I just love my Victorian Books Toile Designs created from the graphics I got from an old Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 that someone had given me.
As you might recall from a previous Linda's Blog post some of the mixed media projects I created this past summer were mixed media items that required quite a bit of old book papers for collage purposes. So much so I ran out of the book pages.
Well, in looking around the house I found an old Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 that was in poor condition and with some of the pages already missing.
I didn't know where this book came from and who it belonged to. Most of the old books I have belonged to my great Aunt Flossie but I didn't think this was one of hers. The time-frame was right but the book wasn't signed with her name - which she always did on the inside of the front cover.
In looking at the book in poor shape and missing some of the pages I thought it still might be perfect for collage purposes so I started to tear some of the pages out. I didn't tear too many out because right away I found myself looking at some of the beautiful black and white illustrations that were contained within the book.
They were enchanting: illustrations of Victorian children, Victorian girls with dolls, Victorian families, holiday and seasonal illustrations and more. I couldn't help but admire the artistic capabilities of the artists who had drawn them back in 1888 to 1889.
So, while tearing out the pages I started to set some that I really liked aside. Needless to say I wound up with a large pile I wanted to keep. That still left me with a large pile to collage with so I was happy.
Contained within the book were many illustrations of Victorian girls, books, and dolls. Well, as you know, I love graphics of girls and dolls so, for sure, I wouldn't be using any of these for collage purposes.
Well, in looking around the house I found an old Harper's Young People Illustrations Book from 1889 that was in poor condition and with some of the pages already missing.
I didn't know where this book came from and who it belonged to. Most of the old books I have belonged to my great Aunt Flossie but I didn't think this was one of hers. The time-frame was right but the book wasn't signed with her name - which she always did on the inside of the front cover.
In looking at the book in poor shape and missing some of the pages I thought it still might be perfect for collage purposes so I started to tear some of the pages out. I didn't tear too many out because right away I found myself looking at some of the beautiful black and white illustrations that were contained within the book.
They were enchanting: illustrations of Victorian children, Victorian girls with dolls, Victorian families, holiday and seasonal illustrations and more. I couldn't help but admire the artistic capabilities of the artists who had drawn them back in 1888 to 1889.
So, while tearing out the pages I started to set some that I really liked aside. Needless to say I wound up with a large pile I wanted to keep. That still left me with a large pile to collage with so I was happy.
Contained within the book were many illustrations of Victorian girls, books, and dolls. Well, as you know, I love graphics of girls and dolls so, for sure, I wouldn't be using any of these for collage purposes.
Well, I finally got the chance to add four more designs to my Victorian Books Toile Design Collection at my Linda Walsh Originals Fabric Designs at Spoonflower.com and I couldn't be happier with them. They compliment the other designs I have in this collection. There are now twelve different designs in this collection and I'm hoping to add more as time permits.
I hope you enjoy our my new designs, which are shown below:
Victorian Books Blue Toile Fabric Design
Victorian Books Brown Toile Fabric Design
Victorian Books Burgundy Toile Fabric Design
Victorian Books Black & White Toile Fabric Design
Victorian Books Toile Brown Fabrics Collection
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