Podcasts about chinoiserie

Episode No. 709 features author Adrienne L. Childs and curator Iris Moon. Childs is the author of "Ornamental Blackness: The Black Figure in European Decorative Arts." The book, which was published by Yale University Press, examines the role decorative arts played in the representation of Black people within European visual and material culture. Amazon and Bookshop offer it for $44-78. From the show: The exhibition guide to the 2022-23 Henry Moore Institute exhibition "Race, Sexuality and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture," which Childs co-curated. Moon is the curator of "Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibition is a feminist construction of the story of European porcelain. Chinese porcelain arrived in early modern Europe and led to the emergence of chinoiserie, a decorative style that foregrounded European fantasies about the East and the exotic, as well as about women, sexuality, and race. It is on view through August 17. The exhibition catalogue was published by the Met. Amazon and Bookshop offer it for about $35. Instagram: Adrienne Childs, Tyler Green.

Elämme entistä visuaalisemmassa maailmassa, jossa sosiaalinen media tuo silmiemme eteen loputonta kuvavirtaa. Millainen teos saa meidät keskittymään ja pysähtymään? Miten Vuoden nuori taiteilija Man Yau ottaa kantaa taiteellaan henkilökohtaisella ja yhteiskunnallisella tasolla? Hänen Dear Souvenir- teoksessaan kohtaavat kiinalaiset oopperanaamiot ja barokkityyliset kukkaornamentit. Teos viittaa myös chinoiserie-traditioon, joka sai alkunsa 1600-luvulla ja kukoisti erityisesti 1700-luvun Euroopassa. Chinoiseriessa yhdistyvät länsimaiset ja itämaiset elementit. Tyypillisiä piirteitä ovat kiinalaiset maisemat, pagodit, lohikäärmeet, kukka-aiheet ja eksoottiset eläimet, jotka yhdistyvät barokin ja rokokoon koristeellisuuteen. Usein nämä mielikuvat olivat romantisoituja ja stereotyyppisiä ja niiden kautta länsimaalaiset loivat oman, idealisoidun käsityksensä itämaisesta kulttuurista. Tämä eksoottisuus kiehtoi, mutta samalla se etäännytti todellisesta kulttuurisesta ymmärryksestä. Mitä Man Yau haluaa kertoa tämän teoksen kautta? Mistä chinoiserie on esimerkki syvemmällä tasolla? Chinoiserie on kaunista mutta muuttuuko kokemus kauneudesta kun tutkii sen historiaa? Tällä hetkellä Yaun teoksiin voi tutustua Nykytaiteen museo Kiasmassa 14 helmikuuta avautuneessa ryhmänäyttelyssä. Kivi, paperi, sakset -näyttelyssä tarkastellaan nykytaiteen materiaalien moninaisia merkityksiä ja tekniikoita 1970-luvulta tähän päivään. Ohjelman vieraina ovat Vuoden nuori taiteilija Man Yau, Taideyliopiston Kuvataideakatemian dekaani Leevi Haapala ja nykytaidekuraattori Ki Nurmenniemi. Ohjelman juontajana on Pia-Maria Lehtola

The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time?From the early days of the East India Company through the violence of the Opium Wars to present-day disputes over Hong Kong, Kerry Brown charts this turbulent and intriguing relationship in full. Britain has always sought to dominate China economically and politically, while China's ideas and exports—from tea and Chinoiserie to porcelain and silk—have continued to fascinate in the west. But by the later twentieth century, the balance of power began to shift in China's favour, with global consequences. Brown shows how these interactions changed the world order—and argues that an understanding of Britain's relationship with China is now more vital than ever.

In this incredible episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ellen Reede, a distinguished set designer and decorator known for her work on Apple TV+'s Palm Royale. We dive deep into the art of set design, exploring how Ellen's vision and expertise bring fictional worlds and characters to life. She shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her work on Palm Royale, discussing the inspiration and process behind creating the show's stunning sets. Ellen also provides insights into her career journey.For design enthusiasts and fans of Hollywood glamour, this episode offers a fascinating look into the meticulous craft of set design. Ellen's passion for her work and her attention to detail shine through as she reveals how she transforms scripts into visual masterpieces. Join us for an engaging and informative conversation, and discover the magic behind the set that's captivated audiences around the world.Check Ellens' work out here.Instagram

“Objets de luxe en Chine” Printemps asiatique 2024au MAD, musée des Arts Décoratifs, Parisdu 6 juin au 24 novembre 2024Entretien avec Béatrice Quette, conservatrice, responsable des collections asiatiques et islamiques – MAD, et commissaire de l'exposition,par Anne-Frédérique Fer, à Paris, le 10 juin 2024, durée 19'10,© FranceFineArt.https://francefineart.com/2024/06/11/3544_objets-de-luxe-en-chine_musee-des-arts-decoratifs/Communiqué de presseCommissariat :Béatrice Quette, conservatrice, responsable des collections asiatiques et islamiquesassistée de Marie Oulès, assistante de conservation, bourse de la Fondation du Japon Le musée des Arts décoratifs célèbre le 60e anniversaire des relations culturelles entre la Chine et la France et présente à l'occasion de la 7e édition du Printemps asiatique, du 6 juin au 24 novembre 2024, « Objets de luxe en Chine ». Ce nouvel accrochage des collections asiatiques est composé de 200 pièces d'arts décoratifs, d'objets divers et accessoires de mode. Ces objets, disposés dans plusieurs galeries, mettent en lumière le caractère exceptionnel de certaines matières et les nombreux savoir-faire chinois utilisés pour la réalisation d'objets de luxe dès l'Antiquité.L'excellence des techniques employées en Chine, permet de sublimer de nombreux matériaux tels que le jade et d'autres pierres dures, la porcelaine, les émaux cloisonnés ou peints, le bronze, mais aussi le bois laqué, les plumes et le verre. Les nombreuses pièces exposées illustrent les productions réalisées du XIIIe siècle et la fin du XIXe siècle pendant les dynasties Yuan (1279-1368), Ming (1368-1644) et Qing (1644-1912), incluant quelques objets antiques. La présentation vient aussi raconter l'histoire de la collection du musée, et les sources d'inspiration que ces objets ont pu constituer pour les artistes, créateurs et industriels depuis plus de 150 ans, de la période de la Chinoiserie au XVIIIe siècle à la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle jusqu'à l'Art nouveau.[...] Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

After her prize-winning debut, Karen Rigby returns with a beguiling ars poetica and tribute to the dazzling. From Dior to Olympic figure skating, Bruegel to British crime drama, Rigby's poems revere memorable art, where “performance masks the hours.” Here, thread galvanizes air. A poem is a diamond heist. And menace and elegance are twin gloves directing each cinematic moment. A book of feminine ardor, teenaged MDD and survival, Fabulosa (Jackleg Press, 2024) embroiders beauty out of ache, raises culturally difficult topics with poise, and helps readers feel seen with elegance and originality. Born in the Republic of Panama in 1979, Karen Rigby now lives and writes in Arizona. Her latest poetry book, Fabulosa, is forthcoming from JackLeg Press in 2024. Her debut poetry book, Chinoiserie, was selected by Paul Hoover for a 2011 Sawtooth Poetry Prize.Karen's work has been honored by a National Endowment for the Arts literature fellowship, a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, and an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. She is a 2023 recipient of an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Her poetry is published in journals such as The London Magazine, Poetry Northwest, The Oxonian Review, and Australian Book Review. She is a freelance book reviewer and lives in Arizona. Preorder Fabulosa here. You can learn more about Megan Wildhood at meganwildhood.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

