Leave have been used away from nature to cover Adam and Eve (fig leaves), decorate Roman columns (acanthus) and to advance Christian thought (holly and ivy). Leaves tell us stories, as must leaves in a book. In autumn, green leaves turn to flaming colours of reds and yellows. New shoots and new beginnings turn … Continue reading "From Eve To Autumn – A Celebration of Falling Leaves" The post From Eve To Autumn – A Celebration of Falling Leaves appeared first on Flashbak.| Flashbak
The work of largely self-taught artist Léon Spilliaert lives in a dreamy ghost-like space between Symbolism and Expressionism. Created mainly through ink, gouache, watercolour, pencils, chalk, Conté crayon and pastel, Spilliaert produced strange and moody, dramatically lit self-portraits and eerie landscapes of his home town of Ostend on the Belgian coast. As with his compatriot … Continue reading "Léon Spilliaert: A Mysterious World Between Light And Darkness" The post Léon Spilliaert:...| Flashbak
I have a teetering pile of E.F. Benson novels I’ve not read – he was so prolific, and some of his books aren’t that easy to come across, so I always snap up any that I find in the wild.| Stuck in a Book
The house at the corner of Longmeadow and Emerson Streets in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on September 12, 1917. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The house in 2023: This house has been featured in previous posts, and there are many early 20th century images of it thanks to Paesiello Emerson, an amateur ... Read more| Lost New England
Museum Artifact: Tintype Photo Medallion of Woman, c. 1910s Made By: Columbia Medallion Studios / Columbia Portrait Co., 6616-6620 South Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL [Woodlawn] “These beautiful photo medallions are the most artistic portraits ever produced. They are mounted on non-corrosive metal specially prepared. The portrait is burnt in, same as on porcelain, and covered with heavy celluloid, making the picture strong and imperishable, The post Columbia Medallion Studios, est. 1888 a...| Made-in-Chicago Museum
This week's Rate the Dress explores the Edwardian love of lace. Will you think the different types of lace and styles of embroidery blend harmoniously, or is the dress a discordant mish-mash?| The Dreamstress
Earlier this week I was up early (5:45am or so) and I was able to watch the most amazing aurora borealis event I’d ever had the chance to witness. In person, they largely looked like grey-green wispy clouds with the occasional hint of purple or blue, but the colours really came out in the photos. … Continue reading Historical Descriptions of Aurora Borealis: “those who did not see it missed a rare sight”| History Research Shenanigans
One thing I’ve been doing this past year is experiment more with my hair. I am inspired by historical hairstyles partially because I enjoy the aesthetic, and partially because I have waist-length hair and the majority of women’s hairstyles prior to the 1920s (and even some popular hairstyles during the 1920s) are designed with my … Continue reading Hair Pins and Hair Nets for Sale in 1918-1919| History Research Shenanigans
I always seem to find the best gems while looking for something else. I was delighted to stumble across this 1919 promotional video about national parks in Canada on Library and Archive Canada’s youtube channel. Let’s take a closer look! One thing that a lot of folks don’t realize is that national parks can in … Continue reading A Glimpse into Two Canadian National Parks in 1919| History Research Shenanigans
