[Book Nerd Art] Gentle Julia by Booth Tarkington

Posted on May 18, 2013 by maedez

The frontispiece from Gentle Julia by Booth Tarkington. 1922. Illustrated by: C. Allan Gilbert and Worth Brehm.

Frontispiece of Gentle Julia by Booth Tarkington

Inspiration Board: 16th May 2013

Posted on May 16, 2013 by maedez

“Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.”-Janis Joplin

O, You Bad Girl!

Near Sydenham Hill. Camille Pissarro, 1871.

Paulette Goddard, on the cover of Cinegraf, October 1935.

Columbus Skyline Panorama by Derek Jensen, 2006

Bobbed-Hair Bimbos

My Fox Box

Lya de Putti

Where is My Wandering Boy To-night?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by maedez

On his way home from Indiana, I hope. For two golden, precious days he’s mine again. Until then, I am jittery with anticipation. I cannot sit still. I cannot write. All I can do is smile.

Puck Magazine, 1917

“”I would always rather be happy than dignified.”-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2013 by maedez

When it comes to feelings, writers often over-write. We embellish, write in circles, whip out florid phrases. All in an effort to tell someone how much they mean to us, when a simple, “I love you,” would do. Today is Mother’s Day in the US, and I only need four words.

I LOVE YOU, MOM.

Mother Sewing by Mary Cassatt

Books in Art: “Adversity” Illustration by Edith Mahier

Posted on May 11, 2013 by maedez

“Adversity” illustration by Edith Mahier, from the Tulane University yearbook. 1915.

Edith Mahier Illustration, 1915. Tulane University Yearbook.

Shopping for the Bookworm: Henry David Thoreau Edition

Posted on May 6, 2013 by maedez

Copper plaque with Thoreau quote by Hardwear Designs. $54.00

Thoreau quote card collection by Poetic Madness. $10.00

Thoreau quote art print by Hairbrained Schemes. $15.00

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Back in Business!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by maedez

Our Internet is functioning again. I repeat: our Internet is functioning again! Please bear with me as I try to manipulate my professional life back to some kind of recognizable order. It might take a few days. Thank you for your patience. My readers are the best readers. Don’t even try to deny it, lovelies. This is how I feel right now, in no small part because of you…

A Gaiety Girl, 1893.

Internet Goblins: Update

Posted on April 24, 2013 by maedez

The Internet Goblins still have the upper hand, but not for long: everything will be fixed on Friday. I cannot wait to wholeheartedly re-join the WordPress community with deeper quality content than what I’ve been able to post these last few days. Thanks for hanging in there, dear readers. You are the best!

This is how I feel after 5 days without Internet access.