place.<br />
7. String bunting up to your wall using removable hooks.<br />
8. Stand back and admire your crafty work! <br />
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<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-18804870592141186622014-06-23T20:07:00.002-07:002014-06-23T20:07:56.728-07:00Teacup artwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've recently been commissioned to create a watercolour artwork piece featuring my favourite subject matter - vintage teacups. It's always a little bit terrifying creating artwork for someone else, especially when the finished illustration is to be framed as an original artwork so I don't have the option of scanning into Photoshop and tweaking any bits, I can't make any mistakes! However, I'm really pleased with how the illustration is progressing, and without giving too much away here is a little preview of the artwork in progress. Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-9981300947168292072014-05-16T19:08:00.001-07:002014-05-16T19:08:42.179-07:00Work in progress.....a sneak peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In between freelance projects, housework, cooking meals and general being-a-mum-stuff, I'm in the process of trying to work on some of my own projects and adding a few things to my poor negelected little <a href="http://shop.lucykingdesign.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>. <br />
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I never seem to have the time to work on my own projects, and they always get relegated to the last job on the list! I'm sure this is the same for a lot of people in a similar situation and it's very frustrating. I'm currently reading a great book called 'The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood' by <a href="http://rachel-power.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Rachel Power</a>, who interviews Australian artists, filmakers, musicians and other creative women about the challeges of trying to work in a creative capacity whilst also struggling with raising a family. The impact of this is "a divided heart; a split self; the fear that to succeed at one means to fail at the other." Oh so very true! Well, I actually don't think I'm quite failing at either (yet), but my own creative projects are just taking longer and longer to come to fruition. <br />
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There are several things I'm in the process of trying to develop, but this range of tea-towels is starting to take shape and it was very exciting to receive my first set of samples last week. It would have been great to have them ready to go for Mother's Day, but at this rate I'm hoping to have them ready for Christmas instead! Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-59009699035846697182014-04-29T17:42:00.003-07:002014-04-29T17:42:44.604-07:00Blue found treasures <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't have many blue things in my house, with the exception of a stack of blue Willow plates it's not normally a colour I'm particularly drawn to. Or maybe it's just the era of designs and patterns I like weren't really doing a lot of blue designs. Either way, it's resulted in a distinct lack of blue things that I've collected. <br />
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However, I picked up two blue things on the same day and thought they worked so well together. I bought the very cute enamel blue and white polka dot teapot (I do actually have the matching enamel coffee pot in the same colour) and the rather lovely creamer featuring a stylised floral pattern in the same royal blue hues. The ceramic creamer was manufactured by Sandland in England, it's not a pottery company I've ever heard of before but looks like they were producing designs from the mid 1940's up until the 1970's. <br />
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Lovely to have some new blue treasures to add to my collection! <br />
Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-74038407182594236432014-04-21T02:41:00.000-07:002014-04-21T02:41:12.869-07:00Easter weekend treats <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're just coming to the end of a rather lovely Easter long weekend break, and I'm about to enjoy a nice cuppa with some (more) chocolate. Easter Sunday started with Toblerone French Toast, courtesy of <a href="http://www.bills.com.au/" target="_blank">Bill Granger</a> - which Mr J thought was a fantastic way to start the day, but his day brightened up even more with with a little Easter-egg hunt! <br />
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<strong>Toblerone French Toast</strong>, Bill Granger<br />
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Ingredients: <br />
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<li>3 eggs</li>
<li>3/4 cup milk</li>
<li>1 tbsp caster sugar (I left this out as it's sweet enuogh as it is!)</li>
<li>8 slices brioche loaf (I couldn't find a brioche loaf, so I used an un-sliced loaf of fruit toast)</li>
<li>25g unsalted butter </li>
<li>100g Toblerone bar, chopped</li>
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<li>Whisk together the eggs, milk and caster sugar (if using) into a flat dish</li>
<li>Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat.</li>
<li>Dip two slices of brioche into the egg mixture, turning them over until they are completely coated. </li>
