Day ninety-eight of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Horses by J. J. Grandville from Cent proverbes
a sheepish confession
Day ninety-seven of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Sheep confessing to wolf by J. J. Grandville from Cent proverbes
knee deep in conversation
Day eighty-one of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Frogs by J. J. Grandville from Fables de La Fontaine, volume one
may day
Day twenty-six of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Tulip, toads and rabbit by J. J. Grandville from Les fleurs animées, volume one
new growth
Day twenty-five of The 100 Day Project.
I'm a quarter of the way through the project! w00t!
Illustrations:
Sunflower by J. J. Grandville from Les fleurs animées, volume one
Landscape by Auguste Cardone from L'Illustration (Issue 772)
public display of affection
Day twenty-three of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Bull and goat kissing by Wilhelm von Kaulbach from Reineke Fuchs
summer lovin'
Day twenty-two of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Lions kissing while a monkey entwines their tails by Wilhelm von Kaulbach from Reineke Fuchs
royal portrait
Day nineteen of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Caverswall Castle by Henry Lark Pratt from The baronial halls, and ancient picturesque edifices of England, volume one
Stolas and Abraxas by Louis Le Breton from Dictionnaire Infernal
i'll tumble 4 ya
Day fifteen of The 100 Day Project.
This guy caught my eye on the Old Book Illustrations website pretty early on in the project.
I wasn’t sure at that point what part he would play, but I knew he would appear in my 100 Day Project.
This morning I thought of a perfect setting for him (and his mates) and went about creating this image this afternoon.
It wasn’t until I’d finalised the image that I read the description of Buer:
‘Depiction of Buer, described as a second-class demon and president of hell. He teaches philosophy, logic and the properties of medicinal plants. He claims to provide good servants and cure the sick. He has fifty legions under his command.’
I LOL’ed at the description when I read it. Because yesterday I became caught up in trying to discourage friends on social media from sharing conspiracy theories and misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic, and to instead take a course in critical thinking.
I feel like Buer would have been a handy friend to have around yesterday.
He’s depicted in the Dictionaire Infernal, a wood engraving by Louis Le Breton.
The landscape I’ve set him against was taken by me in Oxford just over four years ago and now seems even more appropriate for such a learned fellow.
I’m kind of confused about why he was deemed a demon, but my atheist self has some ideas...
Illustrations:
Buer by Louis Le Breton from Dictionnaire Infernal
the disciple and the intellectual
Day twelve of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
A good monk by Wilhelm von Kaulbach from Reineke Fuchs
Heron by J. J. Grandville from Fables de La Fontaine, volume one
the courtship
Day ten of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Dodo by Peter Newell from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Flamingo by an unknown artist from Bilder-atlas zur Wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Vögel in ihren sämmtlichen Hauptformen
class of 1811
Day eight of The 100 Day Project.
The illustrations that make up today's collage are all by Samuel Howitt from his compilation A New Work of Animals.
I've never seen the original book but all of the images were available on the Old Book Illustrations website. They caught my eye for the above concept while looking through illustrations for yesterday's collage.
Illustrations:
Horse, elephant, greyhound, hare, ram and cat by Samuel Howitt from A new work of animals
of frostbite and food bellies
Day seven of The 100 Day Project.
Did I mention I'm also a fan of the absurd?
I had big plans for a new instalment of my postcards from another's life series today.
But then I had a bit of a lie-in. I spent about two hours on Skype with my dad. I did some chores. I joined a Quaranteam session with Marianne Cantwell. And I had to work on 'this' despite not knowing what it was going to be when I started.
My big plans have been rescheduled to tomorrow. But I already have an idea of what tomorrow's collage and my next 'pfal' will be.
Illustrations:
Behemoth by Louis Le Breton from Dictionnaire Infernal
Frostbitten sun by Gustave Doré from Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, feldzüge und lustige Abentheuer des Freyherrn von Münchhausen wie er dieselben bey der Flasche im Zirkel seiner Freunde zu Erzählen pflegt. Aus dem Englischen nach der neuesten Ausgabe übersetzt, hier und da erweitert und mit noch mehr Küpfern gezieret
from the moment you’re born you’re dying
Day six of The 100 Day Project.
This is what happens when an atheist searches for Easter symbols on the Old Book Illustrations website. Specifically, rabbits and eggs, to create a topical collage.
I had no idea what I might create today, but I guess my subconscious was driven by death, birth/rebirth, the perils of life, and the death toll from Covid-19 surpassing 10,000 in the UK overnight.
Listening to The Dirty Three all day may or may not have also contributed to the bleakness of today's collage. Though it doesn't really capture my mood today.
I've had a good day. I hope you have too x
Illustrations:
Four rabbits by Carlo Chiostri from La avventure di Pinocchio
A young one unfeathered by Gustave Doré from Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, feldzüge und lustige Abentheuer des Freyherrn von Münchhausen wie er dieselben bey der Flasche im Zirkel seiner Freunde zu Erzählen pflegt. Aus dem Englischen nach der neuesten Ausgabe übersetzt, hier und da erweitert und mit noch mehr Küpfern gezieret