Thrifty

This afternoon I went down to my local thrift shop (Hospice) and you'll never guess. Another Swan that cost only $3-. Amazing and looks absolutely fab next to my trinkets.I finally get to keep one without feeling guilty. I also picked up this 1970's metal deer plaque for $4- which has found a home at the front door entrance. How cool was that, so satisfied. Until we meet again.

Swan

Recently I'm having an obsession with the 'Crown Lynn Swan'. A very important piece of kiwiana from the 1950's. My grandmother has a huge collection of Swan ornaments and I know hidden somewhere will be a Crown Lynn. Apart from this I happened to be the local Hospice shop last month and found a small one for only $2-. I felt so bad after my purchase that I had to give it away, they are reaching $50- to $100- on Trade Me. The first image from 'Kiwiana' is for sale. Below are from 'Your Home and Garden' shows how a collection of swans and Crown Lynn Vases can really off-set a beautiful arrangement and focal point for any area of the home. Also showing another home image where old can become new again. The last image is from artauction. A Rudolf Buelee screen print showing the elegance of the swan from a 1950's retro form yet through strong contradiction of colours has represented a modern perspective. Hope you enjoy, until we meet again...

Maximize This!!!

The above window displays, which are my own works, where done in 2005.
They emphasis the new padded bra from 'Triumph International' the 'Maximizer' and the band new, first time ever, released in NZ before any other country - 'Trelise Cooper Lingerie'. Please keep in mind that these creations are purely from me, no creative help or input is given by the manufactures or suppliers.
Trelise Cooper is a very well known New Zealand Designer who has very successfully tapped into the international market. Through this she has expanded into different areas of the fashion world markets including children's designer wear and of course - as you can see - lingerie.
I felt that we all want to maximize what we have, what we want, maximize the opportunity to get what want and what we know. Knowledge therefore manipulation is the key.
That's why I set the scene of not only promotional prompts but also with text books, encylopedias and a Liberian/School scholar to show off this range for Triumph. Trelise Cooper is very rich, warm, expensive and something I don't 'need' but want for the boudoir. At-least I can pretend.
Sparkle and shine - enjoy, until we meet again...