<li>Put the soaked brioche slices in the frying pan and sprinkle each one with a quarter of the chopped chocolate.</li>
<li>Soak another two slices of brioche in the egg mixture, and put on top of the bread in the pan to make sandwiches. Press lightly with a spatula to seal the edges.</li>
<li>Cook for 2 - 3 mionutes on each side until golden brown. Repeat for the other two sandwiches and serve immediately.</li>
<li>Enjoy! </li>
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-3315486254274594192014-03-26T02:46:00.000-07:002014-03-26T02:46:05.074-07:00Farmhouse Home illustrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just before Christmas I was commissioned to create some illustrations for Catherine Bedson's <a href="http://farmhousehome.com.au/" target="_blank">Farmhouse Home</a> blog, which is a blog essentially celebrating food. Catherine cooks delicious food and shares rustic, country style recipes, as well as doing reviews of local cafes in Melbourne and book reviews.</div>
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Catherine was looking to re-vamp her blog and wanted some hand-drawn illustrations to accompany the new design. The illustrations were to form the actual header and overall branding, as well as individual icons for the menu tabs. The illustrations had to reflect the easy country style of her food, but also something that would capture the homely and personal feel of the blog. <br />
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We made the decision early on to purely create the illustrations in black and white, and in a sketchy hand-drawn style. The image above, and the following images below show some of the sketches and work in progress to get to the final illustrations. <br />
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All of the illustrations were completed using a HB and B pencil, onto plain paper. The sketchy style of the illustrations was used to convey a relaxed and homely feel, and the monochromatic colour palette helped to keep it simple but contemporary. <br />
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One of my favourite parts of the brief was to sketch Catherine's dog Charlie - who was very cute! <br />
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Over on the Farmhouse Home blog currently is a little interview Catherine did with me about my artistic background, and I also shared one of my favourite recipes. Yum! You can see it <a href="http://farmhousehome.com.au/2014/03/lucy-king-illustrator.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-84808726625857369952014-02-24T18:39:00.000-08:002014-02-24T19:10:04.888-08:00Rundell & Rundell workshop <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week I had the opportunity to have peek into the workshop of super-talented and passionate craftsman / chairmaker / woodworker <a href="http://rundellandrundell.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Glen Rundell</a>, of <a href="http://www.rundellandrundell.com.au/" target="_blank">Rundell & Rundell</a>. <br />
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Much has been written about Rundell & Rundell, and the rather beautiful shop in Kyneton run by Glen and his very talented wife Lisa (see <a href="http://thedesignfiles.net/2013/05/rundell-rundell/" target="_blank">The Design Files</a> and <a href="http://thecountryphiles.com/2013/05/20/the-chairman-the-bag-lady/" target="_blank">The Countryphiles</a>) but I was particularly excited about seeing inside Glen's workshop where all the magic happens! <br />
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Glen is a woodworker and chairmaker who hand-crafts his pieces in an age-old traditional style, using the same techniques as would have been used 200 years ago. The process to create his hand-made Windsor chairs, Shaker oval boxes and other traditional household items is immensely time-consuming and labour intensive, including harvesting much of the timber himself which in itself can take months to dry. Like many artisans however, the timely process to craft his products is a labour of love and Glen is passionate about preserving these traditional crafts and creating products that are beautiful and long-lasting. The Rundell & Rundell shop is testament to his desire to only stock 'fine traditional goods, beautifully crafted by hand'. </div>
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Glen's Windsor chairs are an absolute work of art taking many precious hours to create, and on the <br />
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Big thanks to Glen for allowing me to wander round his workshop poking my camera around! For more information about Rundell & Rundell including the workshops see the <a href="http://www.rundellandrundell.com.au/" target="_blank">website</a>, and Glen also writes a <a href="http://rundellandrundell.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">blog</a> covering his woodworking escapades and his rather epic house renovation! <br />
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<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-4663931387739583432014-01-28T18:05:00.000-08:002014-01-28T18:13:44.215-08:001960's chairs....before and afterAbout 6 - 8 months ago I picked up two fabulous 1960's chairs in our local second-hand / antiques shop. I loved the shape and size of them, but they were old, a bit fusty and whilst I loved the original green woven fabric, they were in much need of new foam cushions and re-upholstering.
