Transports of Delight

 It could happen….

transports-of-delight: King of the Road

TRANSPORTS of DELIGHT ... Kate's Fantasy

So this collage came about in a weird way. I had a photo of Douglas Fairbanks and his leading lady from "The Thief of Bagdad" (1924) on my worktable. Ron then chose this theme and I was delighted to be able to feature this scene! But how? 

I started by finding a suitable background (beautiful blue sky in this beach scene) for the part of the photo that just featured the flying carpet and clouds (I removed the buildings that were originally in the photo). 

Then I felt I needed a spectator and I found a great image of Katharine Hepburn glancing skyward! But, unbeknownst to be, a mere 9 years later Kate would star with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in the film "Morning Glory" (1933).

Transports Of Delight..............................Delightful Transport

transports-of-delight: Charabang Comestibles Co.

From the Archives.

Theme: Transports of Delight.

Collages featuring trains & boats & planes & automobiles etc...

Invent a new one, perhaps. All aboard!

Two Pages From Sketchbook......................Yellow Bus/ Be A Television Dog

yellow: Eliminate : Lemonade

From Duck Soup (1933)

Attorney: That kind of testimony we can eliminate.

Chico: Atsa fine, I'll have a nice cold glassa lemonade.

Hello, Yellow!

So, I had two pieces in this collage sitting on my work table. (The yellow colored pencil AND Mickey Mouse! left over from the previous Trivia challenge.)

BTW did you know that when Mickey Mouse was introduced waaay back in the day his shoes and gloves were both yellow?? Now he has WHITE gloves. There you go, I got that trivia out there.)

Yellow...............................The National Yellow Magazine

The eagle eyed may have spotted this on here before - rather briefly. But, havig scanned it I realised the "Y" of the yellow had fallen off between the work table and the scanner!? I looked for it but it wasn't to be found ( I expect it will turn up in the bathroom - that's where a lot of snippings tend to end up!) So I deleted and hurriedly cut out another "Y" and afixed thusly. Ah the trials and tribs of the collagist!

YELLOW

 

Gleaned all the yellow things from my collage pile….not as many as you would think. 

Theme: Yellow

Collages featuring the colour yellow somewhere or everywhere if you like!

TRIVIA QUESTION #007

Ah ha, after I learned the answer to this question I realized I might have stumbled upon a double meaning! But I Googled it and AI claims Fleming chose the name of his character for its lack of romance or excitement, and there is no indication he was aware of or intended the later slang use of "bird" for a woman.

Trivia Question #007: Who did Ian Fleming name his spy character James Bond after?

Answer: An American ornithologist of the same name. Fleming found the name in his copy of the book Birds of the West Indies and decided it was perfect -- "brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine".

 

Trivia..............................The Victorian Trivia Train

TRIVIAL PURSUIT ATC's -- try to guess which PHOBIA fits the image I created for it

 Okay, here are the PHOBIAS:

Aichmophobia: Fear of needles and pointed objects

Anthrophobia: Fear of flowers

Triskaphobia a/k/a Triophobia: Fear of the number 3

Radiophobia: Fear of ionizing radiation including x-rays

Philematophobia: Fear of kissing

pop trivia: How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?

Lita Roza (1926-2008) was an English singer best known for her 1953 recording “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?”, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles chart. She was the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart.

However, she hated the song.

When Lita died in August 2008, her obituary in the Liverpool Daily Post recorded her thoughts on the doggie in the window. ”It was rubbish, rubbish, rubbish!" After recording it, she never performed it again.

But, she loved dogs and after her death records show Lita left around £300,000 to 11 charities including Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, the Blue Cross, and the Cinnamon Trust.

Day to day trivia of life

 Inspired by a very cut up book off Michael.

I love how accidental collages appear.

trivia: Anyway, here's another one!

Since collage entered art history In 1912, maybe only a few dozen artists used it.

An estimated 6.9 billion analog collages have likely been created worldwide since then.

(A bit of “info” from ChatGPT. :D)

Theme: Trivia

To start off a new month of themes,

Collages featuring all things trivial:

Triviality in reality or fiction.

Trivial facts in general, or perhaps something trivial that has happened to you.

- Ron

STARS ... "When you wish upon a star...

 ...makes no difference who you are,

anything your heart desires will come to you."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_dl4ANDlZ4

Star Signs ...........................................Star Catchers

Too big for the scanner hence the rather wonky photo.

Star Signs.............................Star Studded Line Up

star-signs: Gemini Dog Stars in Space