1. A workshop in NYC where you can make your own matchbox shadowboxes
Book your workshop with Behind the Matches.
2. Mysterious scrapbooks full of artist obituaries found in the met archives
The two scrapbooks held thousands of obituaries of painters, sculptors, and photographers of the early twentieth century. Organized in chronological order by publication date, all the articles pasted inside were published between 1906 and 1929.
Reports of the demise of such luminaries as Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and sculptor Auguste Rodin, names we recognize more than a century later, can be found among the clippings. However, the obituaries that often stood out most to archivist Jim Moske were those of artists once lauded and well-known in their time but forgotten by modern society. Such was the case with Imogene Robinson Morrell, “one of the most noted women painters of this country” who died “in her humble room in a cheap boarding house.” Why do some artists stand the test of time while others slip from memory?
Read the full article on Untapped Cities.
3. Shane Drinkwater’s Comets
His website found here.
4. This miniature embroidery
Made by Taller Targioni, found on D Thomas Miniatures.
5. An alphabet book of fictional architecture
6. France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps
The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers.
Article on the New York Times.
7. France’s “Wine Hospitals”
In Strasbourg’s Hôpital civil, a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape would be prescribed for bloating, while a Côtes de Provence rosé was used to treat obesity.
In modern times, we’re generally taught to drink in moderation, but in France, which traces its viticulture back to the 5th Century BCE, ‘à votre santé’ – or ‘to your health’ – was a toast that still rang true until the turn of the 21st Century.
You can visit the Strasbourg hospital’s historic wine caves today. Full article found on the BBC.
8. A location from Don’t be a Tourist in Paris gets a visit from Business Insider
9. The parting words of womenswear designer Mara Hoffman
This is just an excerpt from her full post. I often think about how one day in the distant future, I could possibly step away from Messy Nessy Chic. I also believe that knowing when to stop is a form of talent. Read Mara Hoffman’s words here.
10. Fast Fashion according to the Fifties: Burn it
This illustration from a 1959 edition of Closer Than We Think paints a future that was supposed to be filled with disposable clothes that could literally just be thrown in a fire after you were done with them.
Found on Paleofuture.
11. Maypole dancing in the 1900s
Found on Kasbah Salome.
12. Sophia Loren’s body double
Scilla Gabel is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1954 and 1982. Gabel was born in Rimini, Italy. She entered the cinema industry as Sophia Loren’s body double (Wikipedia).
Found on Pinterest.