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The first thing we did was to set about stripping back the old dark varnish. Mr B tackled this job over winter, at night and in the garage - I don't think it was much fun, whilst I trawled through fabric books and ordered a heap of fabric swatches to chose from. </div>
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Removing the dark varnish transformed the chairs, revealing a lovely pale Scandinavian looking wood (which apparently is Myrtle) and we then simply finished this by rubbing over a wax to protect and seal the wood. I decided to cover the chairs in different fabrics, rather than having them as a matching pair, and I settled on 'Baxter' in Wasabi from <a href="http://www.warwick.com.au/" target="_blank">Warwick</a>, and 'Bubble' in Yellow Chrome from <a href="http://www.zepelfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Zepel Fabrics.</a> We used a <a href="http://scrupholstery.hipages.com.au/service/123630" target="_blank">Stephen Read</a>, a great local upholsterer in Woodend to re-cover the chairs, as I fear my average sewing skills and very old sewing machine might not have been up to the job!Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-30900919252690674862014-01-20T19:06:00.002-08:002014-01-20T19:06:59.730-08:00'It's Time to Talk', tea illustrations for Aware mental health campaign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was approached towards the end of last year by the charity <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AwareIreland" target="_blank">Aware</a>, a non-profit organisation in Ireland, which offers support and information for people who suffer from depression. They wanted to use some of my tea illustrations to launch their latest campaign 'It's Time to Talk'.....about mental health, for their <a href="http://www.aware.ie/" target="_blank">website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AwareIreland" target="_blank">facebook</a> sites.<br />
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The illustrations chosen by Aware were from a blog post sometime ago, where I did a series of sketches <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/coffee-pot-sketches-collages.html" target="_blank">experimenting with ink pen and collage techniques</a>. I was delighted to donate the illustrations to such a worthy cause, and help support their campaign to get people in Ireland to host coffee mornings and chat about mental health. </div>
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The sketches were originally done for personal experimentation and enjoyment, so it was great they ended up being useful and serving a much greater purpose. For more information about the 'It's Time to Talk' campaign just visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AwareIreland" target="_blank">Aware</a>. Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-43629233979963757792014-01-07T18:41:00.001-08:002014-01-07T18:41:44.725-08:00Kyneton Cookbook Illustrations <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometime ago I blogged about some <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/kitchen-sketches-illustrations.html" target="_blank">kitchen and food illustrations</a> I'd been working on, and here is the finished result. The illustrations were to accompany recipes for the Kyneton Kitchen Cookbook, put together by the hard-working mums of the Kyneton Playgroup (myself included!) <br />
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It was a great project to work on as I really just created my own brief. I'd been wanting to work on some more food-based illustrations for a while, and also to experiment with working in a linear style with pen and ink. <br />
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The majority of the illustrations were based on things in my kitchen such as condiments, bowls, saucepans and utensils, and of course I tried to ensure that the illustrations matched the recipes. As well as creating the illustrations, I managed the overall layout and design of the book, so it was great to play at being a graphic designer for a while! <br />
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I loved working on all the illustrations and creating the foody artwork, and it made a really nice change to be in charge of my own brief and not to be restricted by the usual commercial constraints. The freedom of working with a dip pen instead of my usual watercolour technique, and creating a more 'simplistic' range of artwork in a limited colour palette was really refreshing and I hope to get the chance to work on similar food-based illustrations in the future. <br />
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<em><strong>“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”</strong></em> ― Janice Maeditere<br />
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I know I say it each year, but I can't believe Christmas is once more upon us and the end of another year is nearly over. 2013 has been a busy year, with exciting work projects, a new house and a fast-growing little toddler. <br />
