Oie ou Cygne

Anon. , ivory, Thule culture / Koojakaloo, green serpentine and paint, 1963 / Anon., soapstone, 1957 / Anon., antler and ivory, 1964 / Kaonaouk/Ivujivuk, soapstone, 1962 / Erkoolik, soapstone, 1964 / Erkoolik, soapstone, 1963

from Eskimo Sculpture by George Swinton, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1965

Paloma

Paloma Picasso on summer vacation at Villa La Californie, Cannes, France, 1957. Photographed by David Douglas Duncan.
from Goodbye Picasso by David Douglas Duncan, Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1974

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from Let's Walk Up The Wall by Ryerson Johnson, illustrated by Eva Cellini, Scholastic, 1967

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from Will Happiness Find Me? by Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Koenig Books, London, 2003 (one of my favourite books. hard to choose just one question. more in the future.)

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Trish Keenan 1968-2011

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Paper Strip Letters

also from A Handbook of ARTS & CRAFTS, 1961 (1974)

Art Education 8

A Handbook of ARTS & CRAFTS (For elementary and junior high school teachers) by Willard F. Wankelman, Philip Wigg, and Marieta Wigg, Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa, 1961 (1974, Third Edition) (This came in the mail yesterday as part of a Christmas package from my dear friends, Paul and Wendy. Incredible. Thanks! More to come. )

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back cover of Silver Linings by Patience Strong, Frederick Muller Ltd., London, 1949 (1955)

Tove Jansson: den farliga Resan

Den Farliga Resan (The Dangerous Journey) by Tove Jansson, Bonnier Carlsen, 1977 (Swedish language version)

Winston Wuttunee

See The arrow by Winston Wuttunee, Sunshine Records, no date (mid to late 70's), recorded at Century 21 Studios in Winnipeg.
Winston Wuttunee was born in Saskatchewan and is still active today as a singer, lecturer, and comedian. This record is fairly diverse, with songs sung in English, French, and Cree.---It's this one song, Wunisca (meaning "wake-up" in Cree), that I keep coming back to:

Art Education 7

What Shall We Do in Art?: Practical Ideas for Elementary Schools by Florence M. Hart, The Book Society of Canada Ltd., Ontario, 1957

Luke Anguhadluq

The Old and the Young, 1976 / Faces, 1975 / Faces, 1975 / Fishing and Hunting Birds (detail), 1970 / photo of Anguhadluq , c. 1973

from From The Centre: The Drawings of Luke Anguhadluq by Cynthia Wayne Cook, Art Gallery Of Ontario, Toronto, 1993

Luke Anguhadluq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) 1895-1982

snowball

in my neighbourhood.

You Can Weave

You Can Weave: A Simple and Basic Guide to Weaving by Mary E. Black & Bessie E. Murray, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1974 "This book is designed for children, but adults can use it too."
The hand lettering reminds me a bit of Wanda Gág's children's books (lettered by her brother, Howard).

floats

Floats by Robert Breer

from Horizon, Vol. VIII, No. 4, Autumn 1966

"motorized polyhedrans...programmed to switch direction whenever they encounter resistence...The limitless possibilities of position were demonstrated earlier this year when one of the larger "floats" had to be physically restrained from departing the premises of the Galeria Bonino in New York."

Peabody's Penthouse

Peabody's penthouse apartment, NY, 1959-1960

from Rocky and His Friends, Season One (select episodes), 1959-1960, Ward Productions (released on DVD as Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends, 2004)

Clarence Schmidt: My Mirrored Hope

Clarence Schmidt's Miracle on the Mountain, Ohayo Mountain, Woodstock, NY.
from Horizon, Vol. VI, No. 4, Autumn 1964 (before the fire)
elsewhere

happy birthday c.

a painting for mom.

Post Card.

(a gift from MML. Thanks!)

a new year