After her prize-winning debut, Karen Rigby returns with a beguiling ars poetica and tribute to the dazzling. From Dior to Olympic figure skating, Bruegel to British crime drama, Rigby's poems revere memorable art, where “performance masks the hours.” Here, thread galvanizes air. A poem is a diamond heist. And menace and elegance are twin gloves directing each cinematic moment. A book of feminine ardor, teenaged MDD and survival, Fabulosa (Jackleg Press, 2024) embroiders beauty out of ache, raises culturally difficult topics with poise, and helps readers feel seen with elegance and originality. Born in the Republic of Panama in 1979, Karen Rigby now lives and writes in Arizona. Her latest poetry book, Fabulosa, is forthcoming from JackLeg Press in 2024. Her debut poetry book, Chinoiserie, was selected by Paul Hoover for a 2011 Sawtooth Poetry Prize.Karen's work has been honored by a National Endowment for the Arts literature fellowship, a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, and an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. She is a 2023 recipient of an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Her poetry is published in journals such as The London Magazine, Poetry Northwest, The Oxonian Review, and Australian Book Review. She is a freelance book reviewer and lives in Arizona. Preorder Fabulosa here. You can learn more about Megan Wildhood at meganwildhood.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

After her prize-winning debut, Karen Rigby returns with a beguiling ars poetica and tribute to the dazzling. From Dior to Olympic figure skating, Bruegel to British crime drama, Rigby's poems revere memorable art, where “performance masks the hours.” Here, thread galvanizes air. A poem is a diamond heist. And menace and elegance are twin gloves directing each cinematic moment. A book of feminine ardor, teenaged MDD and survival, Fabulosa (Jackleg Press, 2024) embroiders beauty out of ache, raises culturally difficult topics with poise, and helps readers feel seen with elegance and originality. Born in the Republic of Panama in 1979, Karen Rigby now lives and writes in Arizona. Her latest poetry book, Fabulosa, is forthcoming from JackLeg Press in 2024. Her debut poetry book, Chinoiserie, was selected by Paul Hoover for a 2011 Sawtooth Poetry Prize.Karen's work has been honored by a National Endowment for the Arts literature fellowship, a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, and an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. She is a 2023 recipient of an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Her poetry is published in journals such as The London Magazine, Poetry Northwest, The Oxonian Review, and Australian Book Review. She is a freelance book reviewer and lives in Arizona. Preorder Fabulosa here. You can learn more about Megan Wildhood at meganwildhood.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry

Shop DAWANG here There is something so undeniably gorgeous about the Qi Pao. The refined, structured tailoring. The divine hand-feel of silk brocade. As a Chinese American -- it's always been a shame to me that I felt I could only celebrate the beauty of my heritage's sartorial culture on rare occasions. You may have seen traditional Chinoiserie at weddings and graduations, but on a day-to-day Chinese Americans don a more "practical" and "casual" dress as dictated by our obviously euro-centric culture. In comes DAWANG -- a shining beacon of expressive hope for fashion-forward Chinese Americans who can finally fill this hole in their closet and their hearts. After taking a class on subcultures, Chinese-born Daisy Wang realized that nobody was making the type of elevated Asian streetwear that she wanted to consume—comfortable, ready to wear, and not a gimmick. DAWANG's brocade patterns in lavender, periwinkle, cobalt, and orange are sewn into practical streetwear silhouettes--allowing the wearer to enjoy the beauty and heritage of Chinese sericulture day to day. DAWANG (大王) means "Big King" and is a New York-based contemporary streetwear design brand that draws influences from East and West.
DAWANG is committed to celebrating a modern interpretation of traditional Chinese aesthetics.
Later joined by her best friend Abby Li in 2022, with their similar background growing up, having absorbed aesthetics from both American and Chinese cultures, they meticulously joins traditional chinoiserie apparel and Chinese fabrics with Western tailoring techniques and trends. In addition to fostering a creative space for Chinese and Chinese Americans, Daisy and Abby's aim is to invite people of all backgrounds to partake in the beauty of #ModernChinoiserie. The intention to create a melting pot of culture surrounding modern Chinese streetwear is more than apparent in their diverse casting choices across runway and e-commerce models. I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I did -- this one is really special and personal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karina-chan4/support

Mark Seow looks at 18thC Europe's fascination with the Orient, including music by Purcell and Couperin, and he explores the lives of certain musicians living in 18thC Beijing.Plus an edition of The Early Music News.

Ease into the holiday season with us as we offer up some beautiful Christmas decor. Highlighted EPISODE: Check out our episode on how to do Christmas lite HERE. See the odd, potentially disastrous yet compelling Stow & Gro Christmas Tree HERE Anita suggests NOT trying this at home! Below are our new favorite holiday items for your festive home... Kelly suggests: Tole planter tartan design HERE  Norfolk pine branch HERE Distressed burnished gold compote bowl HERE Grain sack fabric Christmas stocking HERE  Moody Neutrals Velvet Stockings HERE Lemon ornament HERE Subtle hand blocked Christmas pillow cover HERE Dark Green Velvet pillow cover HERE Pair of Rattan Reindeer from Mrs Alice HERE Frankincense & Oud soy candle HERE Anita suggests: Chinoiserie ornaments HERE Holiday in the City dessert plates HERE Borosilicate Glass Tree HERE Fruit garland HERE Pink bubble glass tree topper HERE Velvet embroidered pillow HERE Coconut fiber ice skating door mat HERE Faux evergreen garland HERE Advent calendar winter city ornament set HERE DTT defines: Gilding CRUSHES: Anita's crush - plant watering globes HERE Kelly's crush - The BrotBox bread delivery service. The bread is made with European flour the old fashioned way & it tastes delicious. Check out The Brot Box HERE and place your order for the holidays. We are a part of the Amazon and other affiliate programs, and if you make a purchase we can earn money. Anita's Amazon favorites are HERE CONSULTS: Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week! Kelly's IG HERE Kelly's Youtube HERE Kelly's blog HERE Anita's IG HERE Anita's blog HERE Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your ears! Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up! If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click rate & review in apple podcasts. XX, Anita & Kelly DI - 14:23 / 30:40 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (1893 - 1961) Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year tenure. From the weird and creepy journeys to unknown worlds of "The Kingdom of the Worm" and "The Primal City" to the strange and haunting poetry of "A Dream of the Abyss" and "Necromancy" to the insightful essays on M. R. James and fantastic fiction in general, Smith shows the breadth of his writing skill within the pages of this sadly short-lived 'zine. (Summary and reading  by Ben Tucker) CHAPTER TIME The Kingdom of the Worm 00:20:02 A Dream of the Abyss 00:02:38 The Ghoul 00:12:42 The Weird Works of M. R. James 00:07:35 Revenant 00:02:53 Prose Pastels I. Chinoiserie 00:02:34 Prose Pastels II. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony 00:02:27 Prose Pastels III. The Muse of Hyperborea 00:02:10 Prose Pastels IV. The Lotus and the Moon 00:01:35 Prose Pastels V. The Passing of Aphrodite 00:06:21 The Epiphany of Death 00:12:51 Necromancy 00:01:23 Clark Ashton Smith: An Autiobiographette 00:01:56 On Fantasy 00:04:31 The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith 00:01:05 The Demonian Face 00:01:23 Medusa 00:02:54 The Primal City 00:16:31 Sponsored by: Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese Pour Over Coffee Donner Musical Instuments Student Instruments  Glarry Guitars Inexpensive Guitars  Golden Goat CBD CBD & Delta 8 Edibles    Share a Sale Get your podcast or website Sponsored Taza Stone Ground Chocolate Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon