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Christmas for me still has all the nostalgia and associations with growing up in England......cold, dark days with twinkly lights in shop windows, Christmas carols being played at home on the record player (yes that's the generation I come from when we grew up with record players) and if we were very lucky some snow for snowmen and sledging. So, sitting here writing this on a bright sunny, steaming hot 35C day and planning what food I need to organise for our orphans Christmas, doesn't really feel much like christmas. But really, however and wherever Christmas is spent, it's a great opportunity to catch up with friends and family and take some time to enjoy being together (for a short time anyway!)<br />
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Wishing everybody a wonderful Christmas and all the best for the New Year. :) Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-50722753242906134862013-12-08T00:02:00.000-08:002013-12-08T00:02:45.148-08:00Port Macquarie long weekend <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We recently got back from a mini escape to Port Macquarie, which was just lovely. We were only away for a few short days, but the mini break was perfect to just unwind and take it easy for a day or two. Little Mr J loved playing on the beach and paddling in the soft waves, and we even found some crabs to put in his bucket which was very exciting. My formula for a perfect long-weekend escape is quite simple: Sun + sand + waves + ice-cream = bliss :) <br />
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A few weeks ago I wrote about an <a href="http://lucyking-bowerbird.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/weekend-print-workshop.html" target="_blank">etching workshop</a> I did with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridget-Farmer-Printmaker/282594906471" target="_blank">Bridget Farmer</a> and I've finally managed to find time to photograph some of the prints from my weekends work. As well as some black and white etchings, I managed to produce several coloured artworks of my favourite teacups. </div>
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Such a fun weekend and great to learn a new process which is totally different to how I normally work. Thanks again <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridget-Farmer-Printmaker/282594906471" target="_blank">Bridget</a> x <br />
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On two separate op-shop expeditions recently, I picked up this very sweet old-fashioned whistling kettle and a collection of crochet mats. I already have a couple of vintage whistling kettles, but it was the pretty strawberry pattern that appealed to me with this one, and it was just too cute to resist. </div>
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The crochet mats in assorted sizes and patterns were picked up for the pricely sum of $1 for the lot! I don't really use crochet mats for anything, I just loved the different patterns (they're rather like enlarged snowflakes) and figure I'm sure to find a use for them sometime in the future. </div>
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For a small town Kyneton really punches above it's weight with a great selection of shops, cafes and fresh local produce, with Duck Duck Goose & Larder being a rather gorgeous addition to the scene. </div>
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Housed in a large brick building (I believe used to be the old Kyneton Market) Duck Duck Goose & Larder stocks locally sourced fruit, vegetables, dairy products and meats, as well as a really tasteful selection of local, Australian and international range of sauces, pastas, olive oils, cordials, teas, preserves, and delicious pantry items. </div>
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At the front of the store a cafe opens onto an outdoor area facing Piper Street, with a selection of delicious home-baked pies, cakes, tarts and a yummy breakfast / brunch menu. Dotted around the place are terrariums and succulents planted in old pots and enamel containers, which is right up my street (makes me realise how much I've neglected my little succulents recently) and I want to take them all home with me.<br />
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As well as food produce, there is also a small selection of very cute gift items, including this fabulous yellow Scandi-style teapot and cup set - cute! <br />
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Saturday was a beautiful sunny day and the Gelati was very popular with little mr J. <br />
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The selection of goods available has been really carefully selected - almost curated like a gallery - and I love all the beautiful packaging of the food. How gorgeous are these small Panettoni boxes, I'm sure the sweet breads are delicious, but I'd buy them for the packaging alone. <br />
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<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-2653351140068288592013-10-16T03:36:00.000-07:002013-10-16T03:36:26.358-07:00Weekend print workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the weekend I took part in a Dry Point Etching workshop in Daylesford with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridget-Farmer-Printmaker/282594906471" target="_blank">Bridget Farmer</a>. Bridget specialises in various forms of printmaking, but it was the Dry Point Etching I was most interested in learning. Myself and fellow local designer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STUDIOPIDGEON/471789482838353" target="_blank">Fran Pidgeon</a> headed to Bridgets fabulous studio armed with rubber gloves, aprons and itchy fingers ready to print! <br />
