paintings

 rock paintings from Zimbabwe

the last of this series of stamps A to Z

I have so thoroughly enjoyed all that was offered, I thought we'd go through the alphabet again.  So, next week  another 'A'

xhosa

 

This stamp shows a Xhosa woman and traditional beadwork.  It could also be considered x-rated - at least in Canada and USA?!

blue and red

Peonies on a plate from Japan

 

Peonies, and Chrysanthemums, on a Chinese satin jacket (Qing Dynasty)

embroidery from Ukraine

folk dolls from Ukraine

some crafts and textiles for our lsdy art theme of Thursday Postcard Hunt

heavenly

The China Palace Museum (2015)

the Gate of Heavenly Purity

Five different images of the sun that we don't always see. from 2000.

for Sunday Atamps - se-tenant, selvage

finicky

I have missed you all! Apologies for last week.

My computer finally crashed and it took a little while getting a new one and even longer getting it up and running with transferred files.  It has been picked up today (Saturday) and I am still trying to figure it all out... the changes are at once small and great. some things have not been improved and I much prefer the old  version. but all those coders must keep on creating, I guess.

Also, I lost many of my photos in the process so have to start over with inputting my stamps and postcards.

I have chosen lacemaking as my theme this week, which is about as finicky a craft as I can think of. This example from 1976 shows the perfect posture of the artisan and the perfect mess of the bobbins she uses to create her masterpiece.

I also have this set from 1987

for Sunday Stamps - your choice

inside, outside

It would have been around 1978, when this stamp came out, that I first joined a quilting bee. It did not go well. I so admire the work these quilters can create. And the patience they have to get it done!

In 1965, Alexei Leonov became the first person to do a spacewalk. The map of earth behind him is interesting, and probably not at all as he saw it.

for Sunday Stamps - stamps from the 1900s

rural route

From 2000, some eccentric samples of rural mailboxes, illustrated by Marcel Cote. Some folk art at  the end of your driveway. I think these would put a smile on any mail carrier's face during their long drive from house to house.

for Sunday Stamps - rural, countryside

Sunday Stamps - 'F'

1979, US

Toleware is tin, usually kitchen related such as this coffee pot, that has been painted and lacquered.

for the letter F - folk art