The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (1893 - 1961) Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year tenure. From the weird and creepy journeys to unknown worlds of "The Kingdom of the Worm" and "The Primal City" to the strange and haunting poetry of "A Dream of the Abyss" and "Necromancy" to the insightful essays on M. R. James and fantastic fiction in general, Smith shows the breadth of his writing skill within the pages of this sadly short-lived 'zine. (Summary and reading  by Ben Tucker) CHAPTER TIME The Kingdom of the Worm 00:20:02 A Dream of the Abyss 00:02:38 The Ghoul 00:12:42 The Weird Works of M. R. James 00:07:35 Revenant 00:02:53 Prose Pastels I. Chinoiserie 00:02:34 Prose Pastels II. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony 00:02:27 Prose Pastels III. The Muse of Hyperborea 00:02:10 Prose Pastels IV. The Lotus and the Moon 00:01:35 Prose Pastels V. The Passing of Aphrodite 00:06:21 The Epiphany of Death 00:12:51 Necromancy 00:01:23 Clark Ashton Smith: An Autiobiographette 00:01:56 On Fantasy 00:04:31 The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith 00:01:05 The Demonian Face 00:01:23 Medusa 00:02:54 The Primal City 00:16:31 Sponsored by: Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese Pour Over Coffee Donner Musical Instuments Student Instruments  Glarry Guitars Inexpensive Guitars  Golden Goat CBD CBD & Delta 8 Edibles    Share a Sale Get your podcast or website Sponsored Taza Stone Ground Chocolate Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon

Tim Butcher, founder and creative director of wallpaper company Fromental, runs a truly international operation: Based in England, he and partner Lizzy Deshayes work with a team of artists in China to produce intricate custom hand painted wallpaper at scale. Over the past two decades, the business has expanded to do business all over the world—including a new corporate showroom in New York opening this month. On this episode of the podcast, he speaks with host Dennis Scully about the complex cultural history of Chinoiserie, why the rise of digital printing is both a blessing and a curse, and how smaller brands can win by finding a niche and owning it.  This episode is sponsored by Loloi Rugs  and Room & BoardLINKSFromentalDennis ScullyBusiness of Home

“Du bol !”À travers les collections asiatiques du musée des Arts décoratifsau MAD, musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, du 7 juin au 9 juillet 2023Interview de Béatrice Quette, conservatrice, collections asiatiques et extra-occidentales, et commissaire de l'exposition,par Anne-Frédérique Fer,à Paris, le 6 juin 2023, durée 21'31,© FranceFineArt.https://francefineart.com/2023/06/10/3451_du-bol_musee-des-arts-decoratifs/Communiqué de presseCommissaire :Béatrice Quette,, conservatrice, collections asiatiques et extra-occidentalesassistée de Marie Oulès, assistante de conservation, bourse de la Fondation du JaponLe musée des Arts décoratifs présente du 7 juin au 9 juillet 2023 l'exposition « Du Bol ! À travers les collections du musée des Arts décoratifs », à l'occasion de la 6e édition du Printemps Asiatique. Plus de 150 bols issus des fonds asiatiques du musée, dialoguent avec les accessoires indispensables qui les accompagnent, soit près de 250 oeuvres du XIIIe au XXIe siècle. Dans le cadre de ce projet, une « unité de tokonoma », alcôve démontable d'un pavillon de thé de la maison Yamasho (Kyôto) est exceptionnellement exposée.Le musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris conserve l'une des plus importantes collections d'arts décoratifs au monde, présentant dans un parcours chronologique, les collections du Moyen Âge jusqu'aux périodes contemporaines. Les collections asiatiques y occupent une place particulière : du développement des échanges commerciaux le long des routes dites de la soie du XIIIe au XVIIIe siècle, à la Chinoiserie au XVIIIe siècle, puis au Japonisme survenu à la suite de l'ouverture du Japon dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, les objets asiatiques symbolisent le luxe, fascinent par leur exotisme, offrent modèles et matières à création. Au XIXe siècle, les musées d'arts appliqués, au premier rang desquels le musée des Arts décoratifs, enrichissent leurs fonds de ces objets extra-européens pour constituer des répertoires de formes, de motifs et de savoir-faire qui renouvellent les sources d'inspiration des artistes, créateurs et industriels.Forme archétypale de la table en Asie, le bol est dédié à plusieurs usages, mais aussi intimement lié à une pratique particulière. Il ne se limite pas à l'usage du thé, il permet de présenter et de consommer les aliments ou les boissons alcoolisées, il peut également contenir les offrandes sur les autels ou les aumônes. De petit format ou muni d'un pied plus haut, le bol devient coupe, muni d'une anse, il devient tasse lorsqu'il est exporté vers l'Europe. La richesse des collections anciennes et contemporaines du musée offre une large déclinaison de formes, de formats et de décors réalisés dans différentes matières telles que le grès, la porcelaine, l'agate, le métal, le bois laqué, les émaux cloisonnés ou peints, le verre.Les bols anciens et les signatures contemporaines telles que la maison Shang Xia, la maison Kaikado, le coréen Min-Soo Lee, Jean Girel, et bien d'autres sont complétés par les indispensables accessoires qui accompagnent leur utilisation : théières, verseuses, pots à poudre ou à feuilles de thé, pots à eau, mais aussi plats à condiments et mets, ou bouilloire.#dubol L'Album aux Éditions des Arts DécoratifsAuteures, Béatrice Quette, conservatrice, collections asiatiques et extra-occidentales, et Marie Oulès, assistante de conservation, bourse de la Fondation du Japon Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Towards the end of the 16 century, the trade between the Asians and the Europeans flourished. As this happened, each of these trade partners fell in love with the native goods of their counterparts. One of their biggest interests for the Europeans is hand-painted china. This hand-painted ceramic kitchenware drew the interest of many people with its elaborate patterns and uniqueness. As such, many English potters decided to learn from the Asians to mass-produce this kitchenware. Along with a long list of failures came some resounding successes, one of which is the Blue Willow China. Blue Willow China, which depicts an elaborate Chinoiserie pattern, is a successful combination of English pottery and Asian motifs. Besides their seemingly mythological origins, many collectors value vintage Blue Willow China and actively search for them. This guide will benefit you If you desire to become a collector or wish to appraise your Blue Willow China. Check Images: Valuable Antique Detector(https://www.txantiquemall.com/blue-willow-china/) Pin: https://www.pinterest.com/valuableantiquedetector/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/valuableantiquedetector/ TW: https://twitter.com/antiquedetector Ins: https://www.instagram.com/valuableantiquedetector/   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (1893 - 1961) Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year tenure. From the weird and creepy journeys to unknown worlds of "The Kingdom of the Worm" and "The Primal City" to the strange and haunting poetry of "A Dream of the Abyss" and "Necromancy" to the insightful essays on M. R. James and fantastic fiction in general, Smith shows the breadth of his writing skill within the pages of this sadly short-lived 'zine. 1 01 - The Kingdom of the Worm20:022 02 - A Dream of the Abyss 02:383 03 - The Ghoul 12:424 04 - The Weird Works of M. R. James 07:355 05 - Revenant 0 2:536 06 - Prose Pastels I. Chinoiserie 02:347 07 - Prose Pastels II. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony 02:278 08 - Prose Pastels III. The Muse of Hyperborea 02:109 09 - Prose Pastels IV. The Lotus and the Moon 01:3510 10 - Prose Pastels V. The Passing of Aphrodite 06:2111 11 - The Epiphany of Death 12:5212 12 - Necromancy 01:2313 13 - Clark Ashton Smith: An Autiobiographette 01:5614 14 - On Fantasy 04:3115 15 - The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith 01:0516 16 - The Demonian Face 1:23 NEXT MONTH: ASTOUNDING STORIES 20¢ On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month W. M. CLAYTON, Publisher               HARRY BATES, Editor               DR. DOUGLAS M. DOLD, Consulting Editor The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees That the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid, by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America; That such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen; That each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit; That an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages. The other Clayton magazines are: ACE-HIGH MAGAZINE, RANCH ROMANCES, COWBOY STORIES, CLUES, FIVE-NOVELS MONTHLY, ALL STAR DETECTIVE STORIES, RANGELAND LOVE STORY MAGAZINE, WESTERN ADVENTURES, and WESTERN LOVE STORIES. More than Two Million Copies Required to Supply the Monthly Demand for Clayton Magazines. VOL. VI, No. 2                      CONTENTS                       May, 1931 COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSO     Painted in Water-Colors from a Scene in "Dark Moon."   COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSO     Painted in Water-Colors from a Scene in "Dark Moon."     DARK MOON CHARLES W. DIFFIN   148 Mysterious, Dark, Out of the Unknown Deep Comes a New Satellite to Lure Three Courageous Earthlings on to Strange Adventure. (A Complete Novelette.)     WHEN CAVERNS YAWNED CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK   198 Only Dr. Bird's Super-Scientific Sleuthing Stands in the Way of Ivan Sarnoff's Latest Attempt at Wholesale Destruction.     THE EXILE OF TIME RAY CUMMINGS   216 Young Lovers of Three Eras Are Swept down the Torrent of the Sinister Cripple Tugh's Frightful Vengeance. (Part Two of a Four-Part Novel.)     WHEN THE MOON TURNED GREEN HAL K. WELLS   241 Outside His Laboratory Bruce Dixon Finds a World of Living Dead Men—and Above, in the Sky, Shines a Weird Green Moon.     THE DEATH-CLOUD NAT SCHACHNER AND ARTHUR L. ZAGAT   256 The Epic Exploit of One Who Worked in the Dark and Alone, Behind the Enemy Lines, in the Great Last War.     THE READERS' CORNER ALL OF US   276   Series 17 2023 Sponsored by: Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese Pour Over Coffee Donner Musical Instuments Student Instruments  Glarry Guitars Inexpensive Guitars  Golden Goat CBD CBD & Delta 8 Edibles    Share a Sale Get your podcast or website Sponsored Taza Stone Ground Chocolate Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon

