Henry Dunant was quite the fellow, and the legacy that he left, thanks to the creation of the Red Cross, can even be seen above, an old copy, a second edition, of the Red Cross First Aid handbook.
Of course it will be of use, and i’ll forever know where to lay my hand on it if I fall victim to a battlefieldesque injury, but for now it will suffice as a poignant memory of early medical attention. I have managed to snap a few pages which contain the illustrations, there are a great deal more. I am tempted to remove the best of them and frame some, complete with accompanying instructions, but I suppose the book in complete form is too special to tear to bits. I’ll just have to leaf through from time to time. Do we all know how to do a piggyback now? Great!
“Sunday morning. Morris Hurowitz, 10 years old. Been selling two years. Sells Saturday until 8 p.m. Starts out again Sunday at 7 a.m. Sells 25 or more Sunday papers. Is a bright business-like chap, but shows signs of nervousness (eye twitching, etc.).”
I found this shot from photographer Lewis Hine over at the Shorpy Historic Photo Archive. I do love the site, it’s full of treasure, all of it not so hard to find. If you read through the comments below the pictures you find a whole lot of discussion going on. I like to read it. Be sure to check out the most recent posts (Christmas related) as they are beautifully trapped in time.
Please note, I would work a week in young Morris’ shoes if he’d let me have his jacket.
Let me tell you all about The Kennedy Kids. Namely Michael Edward “Peter” Kennedy III and his sister Karol Estelle Kucher Kennedy. Together they took the figure skating world by storm in the 40’s and 50’s. They won five United States Figure Skating Championship titles from 1948-1952. Impressive! Here, check out this picture of them in action, dressed rather casually. I’d say they were having a Sunday afternoon skate. Idyllic.
Before today I had never heard of The Kennedy Kids, however, after spending some time looking through Mikael Kennedy’s work here, I decided I would see just how many famous Kennedy’s there were, by any spelling. I knew of course that there were likely to be many, hence the nature of my search, however, I was determined to find a new hero. I didn’t bargain for a pair. The Kennedy Kids are, in case you hadn’t already guessed it, top of my list of Kennedy’s.
I had hoped to place whoever I discovered second to the fantastically talented Mikael Kennedy, but you know what, I shall let TKK’s bask in the glory today, for I am sure Mikael hasn’t peaked just yet. Polaroids and Odysseus
What a body of work. James Merrell. If money was no option, I would carbon copy some of these rooms, scenes, pieces of furniture, for a great deal of it is oh so beautiful, and create an exhibition. For the time being, we have the stills.
Weekends were not made for work, but sometimes you’ve got to pull your socks up and get on with it. I have found, if you work hard enough, you can be all done by noon, leaving plenty of time for interslice fun until the clock turns 17:00.
Faye + Co has been the much needed relief from my monotonous system screens for today. Diane Faye Zerr, who is based in Pennsylvania, has created a beautiful blog as well having a quite fantastic collection of vintage items on her Etsy.
Aside from that, I have to share the sad news of the passing of Miller. I stop in on Pia’s blog weekly, she loved that dog, so very sad.
Mary Theresa Keown has been working with the idea of Diptych, with oil on canvas, for years. You can see her work here. The piece above; ‘Mona’, is one of my favourites from her. A collage of sorts. Her ‘Constable’ piece is worth a look too.
Polaroids really do lend themselves to use in diptych. I do love it when it all comes together, like this. One must be careful, it can all go horribly wrong.
I must apologise. A few very busy days have meant that the blog has taken some time on the side.
Shelby Marie Skumanich first came to my attention while I was looking into projects related to obsessive compulsive disorder. Her project, dedicated to the disorder, here, is well presented, however, it was after I saw her Coal Hunkie work that I wanted to share it with you.
It is strange how a tilt in the economy, in this case decades ago, upon a mining community, can almost freeze an area in time.
Other links for you! I have been looking through weloveyouso this weekend, it’s really worth a peek, also, if you’re having trouble with falling asleep while working late into the night, I suggest bookmarking the following, Paperrad. I can’t quite put my finger on what exactly about that site brings me back to my senses…here they are making more sense.
There is not much of the day to enjoy. It�s December. Dark by 5 O�clock in these parts. The only thing to do is to celebrate the lack of natural light by uncovering all those things you can only do when darkness takes hold. I must admit, I have a rather exhaustible list of such things, in fact I don�t even think it constitutes a list.
There have been some beautifully clear, but oh so dark nights recently, so peering up at the night sky has been on the agenda. It put me on the hunt for a picture or two, as you do.
I am curious, now that we have hours of darkness to spare, what else can we utilise it for? Records by candle light on the balcony? Hide and seek on the golf course putting green? Burglary? I must lengthen this list, for it won�t be the last winter I see.
To be inside, as the wind howls, the rain stomps down. Sometimes you don�t have to be doing anything, just doing nothing, but doing it inside. Winter is, in this part of the world, the season used to cherish your home, like the one above.
