ADVERTISING -- How do you spell RELIEF?

 To start off, one from the distant archives.

Advertising ...........................Curios Thing Zine Pages

Pages from upcoming zine that happens to have a few adverts in.

Advertising.

 I did the first one and wasn’t happy..then I came across the poster wall photo…

Advertising.................................Fluxus Flies

From the archives.

advertising: Zombie Smile

Theme Of The Week...........................Advertising

Hazel suggested designing labels for products but that seemed a bit narrow. Opened it up to general advertising of brands - in use or made up. You could even use packaging materials in your collage. Have fun!

Toy Theatre

The Stage Is Set

I couldnt fit this one under the scanner so had to take a wonky photo.

Theatre of the Absurd

 

THEATER OF THE ABSURD

 I created this collage 14 years ago but it could not be more timely.

Theatre of the Absurd USA.

 

It didn’t start off being about America..but the news was on the radio and it sort of happened.

theatre-of-the-absurd: Support Act

Robot Theatre

One from the archives to start with.

Theme Of The Week......................Theatre Of The Absurd

We must all agree that we live in a crazy world at the moment. Every day there seems to be some new absurdity on the news. So collage some madness or stupidy all set on a stage of your own design that reflects some nonsense or banality. As always - have fun!

Fun with Hats

 

Hat-Trick of ATCs

FUN with HATS

Ha ha ... I commented on Ron's comment posted to Hazel's hat collage and described a strange hat I received as a gift from a Paddington Bear loving friend in Los Angeles. It is oversized, very fluffy/fuzzy and honestly ... will I wear this? You bet! The perfect snow shoveling chapeau!! I love it.

Hat or Bowl or Vase ?

 

Hats In Their Heyday!

Theme Of The Week.........................Fun With Hats

All kinds of headgear. Top hats - berets - boaters - wig hats - big hats - small hats - caps - 10 gallon hats - have fun with hats!

A funny farm day

 

Going Down to the Farm Shop for Some Pears (and this is no exaggeration)

I am a fan of "Exaggeration or Tall Tale Postcards" popular in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Read all about them here:

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/tall-tale-postcards/

National Geographic Farm Shop Hat Department

Buy one get one free.

 

Fresh Milk

One from the archives.

Fish Farm Stall on Market Day

Theme Of The Week........................Going Down The Farm Shop

This was our intention today with friends coming over for lunch but then the weather looks a bit iffy. But this might make a good theme we thought! So, collage your ideas for a farm shop or just a shop near a farm or a farm with no shop? Have a fun!

Around The Bridge

One from the archives . I had several postcards of this bridge ( In Newcastle I think?) so cut out all the curved bits and joined them together!

building bridges

Twin Workouts at Rainbow Bridge National Monument

A photo of Utah - Arizona's Rainbow Bridge National Monument juxtaposed with  a photo of the lowest point (282 feet below sea level) in the United States -- Badwater located in Death Valley in Southeastern California. 

Squinty Bridge with Bilko on the Beach

From the Archive: Ernie & Co. in the shade of the Clyde Arc Bridge, Glasgow, known locally as The Squinty Bridge.

Building Bridges and other stuff.

 

Whatever you do it always has to get worse before it gets better.

Sorry..that was a tricky theme.!

Penguins Go Over The Pinball Bridge

This one caused me all manner of problems! Finding a suitable bridge for a start. This curious shape is from a well snipped book about pinball and this page has been lying around for ever. Nice to get a chance to use it! The penguins seem happy to try it out but one has fallen in the drink! Such is life. Also the collage was about two inches too wide for the scanner. Doh!

The Exit Less Traveled on the Golden Gate Bridge

Michael went into his archives and I did too...this collage created a long time ago...but I am also working on another!

Coffee and bridge time

 

Bridge - T

Well - I was looking for bridges in the archives on Flickr and this popped up! It's a page from a collage diary I did back in the 80's. Thats my excuse anyway!

Theme Of The Week..........................Building Bridges

I don't think we've had this theme before? Bridges can be architecture -connections - the bridge of a ship - bridge of the nose - dentures? All kinds of bridges. Have fun!

Space cowboy stealing a planetary ring.

 

Visitor at the Liminal Spaces

Personal Space

 This was so much fun to do!

(Yes, I sliced and diced the pup to make him fit the space between the trees.)

Journey Into Space

Things in space.

 

Theme Of The Week..................Things In Space

We havent done a space travel theme for a while and they always seem quite popular. It doesn't have to be sci-fi but any kind of space - wide open spaces - space on your shelves or in your attic? Have fun!

LaLa ShuRe

There was an old horse named LaLa - Who's practice was definately Dada - He raced around - Alll over the ground - Lay bits of old horse named Lala.............................................................................................................................................................This is a bit of a cheat as I made up this limerick myself! It's rather obvious I know. Edward Lear was far better at it than me!

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."

 

There was an Old Man of Coblenz, The length of whose legs was immense; He went with one prance, From Turkey to France, That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.

 

Another Old Geezer...

There was an old man of Spithead,

Who opened the window, and said, -

'Fil-jomble, fil-jumble,

Fil-rumble-come-tumble!'

That doubtful old man of Spithead.

EDWARD LEAR NONSENSE (with apologies to Mr. Lear)

 There was a SMALL man of Ancona,

Who found a LARGE dog with no owner,

Which he took up and down

all the streets of the town,

That anxious small man of Ancona.

There Was An Old Man In A Boat

There was an Old Man in a boat, Who said, 'I'm afloat! I'm afloat!' When they said, 'No! you aint!' He was ready to faint, That unhappy Old Man in a boat.

There was an old person of Brigg