The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (1893 - 1961) Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year tenure. From the weird and creepy journeys to unknown worlds of "The Kingdom of the Worm" and "The Primal City" to the strange and haunting poetry of "A Dream of the Abyss" and "Necromancy" to the insightful essays on M. R. James and fantastic fiction in general, Smith shows the breadth of his writing skill within the pages of this sadly short-lived 'zine. 1 01 - The Kingdom of the Worm20:022 02 - A Dream of the Abyss 02:383 03 - The Ghoul 12:424 04 - The Weird Works of M. R. James 07:355 05 - Revenant 0 2:536 06 - Prose Pastels I. Chinoiserie 02:347 07 - Prose Pastels II. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony 02:278 08 - Prose Pastels III. The Muse of Hyperborea 02:109 09 - Prose Pastels IV. The Lotus and the Moon 01:3510 10 - Prose Pastels V. The Passing of Aphrodite 06:2111 11 - The Epiphany of Death 12:5212 12 - Necromancy 01:2313 13 - Clark Ashton Smith: An Autiobiographette 01:5614 14 - On Fantasy 04:3115 15 - The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith 01:0516 16 - The Demonian Face 1:23 NEXT MONTH: ASTOUNDING STORIES 20¢ On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month W. M. CLAYTON, Publisher               HARRY BATES, Editor               DR. DOUGLAS M. DOLD, Consulting Editor The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees That the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid, by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America; That such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen; That each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit; That an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages. The other Clayton magazines are: ACE-HIGH MAGAZINE, RANCH ROMANCES, COWBOY STORIES, CLUES, FIVE-NOVELS MONTHLY, ALL STAR DETECTIVE STORIES, RANGELAND LOVE STORY MAGAZINE, WESTERN ADVENTURES, and WESTERN LOVE STORIES. More than Two Million Copies Required to Supply the Monthly Demand for Clayton Magazines. VOL. VI, No. 2                      CONTENTS                       May, 1931 COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSO     Painted in Water-Colors from a Scene in "Dark Moon."   COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSO     Painted in Water-Colors from a Scene in "Dark Moon."     DARK MOON CHARLES W. DIFFIN   148 Mysterious, Dark, Out of the Unknown Deep Comes a New Satellite to Lure Three Courageous Earthlings on to Strange Adventure. (A Complete Novelette.)     WHEN CAVERNS YAWNED CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK   198 Only Dr. Bird's Super-Scientific Sleuthing Stands in the Way of Ivan Sarnoff's Latest Attempt at Wholesale Destruction.     THE EXILE OF TIME RAY CUMMINGS   216 Young Lovers of Three Eras Are Swept down the Torrent of the Sinister Cripple Tugh's Frightful Vengeance. (Part Two of a Four-Part Novel.)     WHEN THE MOON TURNED GREEN HAL K. WELLS   241 Outside His Laboratory Bruce Dixon Finds a World of Living Dead Men—and Above, in the Sky, Shines a Weird Green Moon.     THE DEATH-CLOUD NAT SCHACHNER AND ARTHUR L. ZAGAT   256 The Epic Exploit of One Who Worked in the Dark and Alone, Behind the Enemy Lines, in the Great Last War.     THE READERS' CORNER ALL OF US   276   Series 17 2023 Sponsored by: Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese Pour Over Coffee Donner Musical Instuments Student Instruments  Glarry Guitars Inexpensive Guitars  Golden Goat CBD CBD & Delta 8 Edibles    Share a Sale Get your podcast or website Sponsored Taza Stone Ground Chocolate Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon

The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (1893 - 1961) Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year tenure. From the weird and creepy journeys to unknown worlds of "The Kingdom of the Worm" and "The Primal City" to the strange and haunting poetry of "A Dream of the Abyss" and "Necromancy" to the insightful essays on M. R. James and fantastic fiction in general, Smith shows the breadth of his writing skill within the pages of this sadly short-lived 'zine. 1 01 - The Kingdom of the Worm20:022 02 - A Dream of the Abyss 02:383 03 - The Ghoul 12:424 04 - The Weird Works of M. R. James 07:355 05 - Revenant 0 2:536 06 - Prose Pastels I. Chinoiserie 02:347 07 - Prose Pastels II. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony 02:278 08 - Prose Pastels III. The Muse of Hyperborea 02:109 09 - Prose Pastels IV. The Lotus and the Moon 01:3510 10 - Prose Pastels V. The Passing of Aphrodite 06:2111 11 - The Epiphany of Death 12:5212 12 - Necromancy 01:2313 13 - Clark Ashton Smith: An Autiobiographette 01:5614 14 - On Fantasy 04:3115 15 - The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith 01:0516 16 - The Demonian Face 1:23 Series 17 2023 Complete HP Lovecraft  Sponsored by: Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese Pour Over Coffee Donner Musical Instuments Student Instruments  Glarry Guitars Inexpensive Guitars  Golden Goat CBD CBD & Delta 8 Edibles    Share a Sale Get your podcast or website Sponsored Taza Stone Ground Chocolate Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon

