Sunday, May 31, 2009

What genus are you?

Here's the second (and last) installment of the Antarctic Voyage drawings! I'm assuming these are bits of seaweed and ocean plants found along the way - but I gotta be honest, I was too overwhelmed with all the illustrations and didn't even try to investigate and learn what each thing is. And, well - I don't read latin, so that's also a problem. But, they're easy on the eyes, so that's fine enough for me!!



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I have around 50 more flower/fern illustrations that came from a turn of the century 12 volume periodical...... It got to the point where I had to stop saving images because there were just too many. I'll have to wait a few weeks to post them so that no one gets too tired of the same 'ol things! For now, I'm off to take some photos before Alice and I go to Harvard Square and drink bubble tea and eat cupcakes and buy things at the stationary store. But check my etsy shop later tonight - I think I have 5 nice cotton house dresses to part with and they need good homes - oh and maybe a few blouses here and there too!

** I was hoping to get the listings up tonight but I woke up too early this morning and my brain has stopped working now! In case anyone is wondering - the dresses are in the Medium/Large range and I will try my very hardest to get them up tomorrow night. Once the work week rolls around I usually end up a zombie - but I'll try my best!
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20 comments:

  1. Rebecca (Dog-Eared)May 31, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    wow, those are so pretty! thanks for sharing them :)

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  2. LizMay 31, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    xD amazing - what a glorious adventure it must have been >w<

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  3. HannahMay 31, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    This is my favourite one so far. I just love aquatic plants. I could sit and stare at rock pools for hours on end!

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  4. Verbosity to MeMay 31, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    I'll definitely be checking out the etsy!! Please come to see my new blog! I'd love your feedback + tips!
    <3

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  5. MagnoliaMay 31, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    One lovely thing about not reading blogs for a while is to see everything that has gone on since then. I was just wondering after reading your last post where you work? because I have made up several ideas to your line of work that include working at a used book store, at a studio, as a florist or as a veterinarian.

    Do let me know because I'd be interested to see what an interesting person does.

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  6. the snail and the cyclopsMay 31, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    thanks everyone!! I was scared people would stop looking at this thing due to all the similar book updates!

    verbosity to me: i'll definitely stop by! although, I don't know what kind of helpful feedback/tips I can offer because I'm not entirely sure I know what I'm doing half the time!

    magnolia: my job isn't half as nice as any of those things you mentioned! but, I work at a digital archiving lab. we work with lots of dusty old out of print books - some have pretty pictures and some just have boring text and lately libraries have been sending us a lot of books with flowers in them!!

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  7. Hannah SchulmanMay 31, 2009 at 9:50 PM

    very pretty plants, i love seaweed! not bored at all

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  8. aprilJune 1, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    my favourite edition of "what genus are you" so far!

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  9. anna and the ringJune 1, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    So pretty. Oh how they make me happy.

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  10. AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    you have such a wonderful blog :) i have given you a cute little award, if you look at my blog you shall find it there :)
    x

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  11. KirrilyJune 1, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Thank-you for this lovely post. x

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  12. LauraJune 1, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Very pretty!

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  13. suziegJune 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    i saw you in urban outfitters yesterday but i'm a terribly shy person and felt silly saying "oh i read your blog!" so i will say it here instead <3 i love your blog quite a lot. and the hat you were trying on was cute - i hope you bought it. (sorry for being creepy)

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  14. AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 10:18 PM

    those are definitely illustrations of sea plants. i used to work in an antique store where we sold similar ones with similar drawings, a lot of coral. there are a lot of reproduction ones out there now but they don't have the same charm as the ones you found!

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  15. Neon RelishJune 1, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    It's tough to choose, but I think this one has been my favorite of the series! All those impossible pinks are really something else! (PS, I tagged you over on my little ol' blog, if you're into that sort of thing!)

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  16. ElleJune 2, 2009 at 6:19 AM

    Those are just so beautiful! I've never seen old sketches of seaweed before, glad I have now :)

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  17. Luna :June 2, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    They are so beautiful, I love the mix of colours!

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  18. christinaJune 10, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    I just love the simplicity of these prints.

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  19. AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 12:52 AM

    Wow. You have such a lovely blog! I love all the pretty flowers and floraly things. Beautiful =].

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  20. AnonymousJune 12, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    Sweet post, I love the dresses with the Inspiration prints....

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