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Friday, March 18

Fanciful Flower Faces


Ah, the strange and wonderful fancy of the artists of yesterday. Children's faces in flowers was a favorite subject of painters of postcards, and here are some examples, made into tags for scrapbooking, decorating, or tying to a plant or basket for Easter.

Many speak of the cute faces pansies have, and they do. They look rather like puppies to me, or Persian cats with their flat faces.

It was a difficult process to make a lithograph in those days, so the fanciful creations surprise me. I would have thought only safe and bland images would have been commissioned, but no, weird subjects abound. 

Can it truly be so close to Easter? How the year flies! 

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5 comments:

  1. I just said the same thing about time flying. It seems the kids just started school and now we are two months until it ends!! Love those sweet little faces

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  2. with the joyfulness of welcoming spring, there's no doubt the days are speeding by! Adorable little flower faces!

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  3. They are adorable aren't they?

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  4. Oh Wow, I was just thinking yesterday that I wanted to find some more images of fairy flowers with faces for a fairy Journal I've been planning to make. Thank You! I hope You're okay? Sending love & healing prayers to You & Yours

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Halloo dearies! Glad t'see you and thanks for any kind comments.