The Fantasy Fan Magazine Presents: Writings of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (1893 - 1961) Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year tenure. From the weird and creepy journeys to unknown worlds of "The Kingdom of the Worm" and "The Primal City" to the strange and haunting poetry of "A Dream of the Abyss" and "Necromancy" to the insightful essays on M. R. James and fantastic fiction in general, Smith shows the breadth of his writing skill within the pages of this sadly short-lived 'zine. 1 01 - The Kingdom of the Worm20:022 02 - A Dream of the Abyss 02:383 03 - The Ghoul 12:424 04 - The Weird Works of M. R. James 07:355 05 - Revenant 0 2:536 06 - Prose Pastels I. Chinoiserie 02:347 07 - Prose Pastels II. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony 02:278 08 - Prose Pastels III. The Muse of Hyperborea 02:109 09 - Prose Pastels IV. The Lotus and the Moon 01:3510 10 - Prose Pastels V. The Passing of Aphrodite 06:2111 11 - The Epiphany of Death 12:5212 12 - Necromancy 01:2313 13 - Clark Ashton Smith: An Autiobiographette 01:5614 14 - On Fantasy 04:3115 15 - The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith 01:0516 16 - The Demonian Face 1:23 Series 17 2023 Complete HP Lovecraft  Sponsored by: Copper Cow Coffee Vietnamese Pour Over Coffee Donner Musical Instuments Student Instruments  Glarry Guitars Inexpensive Guitars  Golden Goat CBD CBD & Delta 8 Edibles    Share a Sale Get your podcast or website Sponsored Taza Stone Ground Chocolate Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon

My guest today is my friend Gabriel Wong. Gabe is an accomplished artist with artwork featured within private collections on all continents. His work has been presented to heads of state and relevant global figures such as Pope Francis and the President of China. Some of his corporate collaborations include Nike and Boeing.  He is currently a Mark Maker for Montblanc.As an architect, Gabe is Director of Design at Atelier 1985, a Panama-based architecture firm he runs with his wife. His work combines influences from his multiple fields of interest and cultural heritages; it is a reflection of his story as A Twenty-First century Chinese-Panamanian Architect and ArtistCONNECT WITH GABE:Artwork WebsiteAtelier 1985InstagramTikTokGALLERIESGalería Habitante (Panama)Galería 1-2-3 (El Salvador)Galería El Túnel (Guatemala) Produced by: Northgate Marketing, Inc. Host: David Allen Tracy  CONNECT WITH DAVID:InstagramLinkedin FOLLOW NORTHGATE:LinkedinInstagramFacebookYouTubewww.wearenorthgate.com

Mary Margaret is a curator of vintage, antique and unique decor with a focus on Grandmillennial and Chinoiserie style.

Turning your hobby into a business. That's often the dream, isn't it? You have a hobby that you're really good at and people say to you that it is so good you should sell it. But you have doubts about leaving a secure job and fear of failing at it. If you ever didn't think it was possible to live your dream, our guest today will show you that it is. Today we talk to Diane Hill, Designer, and Owner of Diane Hill, London, Art, Print, and Accessories. She paints bright and beautiful art inspired by a style popular in the 18th Century called Chinoiserie. We're going to be discussing how she turned a hobby into a successful and profitable business. Diane will tell you her story, where she started painting murals in her toddler's room to be featured in Vogue and having her designs sold at John Lewis Brewer and Anthropologie US. To get started in moving your hobby to a business or if you want to understand the importance of social media, mailing lists, and automation on that journey listen to Diane's engaging and interesting story about her road to entrepreneurship.

London-based Chinoiserie artist, Diane Hill, shares how the power of video to engage with her audience has revolutionised her online print sales. Can it do the same for you? Listen to find out.

Chinoiserie and traditional decorating broken down with Brooks Hagee from Collectible Brooks.

2 aprile 2022 - Stefania Stafutti

The flowers are beginning to bloom and the temperatures are warming up, so it's time to get your house ready for Spring. We scoured the internet and found the best spring decor for under $50. Check out our curated list. Anita's suggestions: moss bunny, sitting 5 inches tall HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/764129570/easter-bunny-moss-bunny-rabbit-spring?click_key=068dfea51b7b5ea049e8f8a04605c0edd4cc4743%3A764129570&click_sum=0f86297b&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=moss+bunny&ref=sr_gallery-1-6&organic_search_click=1&cns=1&sts=1) Robin's eggs, set of 3 HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/178408178/robin-eggs-bird-eggs-spring-decor?click_key=4e03226cf3127cbd7564586cf80226659dfd792a%3A178408178&click_sum=cc08d56c&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=spring+decor&ref=sr_gallery-3-24&organic_search_click=1&etp=1) SAFAVIEH Handmade Chelsea Rubi French Country Floral Wool Rug - 1'8" x 2'6" HERE (https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Hand-hooked-Chelsea-Gardens-Black-Wool-Rug-1-8-X-2-6/6990525/product.html?refccid=G2IPKSKBGTLZ3MKFKRM7B42J2U&searchidx=20&kwds=floral+rug&rfmt=price%3A40&option=9452549) We participate in the affiliate program with Amazon and other retailers. We may receive a small fee for qualified purchases at no extra cost to you. Chinoiserie bunnies, standing or sitting HERE (https://go.shopyourlikes.com/pi/6d1ac7f013dde705a7072d1e18d0394c10a21448?afId=668766&afCreativeId=2994) floral pillows set of 2, 19x19 inches HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/715494880/set-of-2-cushion-cover-retro-style?click_key=d400da11fbd02577add00369e7a23696a914a360%3A715494880&click_sum=e5977a75&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=floral+pillow&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&pro=1) Blush Floral Pillow, 20x20 HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/975856725/blush-floral-pillowthrow-pillowpillow?click_key=9026c92431950052bcef0a0d5a83081e3c90a48c%3A975856725&click_sum=c76b17bb&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=floral+pillow&ref=sr_gallery-4-47&organic_search_click=1&pro=1) Fresh Eucalyptus Seeded and Pink Ice Protea Wreath HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/884771020/fresh-eucalyptus-seeded-and-pink-ice?click_key=c0054cecc93f115764c55c9535c5ce1e0e9788c1%3A884771020&click_sum=79fa05ac&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=spring+wreath&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&pop=1) Spring wreath made from faux faux lambs ear, grapevine, faux lavender HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1162299112/lavender-wreath-for-front-door-lambs-ear?click_key=505603e31e1c8a849a344786adc4a7fccdf533a8%3A1162299112&click_sum=1f92119a&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=spring+wreath&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&pop=1) Spode bunny dishes HERE (https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/spode-meadow-lane-dessert-plates-(set-of-4)/5336308?skuId=67627912&enginename=bing&mcid=PS_bing_nonbrand_dining_Online&product_id=67627912&adtype=&product_channel=Online&adpos=&creative=&device=c&matchtype=e&network=s&mrkgcl=609&mrkgadid=3279101241&utm_source=bingpla&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ProductType2%3DdinnerwareProductType3%3D&enginename=bing&mcid=PS_bingpla_nonbrand_dining_&msclkid=65e7b9cc870411f3eb7adbe5ab08b804&creative=78065381874979&device=c&matchtype=e&gclid=65e7b9cc870411f3eb7adbe5ab08b804&gclsrc=3p.ds&wmSkipPwa=true) Bunny decopague on oyster shell napkin rings HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1142950882/easter-oyster-shell-napkin-rings?click_key=f0881cc3f529db94ee7e0d442b86fcf5439cf8d7%3A1142950882&click_sum=383bd8e9&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=decopague+napkin+rings&ref=sr_gallery-1-23&organic_search_click=1&cns=1) Over budget, but gorgeous green toile bunny napkin rings on oyster shells HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/976058906/easter-napkin-rings-set-of-four-oyster?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=spring+napkin+rings&ref=sc_gallery-1-14&frs=1&sca=1&listing_id=976058906&listing_slug=easter-napkin-rings-set-of-four-oyster&plkey=b589c4fdc2cb4470573f8b741696f368a367441b%3A976058906) Kelly's suggestions: Belle Botanics - Botanical Prints - herbs set of 4. $40.00 HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/540732648/antique-herbs-print-set-no-29-herb) World Market - Kubu Basket - $19.98 HERE (https://www.worldmarket.com/product/medium-natural-kubu-celeste-tote-basket.do) World Market - set of 4 gold rimmed glass dessert plates - $12.48 HERE (https://www.worldmarket.com/product/gold-rimmed-glass-dessert-plates-4-pack.do) Afloral Dried Hoary Willow Branches 20-30” 10/12 $26.00 HERE (https://www.afloral.com/collections/dried-flowers-preserved-flowers/products/dried-hoary-willow-branch-bundle) Jamali Gardens Twiggy Nest 7” x 4” -$18.99 HERE (https://www.jamaligarden.com/medium-vetiver-nest.html) Jamali Gardens Clear Cloche 11” x 15” Sale $30 HERE (https://www.jamaligarden.com/11-1-2in-15in-glass-cloches.html) Amazon wicker handbag tote as Easter basket 10” x 9” $34.99 HERE (https://amzn.to/3I2FuI2) Kelly's favorite Hummingbird feeder that will attract lots & lots of birds HERE (https://amzn.to/3L6ZCe8). DTT DEFINES Verdigris STEP 10: BUDGET EVERYTHING Put your furniture list into a spreadsheet with a total budget amount at the bottom – pick a figure you're comfortable with that seems reasonable with the amount of things you have to buy. Then, start alloting amounts to each item, keeping in mind what you think each item costs. Change the allotments as needed without changing your bottom line. The bottom line needs to be at your budget or below. Remember to budget at least 20% for unplanned issues, taxes, and delivery. Your deliverable: A detailed budget spreadsheet Anita's crush - a set of William Morris wallpaper prints HERE (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1157317509/william-morris-prints-set-of-2-no3?click_key=183a4be3db7d053ccdfaf99c3c579c3b1f8b5a1c%3A1157317509&click_sum=6f66de3d&ref=user_profile&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1) Kelly's crush - the book This is Happiness by Nial Williams. Preferably listened to as the narrator is wonderful! See the book HERE (https://amzn.to/3MzBB0K). Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE (https://www.decoratingtipsandtricks.com/consult) Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week! Kelly's IG HERE (https://www.instagram.com/mysoulfulhome/) Kelly's Youtube HERE (https://www.youtube.com/mysoulfulhome) Kelly's blog HERE (https://www.mysoulfulhome.com/) Anita's IG HERE (https://www.instagram.com/cedarhillfarmhouse/) Anita's blog HERE (https://cedarhillfarmhouse.com/) Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up! XOXO, Kelly and Anita