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<a href="http://www.bridgetfarmerprintmaker.com/" target="_blank">Bridget</a> has dedicated 2013 to 'The Year of the Finch' and has been drawing and creating prints specifically on this little bird. Above is one of her very cute dry point etchings of said Finch. <br />
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The etching workshop took place on Saturday and Sunday, and it was so lovely to have a creative weekend for completely personal enjoyment - no brief to work to, no commercial limitations, (no toddler around) just me, Fran, Bridget, some 1930's music, choc-chip cookies, cups of tea, and lots of chatting. Fabulous! <br />
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I love being in other peoples studios and workspaces, seeing how creative people work, what inspires them, are they neat, messy, organised etc. Most studio's house a lovely mix of random bits and pieces (I like to think of it as studio flotsam and jetsam) that have been found and gathered to serve as useful equipment or inspiration. <br />
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I decided to take some of 'my girls' (vintage teacups) to use as a basis for my etching prints. I started off roughly sketching the teacups, before engraving my illustration onto the plate. We were using acetate as a plate, which makes it a really easy substance to engrave and allowed us to work very quickly as no acid is necessary to eat into the more traditional copper plate. <br />
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We started off printing our etchings with single colour prints, before progressing to applying several colours to the plate. This is called 'a la poupee' (multiple colours applied directly to the plate) and Bridget has a <a href="http://www.bridgetfarmerprintmaker.com/2011/05/pleasant-pheasant-printing.html" target="_blank">tutorial </a>about this technique on her website. Above you can see <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STUDIOPIDGEON/471789482838353" target="_blank">Fran's</a> very intricate and detailed beautiful bird print (left) and my sketchy-style teacup print and inked acetate plate (right). <br />
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A big thanks to Bridget and Fran for a wonderful weekend! Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-85015589690774595992013-10-08T02:32:00.000-07:002013-10-08T02:33:43.569-07:00New house bits and pieces <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Five weeks ago we picked up the keys to our new house and began the upheaval of shifting all of our belongings into a new space. On the one hand it's exciting to be moving, but it's always an exhausting and overwhelming process. We were lucky with a sunny day for the move, and with our things piling up in the garage Mr J checked out the new pad, whilst Jolly cat was a bit bewildered with it all!<br />
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Slowly we have been unpacking, cleaning, dusting and trying to locate things buried in forgotten boxes. The empty new house we moved into is gradually turning into our new home. Books are finding their way onto shelves, clothes are in wardrobes, pots and pans are in cupboards, and I'm trying to find new 'safe' homes for teacups, coffee pots and all my ceramic bits and pieces - having them all out on display was fine before having a two year old running around!<br />
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</a>My studio space is a lovely light filled room overlooking the garden, and I've got all my favourite pieces of reference material / inspiration images pinned on a big wall in front of me to gawp at. I'm trying to be organised, de-clutter and have a big clear out - but I'm such a hoarder that I struggle to let go of a lot of things! Consequently my studio is packed full of things I love - which makes it a great personal workspace for me :) </div>
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<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191771470533657707.post-92179531782527046232013-10-01T18:40:00.000-07:002013-10-01T18:40:54.812-07:00Cute vintage children's memory game <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How adorable is this children's memory game! I picked this up recently at the <a href="http://www.millmarkets.com/daylesford/" target="_blank">Daylesford Mill Markets</a>, it was only a few dollars as the cardboard box housing the cards was a bit old and battered. The sweet little cards (measuring 5 x 5cm) are in great condition and I just love all the different pictures and illustrations. There are 54 pairs of cards in total, with the idea being to spread the cards out picture side down, gradually turning the cards over to reveral the pictures, and to try and remember where all the matching pairs are. <br />
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The game was manufacturerd by John Sands in Australia, 1966, and some of the pictures in the game are taken from <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=house+of+cards+charles+eames&rls=com.microsoft:en-au&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=9nhLUsCpGcOKlQWkxYGwBw&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=967&dpr=1" target="_blank">'House of Cards'</a> by Charles Eames - which explains why I love the images so much.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966980588720066912noreply@blogger.com0