Scott Redford's new public artwork at Stones Corner in Brisbane - recently installed

Barbara and I were in direct competition for this gig when we were all briefed on the suburban improvement scheme by the Brisbane City Council. When we found out the artists in the competition we went for an intersection element that in fact rose and stretched over the three streets. The plan was for a funky mangrove over the most visible area in the community.

Anyway - Scott's concept got up, and three years down the track just before the fabrication he called me to assist him with the colour specs and the vector typography for the panels with type components.

Another pic sent to me by our visiting friends from Palo Alto - JoJo (the collector) did this for ephemeral-male - thanks!

an O and an X

X and O pic from my daughter on her Friday night out - no idea where

Two wrestling ladies - German postcards #919 Lübecker Lichtdruck-Anstalt Schmidt & Gebr. Bottger

. . . so #919 must be a series? Both mono on coloured stock, nice strong girls.

My digital 'Green Men' that I create just for me, here are a few recent ones

Ray Norman gave me a suitcase full of ephemera from his Mother's family home when she passed away. It was full of his Grandfather's personal history. H.J.Bower trained WW1 infantry men, his material was awesome including all the letters from boys he was a true father figure to, lots perished and many letters were full of admiration for his skills and his example set.

Jarred is a culture recorder in the USA, I follow his exemplary blog - in fact I used his high-res green man (the 13th) in the above work of H.J.Bower . . .

My original green man - (found) and with an altered tint . . .

Portrait from my colonial tinplates, reworked with a shot from our garden and Barbara's Mother's hanging stephanotis . . . digital prints can be ordered by sending me an email with a size request.

Southern hemisphere winter solstice is approaching, Basil Man all over again

Barbara's largest 'Basil Man' was created in 1997 for her Isn't Studio's PAGAN show, here is is:

He had a great neckchain and pendant made for himself. We have a fire in the backyard every year as the days become longer with the return of the sun . . . we have had up to 300 guests - last year we had 1  more that just us 2, you never know who comes in from the dark shadows of nightfall. A personal piece of paper is tied to the fire, everyone writes that which they wish to dispose of and that which they wish to attract - it works for me thats for sure.

I loaned these two colonial wire cake racks to Andrea Higgins and she has made artworks of them - circles and crosses continue

. . . go see and buy one of these - here.

Anotherie like the otherie . . .

One of four (found) images with interesting O and an X

I've photo-shoped this, flooded in from Tumblr . . .

I have collected three of these 'ironing ladies' - plastic made by MiP but my research has not thrown up much more info except for other figures

I started the day ironing two weeks worth of shirts and thought of these girls who are very much superseded now that irons have all those new features. I have now put them in my retro stock for sale at Tum'.vintage at Stafford, Brisbane.

Two posters using X and O graphics

USA - WW2 visual propaganda using two graphic tools I love. From the daily dozen sent by Eric Baker to designers the world over . . . I don't know their source.

A surprise O and an X today when I processed this scan

I was holding down an A4 sheet on the scanner today,

my shirt button has an O and an X, excellent . . .

We have sourced and had cut this Table Cut gem Cubic Zirconia in the same way as a 17th Century diamond cutter would have done it, leaving the round edges unpolished. Cleaving a macle to allow a view into the gem, then simply polishing the existing sides of an octagonal crystal.

A client loved this antique 14ct bell and asked Barbara to make her a pair from 925Silver sheet

The stamped earrings with articulated hooks were completed today, only we are now really wondering what the stamped letters mean. Does anyone have a clue to pass on to us?

I bought these from Mrs Senior at Lock, Stock & Barrel in about 1979, Bebe's friend whose face I can still see so clearly today was a huge jewellery collector but her name has faded unfortunately.

My 'Essex crystal' ring in the Urban_Archaeology collection

Barbara just posted on Facebook the Essex crystal painted dog button she is interested in . . . my detailed research says that the clear English crystal found at Essex was all taken out by the mid 1700's. I guess Essex crystal has been taken on by the trade as a broad category description? I love this painted piece, our one in the collection is a genuine Essex piece as it has the internally carved crest of the •sixth son of the Burgess family c1680. I'll include a shot of the piece and the page from 'Crests' - I. P. Elven published in c1815. Their family motto is "Patience makes burdens lighter" • the fleur-de-lis denotes the 6th son.

Barbara has a fashion gig coming up so I've been immersed in her 1980s archive . . .

and I've also been posting (bits of) my own late 1960s designer archive on my Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.enright.7
Yes, and some artworks and found photos as well . . . . a  pretty grainy iPhone pic of a matchstick dimensional collage.