I'm speaking to Dr Cathryn Spence this week, about Thomas Robins, a painter who documented the country estates of the Georgian gentry in all their Rococo splendour. Robins captured images of this flamboyant age of outdoor design where gardens were laden with symbolism and crammed full of Chinoiserie, follies ruins and the latest imports of exotic animals and plants. Follow the story of Robins as he moves from jobbing fan painter to star of his own paintings, the development of the floral borders around his canvases, for which he's famed, and the evolution of the Georgian garden and what remains of this style today.  Dr Ian Bedford's Bug of the Week: Fig wasps What we cover The artist Thomas Robins and when and where he worked What gardens looked like at the time Robins was painting What is a Rococo garden? Why Robins painted floral borders around his paintings How exotic species came to be included in these frames In the book, Cathryn references “the Rococo's requirement of asymmetry”. How did this manifest in Robins' artworks and in gardens?  Political themes in Georgian gardens Robins' botanical art How contemporary painters painted entire estates on one canvas Remaining examples of rococo gardens About ‘Nature's Favourite Child – Thomas Robins and the Art of the Georgian Garden' Thomas Robins the Elder (1716–1770) recorded the country estates of the Georgian gentry—their orchards, Rococo gardens, and potagers—like no other, with both topographical accuracy and delightful artistry, often bordering his gouaches with entrancing tendrils, shells, leaves, and birds. Robins's skill was honed by the delicacy required for his early career as a fan painter and is shown too in his exquisite paintings of butterflies, flowers, and birds. This ravishing and scholarly study emerges from many years' research by Dr Cathryn Spence, the curator and archivist at Bowood House who has also worked for the V&A, the Bath Preservation Trust, and the National Trust. This is the first full study of Thomas Robins since John Harris's Gardens of Delight, published in two volumes in 1978; Harris, in fact, made over all his research notes to Spence in 2005 when she embarked on her work. Chinoiserie is everywhere—a wooden bridge over the Thames, delicious kiosks in a garden, a view of Bath with sampans, and Chinese fishermen on the river. There are also fascinating views of Sudeley Castle and other great houses that incorporated more or less ruined monastic structures, destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Spence has tracked down many previously unknown paintings by Robins and sets his elusive life and work in the framework of his patrons. More detective story than art historical monograph, this lavish study delights in Robins's astonishing proficiency as a topographical, botanical, entomological and naturalist artist.  About Cathryn Spence Dr Cathryn Spence is a museum professional, lecturer and historic gardens and buildings consultant. After a career in London and Bath museums, including the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Building of Bath Museum, she is now Lord Lansdowne's consultant Archivist and Curator at Bowood House, Wiltshire. She has published several books on the architectural and social history of Bath, most recently The Story of Bath (2016). Her study of Thomas Robins is the culmination of over fifteen years research.  Cathryn has worked with the team at Painswick Rococo Garden, a site restored using Robins's paintings from 1984, for the last 5 years advising on the continuing heritage and conservation of the garden.  Links Nature's Favourite Child – Thomas Robins and the Art of the Georgian Garden by Cathryn Spence is available from John Sandoe Books or directly from the author. Email thomasrobinselder@gmail.com (£45 to include p&p to a UK address, for RoW postage contact Cathryn on the above email for quote). Painswick Rococo Garden Patreon Membership

Today I'm talking with Aldous Bertram about his first book called "Dragons & Pagodas: A Celebration of Chinoiserie."  In case you're not familiar with the term, think about white porcelain dinnerware, lamps, vases... all with elaborate, vaguely Chinese illustrations on them.   He traces hundreds of years of the development of the Chinoiserie style, into what reads like a novel.  And then gorgeously illustrates all of the major motifs under the Chinoiserie umbrella.  I think you'll find him, and his subject, just as charming and delightful as I did!

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« Il y a, en banlieue, une question des gadoues. Souvent posée, jamais résolue, elle restera comme un point d'interrogation, inquiétant pour la salubrité de toute la périphérie suburbaine, tant qu'une solution ne sera pas intervenue, susceptible de satisfaire aux exigences impérieuses de l'hygiène publique. Cette solution, on aura beau la reculer, en raison des grosses difficultés inhérentes d'exécution, il faudra bien, un jour ou l'autre, qu'on la trouve. La région menacée, je l'ai dit, c'est toute la banlieue de Paris ; c'est un ensemble de près d'un million d'habitants sur lesquels plane la probabilité, qui plus est, l'imminence d'une épidémie formidable, dont la plus futile circonstance matérielle peut déterminer l'explosion. Ce jour-là, on recherchera avec passion les responsabilités. Chinoiserie sans intérêt : il serait plus sage de prévenir. Paris, cet organisme colossal, laisse derrière lui, de par son fonctionnement, à l'instar de tous les organismes, beaucoup de déchets. Ce sont, entre autres, les ordures ménagères. Que deviennent-elles ? Le service spécial s'en débarrasse comme il peut. Un des moyens les plus employés, c'est de payer tant par collier à des entrepreneurs ad hoc, afin que ces ordures soient enlevées quotidiennement. Pour être déversées où ? De cela, Paris se désintéresse. Il ne demande qu'une chose : c'est qu'on le débarrasse de ses déchets. Que si ce qui le débarrasse en embarrasse d'autres, peut lui chaut. A ces « autres » de se débrouiller. C'est précisément de cet « embarras » des autres que je veux parler. Les entrepreneurs en question mobilisent des tombereaux par douzaines, qui, nuitamment, quittent Paris et, rayonnant sur toutes les routes, par files interminables de voitures surchargées de gadoues, semant sur tout leur parcours les odeurs nauséabondes et les papiers maculés, s'en vont se déverser dans les champs de la banlieue, agglomérant çà et là des las qui, peu à peu, deviennent énormes et constituent pour les environs de Paris de véritables foyers d'infection. »

Need a little high gloss in your life? In this episode, we welcome, Stephen Dlouhy, founder of premier decorative painting firm “Floe Painting,” and great friend of the GUSSIE. Stephen is our go-to source for all “fine” painting treatments, including high gloss walls, lacquered libraries, Chinoiserie murals, painted floors, stenciled ceilings, and even fireplace surrounds. Get ready to learn how to gussie-up those plain walls and floors and reimagine your life in lacquer.

We are excited to have Jennifer Gracie who is the Creative Director/Owner of Gracie Inc. on our podcast today. Charles Gracie founded Gracie in 1898, in New York City. Gracie is a family-run business specializing in handpainted wallpaper as well as furniture & Asian antiques. Their wallpaper is handpainted with exquisite detail, which is a 300 year old tradition. They became the first company to import handpainted wallpapers to the US since the 1700s. Each room featuring Gracie wallpaper is a true work of art & everything is customized for the client. They have a store in NYC and Dallas & a showroom in LA. Their wallpapers can be found in the homes of numerous celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz, it has been featured on the walls of the White House and so much more. From the White House to Hollywood and beyond, Gracie has done it all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/delia-folk8/support

Diane Hill tells about how she combines bold with the Chinoiserie style and how she paints in the style on silk wallpaper. Her designs are featured in luxury interiors and even in the most luxurious car; Rolls Royce. Charity work and affordable art are also important to Diane and she tells us how she started doing both and how you can do it too if you like! Find Diane on Instagram @dianehilldesignand visit her website to support her work: www.dianehill.co.uk/ Pictures of this episode on @artilluminatedpod on instagram and www.islamicillumination.com/podcast

When it comes to signature design style, award-winning interior designer Greg Natale is not renowned for his subtlety. In fact, he's celebrated for the exact opposite. The Sydney-based designer's interiors are colourful, patterned and always unexpected. Whether it's a combination of a cobalt blue tartan rug and Chinoiserie furniture in a seaside home, a floor lamp in the form of a life-size horse standing guard in an entry hall or a pink moire mosaic bathroom, this maverick man fears nothing. As well as being a fearless creative, Greg has been awarded International Luxury Designer of the Year, has an ever-growing product collection and is the author of two books. In today's episode, Fortune Favours The Brave, LuxDeco Chief Creative Offer Jon Sharpe speaks to the designer about his unique style, where his design confidence comes from and his advice for being brave enough to own one's personal style, however bold that might be. Don’t missWhere the inspiration came for Greg’s instantly recognisable style at 08:23 Greg’s obsession for Dynasty at 10:39 His attitude to design regrets at 14:58 How to foster your own personal style at 23:37 Links & Articleshttps://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/interior-design-podcast-greg-natale-the-tastemakers (Episode 2: Fortune Favours The Brave show notes) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/australian-interior-designer-greg-natale (Meet The Designer: Greg Natale) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/top-australian-interior-designers (Top Australian Interior Designers) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/get-moody-luxury-dark-interiors (5 Dark & Moody Interior Design Ideas) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/blue-living-rooms (12 Incredible Blue Living Room Ideas For A Colourful Space) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/best-of-black-and-white-interiors (Best of Black & White Room Designs) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/statement-pieces-for-your-living-room (7 Ways To Make a Statement In Your Living Room) https://www.luxdeco.com/blogs/styleguide/top-interior-designers (LuxDeco 100) https://gregnatale.com/ (Greg’s website) https://www.instagram.com/gregnatale/ (Greg’s Instagram) https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847862832/ (Greg’s book, The Patterned Interior)

今天为大家介绍的这本书，是Jonathan Spence史景迁，他所写的《大汗之国：西方眼中的中国》。他选择了48位作家关于中国的各种不同形式的描述，集合成为这样一本书。而且这48个作家他们跨越的时间非常非常的久远，从西元1253年一直到1985年，这中间跨过了700年。所以这本书读起来非常非常有趣，因为它让我们看到了在各个不同的时代，欧洲人、美国人他们对于中国的各种不同的想象的记录。其中有一个分类，史景迁把它称之为叫做“法式的异国风情”，这指的是可以追溯到法王路易十四时期，由于宗教跟国际声望等等的理由，这个时候法国大力于投注扩张法籍的传教士在中国的宗教版图。那个时期相对应的在中国是康熙，所以法国一批最有才华的耶稣会的传教士，他们就到了中国，来到了康熙皇帝的宫廷，因此得到了钻研中国数学和哲学的大好的时机，同时也就助长了叫Chinoiserie，就叫做“中国风”的这种狂热。这种中国风的狂热到了19世纪的中期，有了另外一种Chinese exotic，这种“中国式的异国风情”的另外一个波段的狂热。史景迁的分析，是由四个主要的因素融合而成的：第一，是对于叫做中国式的雅致风味的品位。人们刚开始的时候，只是爱好赏玩中国的丝织品、瓷器、跟宗庙的建筑，但是这股热潮逐渐拓展，变成了当时所有欧洲人的美学基础。第二，是意识到有一种中国式的感官享受，这种体认跟前面所讲到的这种美学的品位是有关联的。不过它接着改变了方向，变成那种由气味、汗水、热浪、还有糜烂的夜空所交织成的一种更粗俗、无以名状、既让人害怕又让人心醉神迷的一种东方的氛围；接下来，就把中国视之为一个非常奇特的、暴力、还有野蛮的国度。在中国潜藏着残忍、强取豪夺的隐忧，还有难以控制的冲动。最后一个元素，最后一个层面，则是鸦片。也就是从鸦片而来的那种奇幻、既是怠惰、又是渴望、又是欲望、又是欲望的消减，用这种方式而形成了这个时候讲到中国，在法国所产生的一种特殊的刺激，或者是特殊的联想。除了法国之外，这个时候到了20世纪再晚一点，美国也产生了美国自己的“异国风情”来呈现中国。这里面最具有代表性的那就是赛珍珠（Pearl Buck）她所写的小说；另外有埃兹拉·庞德（Ezra Pound），他对于中国诗学，还有历史持续不懈的探究；另外比较特殊的，在20世纪的中期，尤金·奥尼尔（Eugene O'Neill），他写了一出非常奇特的戏剧的剧本（备注：该剧本为《马克百万》），那是重塑马可波罗跟忽必烈汗之间的关系，而在这里面放了许许多多的现代的寓言；另外他也找到了约翰·斯坦贝克（John Steinbeck），这位了不起的美国小说家曾经写过的一篇，关于美国西部小镇的短篇小说故事，这个故事里面有中国人，而且竟然写的是，这样一个美国西部的小镇，如何毁于中国人激情之下，非常令人好奇、有趣的故事。再下来，我们就看到平行发展的，那就是关于中国的20世纪的政治的变化跟发展，有不一样的作家，他们有不同的呈现。这里面最有名的是大家最熟悉的，那是埃德加·斯诺（Edgar Snow），斯诺他的《红星照耀在大地上》（内地版译名为：《红星照耀中国》或《西行漫记》），这本书讲的是延安时代的中国共产党。而且在这里面，为西方的读者，成功刻画出一个非常非常鲜明的毛泽东的形象。我们甚至可以说毛泽东以及中国共产党，在西方尤其在美国，之所以能够得到这么多的支持，跟埃德加·斯诺的这本书有着非常密切的关系。这是这整本书的，基本的架构，用这么长的历史当中找到的这些西方人，他们分别从不同的态度、不同的角度来记录中国。把它合在一起看，我们看到的是，的的确确在那个时代，中国所产生的巨大西方好奇。要让西方产生这么高度的好奇心，用史景迁自己的话说：“一个国家之所以伟大，其必然的条件之一，在于能够吸引别人的注意，而又能持续保有这份吸引力。在西方接触中国之时，中国也明显地展现了这种能力。即使风气的变化无常，以及政治立场的更替，有时候会使得中国的光彩暂时蒙尘，然而中国的吸引力却从未随着这几个世纪的过去而抹杀殆尽。中国在西方引发了激烈的情感，西方人屡屡企图描述，并且分析中国这个国家，还有她的子民，而且显然从未停止接收来自于中国的消息。凡此种种，无一不可证实这个国家对于西方激荡的魅力。”这是我们读这个书得到的非常重要的一个印象，也就意味着，中国是用什么样的方式，能够长期地，在西方引起这么多的好奇。另外一部分我们也就看到了，西方在有限的资料，再加上自己的文化背景，还有文化的隔阂的情况底下，他们绝对不可能如实地，能够记录、能够接受中国。他们混杂了许许多多自身的价值、自身的想望、乃至于自身的偏见、跟自身的观念，促成打造出非常非常奇特的、不同时代、不同作者笔下的“中国”。这些“中国”跟真实的中国之间当然有距离，不过更重要的是，藉由这样的一种混杂、打造出来的、虽然不是现实真实的中国，却是人类心灵的一种伟大的练习；那个不是真实在地球上存在过的“中国”，但它如实地存在，在这些充满了想象力，充满了对于人类命运以及人类遭遇，有着高度好奇心的这些作者的心上。所以在书里面，史景迁对于三位20世纪公认的天才作家，他们的中国描写，再三质疑。因为他们的中国虽然跟现实中国没有关系，但是却留下了永恒、恒长、一直到今天，都值得我们去阅读跟思考的价值。这三位是弗兰兹·卡夫卡（Franz Kafka） 、还有博尔赫斯（Borges）——阿根廷的盲人作家博尔赫斯、以及意大利的后现代主义的最了不起的小说家，伊塔罗·卡尔维诺（Italo Calvino）。这三个人对他们来说，中国都是刺激他们灵感最重要的一种起源。虽然这三篇作品，可以都视之为是叫做“大师戏笔”，可是正因为有中国的存在，所以才使得他们能够用这种方法，去发挥他们的想象力跟他们的灵感。例如说，卡夫卡，他在1917年的春天，他写了这样一篇短篇小说，叫做《中国长城》。那个时候卡夫卡在布拉格的“劳工职灾保险组织”工作，一天要轮值6个小时。这个时候他写长城，他拿长城作为中国辉煌历史最磅礴的象征，因为它屏障了万里幅员，巍然地屹立的多少个世纪，堪称是最广为人知的中国的事物。不过卡夫卡的“长城”，彻头彻尾是来自于他个人的创造，甚至对于建筑工法，以及为何要修筑长城都给了他自己的一套诠释。按卡夫卡自己的说法，尽管中国的这座万里长城是非常谨慎的工事，但是是用零星一小段一小段先分别兴建的，这些各自盘踞一隅的、零星的城墙，每段大概是500公尺，这是一队一队，大概20名上下的民工去负责兴建的。这一队在兴建这里的时候，另外有一队在另外一个地方兴建，他们各自兴建的500公尺的城墙延伸出去，必须要有一端能够两两相连。可是每一个做这一段长城的人，他们对于整个完整的长城的全貌是无从想象、无从了解的；盖完了这一段，他们就会被送到另外一个工地去，开始另外一段城墙的建筑工事。所以，卡夫卡化身成为叙述者，置身在中国历史的洪流之中，用这种方式，卡夫卡给了我们一个谜一样的，参与长城建筑的工人的自述。当然，那不是长城，而是用长城作为人类命运的一个象征跟发挥。因为有中国，所以让这整件事情看起来格外的神秘，也就格外的迷人了。这是Jonathan Spence史景迁为我们编撰的这样的一本大书，藉由这本大书我们可以清楚地看到，西方的作者们他们如何书写中国、如何想象中国。 注：“杨照书话”系列节目由杨照和方所联合制作。本音频和文字稿由方所剪辑和编写而成，版权所有。若需转载，请注明来源及出处。

Thought furniture was boring? Nonsense! Come and listen to episode 2 of Past Matters and learn about secret compartments and boudoir calendars in this interview with Bob Entwistle, Conservation Officer at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich. The object up for discussion is a Japanned Chinoiserie cabinet that dates from the early 1700s. You can view a picture of it on Ployradford.com.

« Il est un pays superbe, un pays de Cocagne, dit-on, que je rêve de visiter avec une vieille amie. Pays singulier, noyé dans les brumes de notre Nord, et qu'on pourrait appeler l'Orient de l'Occident, le Chine de l'Europe, tant la chaude et capricieuse fantaisie s'y est donné carrière…» Baudelaire, L'invitation au voyage, 1864. Réalisation : Anne Penders Improvisations / voix : Isabelle Bats Prises de son : Anne Penders Montage : Anne Penders et Yvan Hanon Mixage : Yvan Hanon 2013 - acsr (Empreinte) avec le soutien de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles.

Warning - contains strong language. On the last night of Womad Festival 2016, we chatted to Onra. The French DJ and producer became succesful ten years ago with an album of Chinese samples called "Chinoiserie". In our interview he talks about his latest album "Fundamentals", the weak state of the music industry, being pigeonholed and the upcoming Chinoiserie 3, off which he played a few exclusives at WOMAD Festival. Thanks to Team Borkowski for the support! Produced by Miia Laine & Will Roper

Kunghei fatchoy! (Happy New Year!) Sewing inspired by the Chinese Lunar New Year and the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit "China Through the Looking Glass".  

‘The Quarters’ in the grounds of Alresford Hall, near Colchester, was used as a picnic, fishing and boating lodge by Constable’s friend and patron, Major-General Francis Slater-Rebow and his family. Slater-Rebow’s father-in-law built the lodge during the 1760s in the fashionable Chinoiserie style at a time when garden pavilions were frequently used for informal parties. Slater-Rebow commissioned this cabinet picture and a larger companion picture, Wivenhoe Park, Essex (National Gallery of Art, Washington) during Constable’s visit there in July 1816. He returned to paint both works in late August–September. In a letter of 21 August 1816 to Maria Bicknell, Constable mentioned the ‘two small landscapes for the General’ and that one was a ‘scene in a wood with a beautifull little fishing house, where the young Lady (who is the heroine of all these scenes [Mary Rebow]) goes occasionally to angle’ (Beckett II, p. 196). He wrote again to Maria on 30 August describing his reception by the Slater-Rebows, who made him feel ‘quite at home. They often talk of you, because they know it will please me … I am going on very well with my pictures for them’ (ibid., pp. 198–99). Constable first made a detailed drawing of the subject (Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro), which he used as a basis for preparing the painting. He showed the contrast between the natural landscape of the woodland and the artificiality of the oriental pavilion. He closely observed details during a late summer afternoon, such as the shadows of the trees, the reflections on the still water and the swallows in the sky (A. Inglis, ‘“The Quarters” behind Alresford Hall’,European Masterpieces: Six centuries of paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 2000, p. 136).